Indian National Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi yesterday said Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was a great inspiration for her for the way Hasina overcame personal loss and fought for what she believed in.

With Dhaka eagerly waiting for the signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal, Bangladesh and India yesterday signed an MoU allowing India to take 1.82 cusec water from the Feni river.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed a four-point proposal at the 74th UN General Assembly to resolve the Rohingya crisis which she says is becoming a regional threat.

Mentioning that they have huge responsibilities towards the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Awami League leaders and activists to discharge these responsibilities with utmost sincerity.

Alleging that the then BNP-Jamaat government was involved in the August 21 grenade attack, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it is not possible to carry out such an attack without the patronage of a government.

Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged people to be aware of the mosquito-borne disease and keep their houses and surroundings clean to prevent the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.

Putting emphasis on advancing the country’s medical science further, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government will do whatever is necessary to develop the field.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home yesterday morning from London, wrapping up her official visit to the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India in October to further bilateral relations between the two friendly neighbours.

Mentioning that hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas is a big burden for Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis through discussions with Myanmar.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has opened seven housing development projects for the cabinet members, government officials and employees as well as the people affected by the schemes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday described Bangladesh Awami League as one of the most “well-organised political parties” in the subcontinent and cited confidence that no-one could destroy the organisation.

Describing militancy, terrorism, corruption and narcotics as wounds of society, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon all to put up resistance unitedly against these menaces.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament urges people to remain alert and inform law enforcement agencies instantly about any suspicious terror and militant activities in their respective areas.

US President Donald Trump has wished Sheikh Hasina a successful third term as Bangladesh's prime minister.

World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley has said donor agencies are gradually losing their interest in providing food assistance for the displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh.

She served Bangladesh for 57 years -- throughout the Liberation War and thereafter -- and finally 87-year-old Sister Lucy Helen Francis Holt is to become a Bangladeshi.

Seeking vote for the Awami League in the next general election for the continuation of development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her party does not want to see any bloodshed in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said people would never give their mandates to anti-liberation forces, patrons of war criminals and the corrupt as those would drive the country to destruction.

Expressing her confidence about the Awami League's victory in the next national election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the party men to be alert to internal conflicts so that it does not miss out on the “certain win”.