Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Rail minister distributes sweets at cabinet meeting
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque distributes sweets among the cabinet members for becoming father of a daughter. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and all the cabinet ministers congratulate him for being father.
30 May 2016, 11:11 AM
Dhaka-Tokyo ties to bolster further: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her high hope that the overall excellent cooperative ties between Bangladesh and Japan will deepen further in the future.
28 May 2016, 11:55 AM
JS passes bill to raise president, PM’s salaries
Parliament unanimously passes two bills increasing the remuneration and privileges of the president and the prime minister.
4 May 2016, 15:39 PM
Bangladesh signs four deals with Kuwait
Bangladesh and Kuwait today inked four agreements in military cooperation, road communications, investment protections and diplomatic visa exemptions.
4 May 2016, 11:44 AM
Bangladesh wants UN water panel to have common set of actions
Bangladesh says the UN high-level panel on water needs to articulate a common set of actions in moving forward taking into account the diversity in countries involved and their differentiated needs and circumstances.
23 April 2016, 16:07 PM
Bangladesh PM Hasina made member of UN panel on water
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been appointed as a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Water.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Reports on Shafik’s admission unusual: BNP
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan terms “unusual” the media reports that journalist Shafik Rehman admitted to his link with the alleged conspiracy to abduct and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
20 April 2016, 14:44 PM
DB claims Shafik admits meeting suspects in US
Police yesterday claimed Shafik Rehman admitted to having held "more than one meeting" with those convicted by a US court for bribing an FBI special agent to collect "confidential information".
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM
No industry on farmland, forest: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will not allow anyone to set up industries indiscriminately destroying farmlands and forests.
19 April 2016, 13:07 PM
'Murder attempt' on Joy: Shafik Rehman on 5-day remand
Seven hours into his arrest, Shafik Rehman, a pro-BNP intellectual, is placed on a five-day remand in a case filed for alleged attempts to abduct and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
16 April 2016, 04:28 AM
AL council creates leadership: Ashraf
The ruling Awami League forms a 67-member council preparation committee headed by party president Sheikh Hasina.
11 April 2016, 13:52 PM
PM slams those opposing coal-based power plants
Taking a swipe at those protesting the government's move to construct coal-based power plants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says some people have a bizarre imagination about coal and coal-based power plants which have already led to the loss of a few lives.
10 April 2016, 08:32 AM
Growth over 7%, per capita income $1,466 by this year
Bangladesh will break away from the six percent growth “trap” by achieving 7.05 percent growth in this fiscal year, according to a top government body. Per capita income will rise by $150 and stand at $1,466, ministers discuss.
5 April 2016, 07:39 AM
Get united for prosperity: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to build the country through united efforts so that the national does not lag behind anymore.
26 March 2016, 07:31 AM
Bangladesh condemns Brussels attacks
Bangladesh strongly condemns terrorist attacks at the Brussels Airport and Metro Station on March 22, Tuesday, that left about 34 dead and 250 wounded.
23 March 2016, 10:21 AM
2 submarines to be inducted into Navy this year: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that two submarines will be inducted into Bangladesh Navy this year for the first time, aiming to transform it in to a three-dimensional force.
19 March 2016, 10:05 AM
Govt should quit over BB reserve heist: BNP
BNP demands Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government's resignation over the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
15 March 2016, 13:55 PM
Quitting out of moral responsibility, Atiur says after resigning as Bangladesh Bank governor
Atiur Rahman, who resigned as Bangladesh Bank governor this morning, says he opted to quit out of moral responsibility over the heist of US$101 million from the central bank’s account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
15 March 2016, 09:40 AM
Listen to March 7 speech again and again: PM
Noting that the appeal of the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu is the unfading one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the young generation to listen to it repeatedly to draw inspirations from it to build themselves as worthy citizens.
12 March 2016, 13:44 PM
Hasina to inaugurate bandwidth export, Modi power Mar 23
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to inaugurate a 10 GBPS internet bandwidth export to India on March 23 while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate a 100MW power supply from Tripura to Bangladesh on the same day.
9 March 2016, 14:44 PM