Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Legal aid services to be ensured at grassroots level: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government had taken steps to ensure legal aid services at the country's grassroots level.
28 April 2016, 07:59 AM

Shafik sent to jail after remand

Journalist Shafik Rehman was sent to prison yesterday having been held in remand for 10 days in connection with an alleged
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

BB's instant steps helped avert large scale heist

Bangladesh Bank's prompt actions averted large scale hacking into its account with the New York Fed, Prime Minister Sheikh
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Killings aimed to destabilise Bangladesh, says PM Hasina

Strongly denouncing the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she does not want such incidents to reoccur in the country.
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

How can PM blame BNP so quickly: Rizvi

BNP senior Joint Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed today criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments claiming BNP to be linked with recent murders.
26 April 2016, 08:15 AM

‘Plot to kill Joy’: Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court grants investigators’ plea to quiz Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman on remand in connection with an alleged plot “to kidnap and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy”.
25 April 2016, 08:57 AM

10th parliament session till May 6

The 10th session of the parliament will continue till May 5 with nine working days as per the decision taken at a meeting of Business Advisory Committee at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, meeting sources say.
24 April 2016, 12:15 PM

PM opens new passport, visa offices

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the newly-constructed buildings of divisional passport and visa office as well as nine regional passport offices.
24 April 2016, 07:15 AM

Joy’s Facebook status led to Shafik’s arrest: Fakhrul

Journalist Shafik Rehman arrested based only on Facebook status posted by the prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
23 April 2016, 06:06 AM

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

Probir Sikdar appeals to PM for ‘safety’

Fearing that he might disappear or be harassed further, veteran journalist Probir Sikdar appeals to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save his life immediately.
22 April 2016, 15:08 PM

Create more scope for poor’s education: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses for taking more initiatives so that the country’s poor and meritorious students have a greater access to education.
20 April 2016, 09:51 AM

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

Won't allow industries on farmland, says Bangladesh PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government will not allow anyone to set up industries indiscriminately destroying farmlands and forests.
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

PM offers condolences after Japan quake

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock at the casualties and destruction following the earthquakes at Kumamoto and southern Japan.
17 April 2016, 10:17 AM

Historic Mujibnagar Day being observed

The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971.
17 April 2016, 04:36 AM

PM seeks more Chinese investment

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks more Chinese investment for Bangladesh’s various sectors to accelerate the country's development efforts.
13 April 2016, 12:02 PM

No hilsa on Bangladesh PM Hasina's menu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to strike hilsa off tomorrow's menu at her official residence, Gono Bhaban, in an effort to discourage people from having jatka (hilsa fry) on Pahela Baishakh.
12 April 2016, 18:00 PM

No Hilsa on PM’s Pahela Baishakh menu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not have Hilsa dishes on her Pahela Baishakh menu during the celebrations this year.
12 April 2016, 10:44 AM

PM pays toll for travelling on Hanif Flyover

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid the toll for her motorcade while crossing the Mayor Hanif Flyover while going to Keraniganj to inaugurate of the newly-constructed Dhaka Central Jail and her way back to the capital.
10 April 2016, 14:14 PM