Bangabandhu had made tremendous efforts to strengthen bilateral ties after the independence of Bangladesh, said Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in a video message today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said there was no chance for Bangladesh to look back as it was the time to march forward.

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman devoted his whole life to his country and people, said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a pre-recorded message marking the celebration of Mujib Year and the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of Bangladesh.

Once termed a “basket case”, now “South Asia’s economic bull case” is placed far above many desperately poor African nations it was once compared to, with an estimated 2020 GDP per capita of $1,888.

President Abdul Hamid today said politics in Bangladesh is now on a backward trajectory and some opportunists have made politics a profession.

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation today launched a special bus service between Tungipara of Gopalganj and Mujibnagar of Meherpur to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The nation today began a 10-day celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary coinciding with the golden jubilee of independence with a grand ceremony at the National Parade Square in Dhaka.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is doing everything for providing the children a better tomorrow as they are the future of the country.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his birth anniversary and the National Children's Day-2021, by placing wreaths at the portrait of the great leader.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to take a vow in the Mujib Borsho to take Bangladesh to newer heights in the international arena and transform the country into a safe and peaceful abode for the next generation.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed today directed officers and units of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to perform their duties with utmost professionalism during the upcoming visit of five heads of state and government to Bangladesh from tomorrow.

Crop field mosaic honouring Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Bangladesh has made it to the Guinness World Records.

Center of Political and Foreign Affairs -- a Paris-based think-tank -- published a report on March 15 titled “East Pakistan Genocide: Still Yearns for Global Acknowledgement” saying that there has been no proper acknowledgment of the genocide perpetrated by the Pakistan Army during the 1971 Liberation War.

A training aircraft crashed into a potato field in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila this afternoon.

The government has asked British Council not to administer Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations under Cambridge -- scheduled to start in April this year -- considering the current Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh.

The government today approved a Tk 4,123 crore project for constructing 30,000 homes for insolvent valiant freedom fighters and family members of the martyred in a bid to uplift their socioeconomic condition.

Five dignitaries are set to arrive for the celebrations – Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The water resources secretary-level meeting in New Delhi tomorrow is expected to discuss the issue of withdrawing water from Feni River for Sabroom town in Tripura.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has requested people to restrict their movement “unless urgent” during the 10-day state programme from March 17 to 26 to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of independence.

The name of the information ministry has been changed to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.