Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Form commission to probe 1/11 incidents: Nasim
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim demands that a commission should be formed to investigate the incidents centring the One-Eleven political changeover during the last caretaker government’s regime.
23 February 2016, 13:03 PM
Going after editors AL’s old habit: Hafiz
Reacting to the prime minister’s speech blasting editors of two top newspapers, BNP leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed says going after editors is an old habit of Awami League.
23 February 2016, 12:19 PM
BNP to participate in UP polls: Mahbubur
BNP will participate in the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) election although it has doubts over the free and fair arrangement of the polls.
12 February 2016, 09:11 AM
‘PM to inaugurate metro rail works in March’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate works of metro rail project at the end of March.
4 February 2016, 08:16 AM
‘Pay disparity’: University teachers to meet tomorrow
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association (FBUTA) will hold a general meeting at Dhaka University Teacher's Club for reviewing the progress in fulfilling their demands over 'pay disparity' in the eight national pay scale.
3 February 2016, 15:40 PM
Bangladesh new WFP board member
Bangladesh is elected member of the World Food Programme’s executive body, the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger for next three years (2016-2018).
3 February 2016, 10:27 AM
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
31 January 2016, 12:48 PM
PM seeks votes for boat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there is no need to raise any demand before her as she knows the problems of the country’s people and also knows how to deal with those.
21 January 2016, 11:11 AM
Parliament session to continue till Feb 29
The ninth session of the 10th parliament will continue till February 29, according to a decision made by the business advisory committee of the national parliament.
20 January 2016, 11:30 AM
Navy, air chiefs adorned with upgraded rank badges
The government upgrades the status of naval and air force chiefs from vice-admiral and air marshal to admiral and air chief marshal respectively in order to make the rank parallel to army chief.
17 January 2016, 15:33 PM
Ministry wants 7.8% hike in train fare
Bangladesh Railway proposes to increase fares of both passenger and freight trains by 7.8 percent from next month.
14 January 2016, 11:58 AM
Resist evil forces, PM to army men
Asking members of the Bangladesh Army to gain more trust of people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes that they will always remain ready to resist evil forces to protect the country's independence and sovereignty.
14 January 2016, 11:37 AM
None has right to differ with govt, alleges Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government has completed its preparation to run the country under "one-party administration".
8 January 2016, 12:01 PM
Govt to highlight PM's 8 innovative initiatives
The information ministry urges the state-run media outlets to highlight Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "eight innovative initiatives" mainly aimed to fight poverty and ensure a better life for under privileged people.
6 January 2016, 14:40 PM
PM for changing marginalised people’s fate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses changing the fate of marginal people for the country’s overall socio-economic development.
3 January 2016, 10:39 AM
We are not real opposition: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says people as well as the media do not treat the party as an opposition in the parliament due to its image crisis.
2 January 2016, 12:47 PM
Bangladesh to have no cohort of defeated forces: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
17 December 2015, 14:39 PM
Don’t let people accompany VVIPs into airports: PM
To cope with the latest aviation security, the prime minister directs the civil aviation and home ministries to show zero tolerance to illegal entrance into the country’s international airports.
7 December 2015, 11:42 AM
PM shocked at loss of lives, property in Chennai flood
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her profound shock at the loss of lives and damage of property in southern India due to the terrible flood.
4 December 2015, 12:21 PM
Water dispute with India will also be resolved: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes the dispute over inter-country water flow between India and Bangladesh will be resolved as other problems with it have been resolved one after another peacefully.
22 November 2015, 11:11 AM