Sheikh Hasina

PM to brief media today on Rampal

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media today on the Rampal power project close to the Sundarbans amid concerns over the coal-fired plant's environmental impacts on the world's largest mangrove forest.
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt open to constructive criticism from media: PM

The government is never afraid of healthy criticism, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

PM sees plot to unleash communal conflicts

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there are well-hatched conspiracies to unleash communal conflicts in the country
22 August 2016, 21:31 PM

BNP-Jamaat govt behind Aug 21 attack

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again accused the then BNP-Jamaat government of perpetrating the grisly grenade attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004.
21 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Stand beside flood victims: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon individuals and organisations to stand beside the country's flood-hit people with relief materials including dry food.
31 July 2016, 13:08 PM

Gulshan attack a stain on country's image: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the Gulshan terror attack and subsequent incidents were carried out by a quarter with vested interest aimed at maligning the bright image of Bangladesh as 'a role model of development' which the country has earned over the years through persistent endevour of her government.
17 July 2016, 10:57 AM

Khaleda blames Hasina for Fahim’s death

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia blames Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the death of militant suspect Golam Faizullah Fahim in the name of “crossfire”.
23 June 2016, 14:18 PM

Govt repression on media on: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the government has continued its repression on journalists and threats to the media.
15 June 2016, 12:52 PM

Rizvi now blasts Inu at press briefing

Blaming a faction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) for creating anarchy in post-independence Bangladesh, BNP today says Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu should be brought to justice for that.
15 June 2016, 12:09 PM

PM dedicates her success in int'l arena to countrymen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dedicates her achievements in the international arena to the countrymen, saying world leaders also evaluated her work.
15 June 2016, 11:00 AM

Govt to curb evil design of secret killings: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government will be able to curb all evil designs of BNP, including secret killings, as it could restrain the party from killing in broad daylight.
11 June 2016, 09:25 AM

BNP wants to help govt fight militancy

BNP today said the prime minister’s allegation implicating BNP-Jamaat to the “secret killings” is misleading and added that the party wants to help government combat militancy.
9 June 2016, 07:44 AM

All-out efforts on to hunt down killers: PM

Pointing the finger at the BNP-Jamaat clique for all the recent secret killings in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the intelligence and law enforcement agencies are out there to track down the culprits.
8 June 2016, 08:44 AM

Killers of SP's wife won't go scot free: PM

Describing the killing of the wife of a police officer in Chittagong as a cowardly act, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to bring the perpetrators of such a secret killing to justice.
7 June 2016, 10:47 AM

Muhith proposes regulatory framework to fight cybercrimes

Finance Minister AMA Muhith propose to place a monitoring and regulatory system to fight cybercrimes.
2 June 2016, 11:57 AM

What it means for Bangladesh

The honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina made an official visit to Japan from May 25-28, 2016, upon an invitation from the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe...
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

PM blames BNP-Jamaat

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that the BNP-Jamaat has resorted to a new trick -- killing selective people -- as the alliance could not gain anything after killing so many people in broad daylight last year.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

PM assures Japanese investors of full security

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reassured that the door of Bangladesh is open for the Japanese investors as she said that some recent incidents won't frustrate investment climate.
29 May 2016, 06:30 AM

Tokyo renews pledge of $6b to Dhaka

Japan yesterday assured Bangladesh that it would fulfil its commitment to provide $6 billion, of which $1.5 billion would be released this year. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the assurance during an official bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Nagoya.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Be generous to poorer nations

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the developed countries, including the G7 nations, to be more gracious in transfer of technology, mobilising resource and building capacity of the poor countries to overcome the challenges of implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM