Sheikh Hasina
No tickets for rebel backers
Ministers and lawmakers of ruling Awami League, who had backed AL rebels in local government elections, will not get party tickets in the upcoming general elections, said AL President Sheikh Hasina.
31 March 2018
Steps taken to ensure houses for every landless family, she says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh has become eligible to graduate to a developing country from the LDC group after meeting all the three criteria for the first time due to implementation of various development programmes by the government.
17 March 2018
Nation paying tributes to language movement martyrs
The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 66 years back is being remembered as people in thousands are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the monument.
20 February 2018
Gono Bhaban guard hurt in ‘accidental firing’
A guard of Gono Bhaban, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, is hurt in what is being explained as “accidental fire in the hands of a colleague”.
19 February 2018
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves home for Italy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves country for Rome on a four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City.
11 February 2018
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Homecoming Day
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the great leader.
10 January 2018
PM urges women to discover their own potential
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the country's women to discover their own potential and value defying all the odds and obstacles to stand on their own feet.
9 December 2017
Shital Pati: PM’s gratitude over Unesco recognition
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today thanked all those involved behind the recent inclusion of traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet in the Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
7 December 2017
PM for boosting connectivity among Asian nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on increasing connectivity and cooperation among the Asian nations for the interest of the people of this region.
5 December 2017
1971 veteran forces’ members will get allowance: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces that the government would provide allowance from January next to the members of different forces who took part in the Liberation War.
21 November 2017
'Bandhan' between Khulna, Kolkata
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh wanted to cooperate with India and other neighbouring countries for creating a “peace area” in South Asia where everyone would live together as good neighbours and pursue constructive policies for the benefit of all.
9 November 2017
'No revenge on Hasina'
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said she would not indulge in politics of vengeance despite her political arch rival Prime
9 November 2017
PM Hasina approves Swadhinata Stambha design
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approves the design of the Master Plan of Swadhinata Stambha (Independence Monument, third phase) being constructed at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the capital.
8 November 2017
Govt working for repatriation of Rohingyas: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working for repatriation of the Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh to save their lives facing violence by Myanmar Army.
9 October 2017
Moving from development finance to climate finance
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared her intention to make Bangladesh graduate from being a Least Developed Country (LDC) within the next few years and the government has already formally notified the United Nations of this intent.
3 October 2017
Govt has all arrangements for distressed Rohingyas: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her administration has taken all necessary measures to provide shelter, food and healthcare for distressed Myanmar nationals on humanitarian grounds.
2 October 2017
We’ve proved, we can: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina beamed with exaltation and cheer at the first installation of a span on the country's biggest infrastructure Padma Bridge project and said, 'Yes, we've proved, we can."
2 October 2017
PM undergoes gallbladder surgery in US
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in the USA, underwent a gallbladder surgery in Washington on Monday night (Washington time).
27 September 2017
PM invites US investors, promises protection
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invites the US entrepreneurs to partner with Bangladesh in investment, trade, share of profits and prosperity to strengthen the friendship between the two countries.
21 September 2017
'Addressing climate change means ensuring human rights'
Highlighting four important factors in combating climate change, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the climate change issue needs to be placed within the wider narrative of ensuring peace, stability, prosperity and addressing inequalities across societies.
20 September 2017