Don’t need any lesson on how to hold fair elections: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said she should not be lectured about the arrangement of free and fair elections as it has been her party, Bangladesh Awami League, which established the voting rights of the people in the country. "No need to teach me about free and neutral elections. Because,

Rooppur power plant another step towards Smart Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is another step in building smart Bangladesh. "Bangladesh will be turned into a smart country in future, and the nuclear power plant is another step towards building that Smart Bangladesh," she said at the RNPP Graduation Ceremony at the plant

Stay vigilant regarding spirit of liberation war: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the people to remain vigilant so that none can distort the spirit of the Liberation War anymore in the future. "The spirit of the great liberation war is very important for us. The people should be awakened with the spirit and the country should

G20 Summit: Hasina-Modi bilateral set for Friday evening

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on Friday evening focusing on important bilateral and regional issues. She is scheduled to leave for New Delhi on Friday noon to attend the G20 Summit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart. Foreign

Dhaka keeps friendly relations with all: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh has been maintaining a friendly relationship equally with all for the sake of uplifting the socio-economic condition of the people. "We've a very good relationship with every country. Since we're following the policy the Father of the Nation had given us, we're maintaining

Dhaka Elevated Expressway is another milestone in communication: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday said the opening of Dhaka Elevated Expressway is another milestone in the country's communication sector and it would play a significant role in reducing traffic congestion. "This (Dhaka Elevated Expressway) is a new milestone in the communication sector. I have inaugurated Dhaka Elevated Expressway PPP Project's

Challenges of implementing Universal Pension Scheme

No sooner had Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Universal Pension Scheme than the bloggers and online critics began frantically criticizing such a maiden initiative. Their arguments and screaming are meant to make citizens believe that the money being paid to the Scheme would be plundered. Against the backdrop of

Zia’s part in Mujib killing is proven: PM

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that murderer Mushtaq and his second-in-command Major General Ziaur Rahman were involved in the August 15 murder. If Ziaur Rahman had not been involved in the murder, Mushtaq would never have had the courage to do it. The involvement of murderer

Bangladesh did not request BRICS membership: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said that Bangladesh didn't try to become member of BRICS right now rather it focused fully on involving with the New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states. "We didn't have any thinking that we would get membership of BRICS by joining