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PM for partisan local govt elections

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said local government elections should be held in partisan manner and the related laws should be amended to do so.
1 April 2015, 12:29 PM

Thailand PM 'to replace martial law' with new restrictions

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha says he has asked Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej for permission to bring an end to martial law.
31 March 2015, 14:43 PM

PM acted against creating level-playing field, alleges mayor aspirant

A mayor aspirant in Dhaka alleges that PM Sheikh Hasina acted against level-playing field in the upcoming city corporation polls by introducing ruling Awami League-backed mayor aspirants
28 March 2015, 14:19 PM

7 get Independence Award 2015

Seven eminent personalities of the country receive the Independence Award-2015 in recognition for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields at the national level
25 March 2015, 07:54 AM

Bangladesh gets WIP Award

Bangladesh has won the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) Award as a pioneering country in reducing gender discrimination
22 March 2015, 10:07 AM

'I've proof that cops picked up Salahuddin,' wife says

Reiterating that BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed was picked up by law enforcers, his wife again seeks prime minister’s intervention to trace him immediately
22 March 2015, 06:45 AM

No more arson death: Hasina

Voicing her high hope that no more people will be burnt to death in the name of hartal and blockade, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to turn Bangladesh into a nice and peaceful abode for all
17 March 2015, 10:13 AM

President, PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on his birthday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his 96th birthday and the National Children's Day 2015
17 March 2015, 04:43 AM

Govt mulls ‘special unit to tackle hartal violence’

The government has plans to form a specialised unit of law enforcers to combat subversive activities during the ongoing blockade and hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
8 March 2015, 15:31 PM

14 hurt in Dhaka crude bomb blasts

At least 14 people, including a policeman, injure in separate crude bomb explosions in Dhaka
7 March 2015, 11:30 AM

PM addressing Suhrawardy rally

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is addressing a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on the occasion of the historic March 7.
7 March 2015, 11:25 AM

Govt to act on court orders: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today categorically said the government will take actions as per court directives against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
4 March 2015, 14:11 PM