Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday wrapped up her four-day official tour to India by offering prayers at Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Dargah Sharif, Ajmer in India's Rajasthan. "The prime minister offered nafal prayers and munajat at Ajmer Sharif, seeking development, prosperity and welfare of the country, its people and the entire Muslim
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How does Hasina’s ‘Hilsa Diplomacy’ shape India-Bangladesh ties?
Good news for Bengal food lovers. A huge consignment of their favourite silvery delight hilsa fish, highly coveted by Bengalis, arrived in Kolkata's adjoining Howrah wholesale fish market on Tuesday from neighbouring Bangladesh. A piece of hilsa is enough for a Bengali leaf. The taste of hilsa in Bangladesh is different
Hasina, Modi focus on cooperation for regional stability
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi emphasised the cooperation of both neighbouring countries for the economic prosperity and stability of the whole South Asia region. Their hope was reflected during the joint press briefing after the official talks of the prime ministers at Hyderabad House in
Convict of Hasina assassination attempt dies in Satkhira
A 45-year-old man who was serving jail terms in a case filed over the attack on the motorcade of then Bangladesh opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002, died at a hospital early on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Zabid Raihan Lucky, former president of
PM urges youths to set up fish processing plants
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the youths to set up export-oriented fish processing industries to help boost the country's foreign exchange earnings. "We can process the fish or we can produce various types of products from fish and export those," she said while launching the National Fisheries Week
Sheikh Hasina’s name to remain etched in people’s hearts: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday said the name of Prime Sheikh Hasina will remain inscribed forever in the hearts of the country's people as she has built the long-cherished Padma Bridge with Bangladesh's own funding. He said this while addressing a public rally, arranged by the ruling Awami
Chinese envoy calls Sheikh Hasina’s decision over Padma Bridge extra-courageous
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming has called extra-courageous Prime Minister Shekh Hasina’s decision to go ahead with Padma Bridge project with domestic financing amid overseas funding debacle, expressing his doubts if an average leader of any country could have done so. “I doubt, if any average leader of any country
Sheikh Hasina’s release day from prison being observed
The 14th anniversary of release of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison is being observed today. On this day in 2008, Sheikh Hasina was released from the special sub-jail set up on the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Building after remaining captive there for nearly 11
Brand Bangladesh as peace promoting nation: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the Bangladeshi peacekeepers to discharge duties sincerely as establishing peace was a noble task, urging them to brand Bangladesh a powerful peace promoting country. "We expect you will establish Bangladesh as powerful peace promoting country and uphold the dignity of its flag. You have to
PM for global efforts to fix food, energy, financial crises
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for strengthening global solidarity and adopting a well-coordinated response against the food, energy and financial crises resulting from Russia-Ukraine war and Covid-19 pandemic, placing four proposals to tackle the situation. "The war in Ukraine comes at a time when the world is still struggling to