More than 4,300 migrants have died this year trying to reach their destinations. In the Mediterranean Sea alone, 3,200 people have perished, and in the Andaman Sea, just east of the Bay of Bengal, thousands of migrants have been stranded on boats with nowhere to land, or have been held hostage by their traffickers.

India did not do the right thing by opening the Farakka barrage, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says reflecting on the flood situation it has caused in Bangladesh.

Law Minister Anisul Huq asks the deputy commissioners to inform the monitoring cell under the ministry if the prosecutions do not properly assist courts during trial of militants.

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu apologises in parliament for his comment alleging lawmakers, peoples’ representatives and diplomats being involved in corruption in Test Relief (TR) and Food For Work (FFW) programmes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renews her firm resolve to clampdown on terrorism and militancy to ensure peace and security for the people, saying that her government won't allow any type of these social menaces.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government is taking initiatives to start the extraction of sea resources, including fisheries, within the next five years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all, including parents, teachers and government officials, to remain vigilant about the movement of their children to prevent them from getting derailed.

The cabinet approves the draft of the inter-state credit agreement between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation for the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Dhaka-Chittagong and Joydebpur-Mymensingh four-lane highways on July 2, the road transport and bridges minister says.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the parliament that Bangladesh assured the Muslim world of doing everything necessary to fight militancy and terrorism. She says that the Saudi coalition formed recently is a chance for the Muslim Ummah to unite against terrorism in the name of Islam.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepts an invitation of the West Bengal state government for a reception in her honour.

President Abdul Hamid hosts an iftar party in the honor of the prime minister, judges, cabinet members, MPs, diplomats, eminent citizens and high civil and military officials at Bangabhaban.

Ruling party lawmaker Dhirendra Devnath Shambhu urges the prime minister and her cabinet to draw their attention to stop attacks on minorities.

Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu says both newspapers and electronic media are now enjoying “full freedom” under the Sheikh Hasina-led present government.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strongly condemns and expresses deep shock at the death of 50 people in a terrorist attack on a nightclub in the USA.

Renewing her allegation that the BNP-Jamaat clique is behind the recent killings in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina demonstrates her strongest showing on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women. The three-time premier ranks 36th on the 2016 Power Women list, from 59th last year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses deep shock at the death of boxing icon Muhammad Ali. She termed him as the greatest boxer of all time.

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her entourage departs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Saudi Arabia on a five-day visit to the kingdom at the invitation of the Saudi King.

The honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina made an official visit to Japan from May 25-28, 2016, upon an invitation from the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe...