WB lauds Bangladeshs socioeconomic development, women empowerment. World Bank (WB)’s outgoing country director Mercy Miyang Tembon today commended Bangladesh’s overall socioeconomic development including women empowerment under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She expressed her appreciation while she paid a farewell call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban here. […]

PM offers land to Qatar in economic zones, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today offered land to Qatar in the special economic zones being set up across Bangladesh alongside seeking more help from the gulf country in the energy sector, particularly in LNG import. “Bangladesh is setting up 100 special economic zones. Qatar can take land […]

PM asks BCS cadres to ensure countrys sustainable development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the new BCS cadres to utilise their intelligence to ensure the country’s sustainable development, reiterating her government’s pledge to give the countrymen an improved and beautiful life. “I want the young officers to work to forward the country applying their […]

PM alerts countrymen against recurrence of Aug 15-like carnage, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today cautioned the countrymen about a repetition of August 15, 1975-like carnage as those who don’t like the country’s development wouldn’t sit idle, reiterating that the August 21, 2004 grenade attack was launched under BNP government’s direct patronage. PM alerts countrymen against […]

Dont think yourselves as minority: PM tells Hindu community, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Hindu community along with the believers of other faiths not to think of themselves as a minority, saying that all people irrespective of their religions will enjoy equal rights in Bangladesh. “We want people of all faiths would live […]

Bangladesh saw massive HR violation during post ’75 military regimes: PM. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh had witnessed a gross violation of human rights during the long military regimes after the 1975 carnage. “We’re even barred from seeking justice,” she said while UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet paid a courtesy […]