Don’t trust people who spread rumours: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said a vested quarter continues misleading people by spreading various rumours, but there is nothing for the people to be misguided."Today some words are being propagated in many ways and it will continue for many days. Many people can be misled. I would like

No alternative to Sheikh Hasina to save Bangladesh: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Sunday said there is no alternative to the Sheikh Hasina government to protect Bangladesh and its democracy and development. “If we want to protect Bangladesh, the Awami League must be protected. To save the freedom fighters of Bangladesh, the AL must be saved.

PM seeks WHF support in medical science research

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought cooperation from the World Heart Federation (WHF) to carry out basic research on medical science and to build skilled manpower in the health sector of the country. "Help us in conducting basic research on the medical science and give state-of-the-art training for the

Kamalapur set to become a multimodal transport hub

The government is planning to transform Kamalapur into a 'Multi Modal Transport Hub' to tackle the possible chaos and massive increase of influx of passengers, official sources said. As the government’s multi-billion dollar communication projects of mass rapid transit (MRT), expressway and bus rapid transit (BRT), is about to belaunched,

PM hopes to resolve Teesta water sharing issue with India

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday once again expressed hope that Bangladesh and India would be able to resolve the Teesta River water sharing and other issues through discussion. She said this when newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on her at her official residence Ganobhaban.

Govt working on IMF conditions to get $4.5b loan

The government has started implementing some of the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) in the financial and energy sectors ahead of the global lender's board meeting to discuss Bangladesh's $4.5 billion loan request, according to sources at the finance ministry. As part of this, the interest cap

Complete dev projects faster: PM directs secretaries

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the government secretaries to complete the ongoing development projects on priority basis within the shortest possible time. "The people will get returns if the priority projects can be completed as early as possible," she said. The prime minister gave the directives while addressing

PM working tirelessly to improve fortunes of people: President

President M Abdul Hamid said that the Prime Minister is working tirelessly to improve the fortunes of the underprivileged people of the country by keeping the ideals and principles of Bangabandhu and giving utmost importance to the cooperative sector. He said this in a message issued on the occasion of