Hasina must step down, dissolve parliament: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their stance is clear that no election will be held under Sheikh Hasina government and she has to resign and dissolve parliament before polls."She has to hand over power to a caretaker government. That neutral government will hold a free

Improve livelihood through cooperatives: PM urges youths

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the country's youths to come forward to boost agricultural production and improve livelihood of the rural people through cooperatives. "We think cooperatives are absolutely essential for our agricultural production, life and livelihood of people as cooperatives create enormous scopes for us in a

Khaleda will be back to jail if BNP crosses limit: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said if BNP does excesses, its chairperson Khaleda Zia will be sent back to jail."We've given her (Khaleda) scope to stay in her house, suspending her sentence on humanitarian grounds. If BNP does excesses, we will send her back to jail," she said.The premier

Sheikh Hasina must come back to save Bangladesh: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said that Sheikh Hasina must return to power to save Bangladesh. "If Sheikh Hasina loses, Bangladesh will lose," Quader told a discussion meeting organised by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Inu) on the premises of the central Shaheed Minar. "We cannot be defeated by the

We must gain strength to thwart enemies: PM tells Navy men

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh must attain capabilities to protect the country from external enemies even though it is against war. "We want peace, we do not want war. But to protect the country from external enemies we have to attain capability," she said. The premier said this while

None can chew up forex reserve, it’s for people: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said no one can chew up forex reserve. "Many may wonder where the forex reserve money went. Money from forex reserve went to Payra Port, procuring food for the people, fertiliser, meeting the daily needs of people... No one can chew up that money. That

PM urges businessmen to think about country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the businessmen to do business thinking about their country and its people as the world is going through a crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic. “You’re now thinking about profit. Earlier (during the BNP-Jamaat regime), a big portion of the profit

Cyclone Sitrang: PM orders 24-hr monitoring to minimize loss

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is monitoring developments centering cyclone Sitrang round the clock and giving necessary instructions to the government officials to take steps to minimize loss of lives and properties. "The Prime Minister is giving various directives to different ministries, directorates and other government offices round the clock," PM's press