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PM asks police to serve people, control terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the police force to serve the people and play an active role in containing militancy, terrorism and corruption. "I ask the police force to serve the countrymen. The main motto of the police is to prevent bad people and to protect good ones. We always want the police to earn confidence and trust of the people through their works," she said. The premier made the remarks while inaugurating the Police Week-2024 in the capital's Rajarbagh Police Lines this morning. Read More...

PM attributes country's development to independent judiciary, strong parliament

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has taken various initiatives to ensure justice for people, attributing any country's development to independent judiciary, strong parliament and administration. After assuming power, we've made the judiciary totally independent separating it from the administration, which was the vision of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman," she said. Read More...

Bangladesh moves forward with ideals of Language Movement: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today said that Bangladesh is moving forward with the ideals taught by the great Language Movement of 1952. “No country can progress without ideals. And the Great Ekush (February 21) has taught us this ideology . . . Bangladesh today is moving forward with the ideals, resulting in the change of fate of the people of the country,” she said. Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing as the chair at a discussion meeting organised by Bangladesh Awami League (AL) on the occasion of Mohan Shaheed Dibosh and International Mother Language Day at the AL office in city’s Tejgaon area. Read More...

Explore marine resources maintaining friendly relations with neighbours: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed extracting marine resources from Bangladesh’s vast maritime zones maintaining friendly relations with the neighboring countries to tap potential of the "Blue Economy" for the country's socio-economic advancement. Read More...

President, PM pay homage to language heroes

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement marking the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day. Both the Head of the State and the Head of the Government paid homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city at one minute past midnight tonight. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at the Shaheed Minar premises seven minutes before the clock struck 12 midnight, while President Shahabuddin reached the Central Shaheed Minar three minutes before the zero hour. Read More...

PM to hand over 'Ekushey Padak-2024' today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the "Ekushey Padak-2024" to 21 eminent individuals today on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day. The premier will hand over the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, at a programme at Osmani Memorial Auditorium here at 11 am. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday issued separate messages on the occasion of awarding the Ekushey Padak. Read More...


PM to hand over 'Ekushey Padak-2024' today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the "Ekushey Padak-2024" to 21 eminent individuals today on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day. The premier will hand over the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, at a programme at Osmani Memorial Auditorium here at 11 am. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday issued separate messages on the occasion of awarding the Ekushey Padak. Read More...

Counter conspiracies against country's prosperity: PM Hasina tells expatriates

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the expatriate Bangladeshis to give a befitting reply to the conspiracies against the country's prosperity with correct information. "Some people don't want the progress of the country and the continuation of democracy. They are conspiring against the country's prosperity by giving false information. You (expatriate Bangladeshis) have to give a reply to the conspiracies raising correct information," she said. Read More...

Grameen Bank responds to allegations of Dr. Yunus

Grameen Bank issued a press release on Thursday (Feb 15) refuting the accusations made by Dr. Muhammad Yunus regarding the Grameen institutions, terming them as misleading, false, illegal and deliberate. Read More...

Bus-auto rickshaw collision leaves 7 people dead in Mymensingh

At least seven people, including an autorickshaw driver, died in a head-on collision between a speeding bus and a CNG-run autorickshaw in Alalpur area of Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon, according to police. Read More...

Thousands gather on Turag riverbank for Akheri Munajat, marking Ijtema closure

The 57th Bishwa Ijtema, a paramount assembly of Muslim faithful, is set to conclude its second phase with the Akheri Munajat prayer today, February 11, 2024, on the banks of the Turag river. This pivotal event drew approximately 8,000 foreign attendees from 62 countries, showcasing a remarkable global unity in faith. Read More...

Indian President hails Sheikh Hasina for forming govt for 5th term

Indian President Droupadi Murmu today acclaimed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for being one of the longest serving women leaders globally and forming the government for an unprecedented 5th term. Read More...

IMO greets Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as PM

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Read More...

4th Joint Coordinating Committee meeting of Dhaka Road Traffic Safety Project held

The fourth Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) meeting of the Dhaka Road Traffic Safety Project (DRSP) was recently held in the capital aiming to ensure a safer traffic environment in Dhaka. Read More...

Democracy gets strengthened despite conspiracies of BNP, Jamaat: Hasan

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said that democracy in Bangladesh got strengthened despite conspiracies of BNP and its ultra-radical Jamaat-e-Islami ally to foil the democratic process in the country. Read More...

Libyan premier greets Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as PM

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Moahmed Al-Dabaiba has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a greeting letter sent to Sheikh Hasina, the Libyan premier wrote, "We were delighted to learn of your well-deserved confidence and appointment as the Prime Minister for a fifth term in the friendly Republic of Bangladesh." Read More...

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