Sheikh Hasina

Work together to root out terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the world community to work together to root out militancy and terrorism, and plug the sources of funds, arms and ammunitions across borders.
22 September 2016

US should give duty-free access

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is imperative that the USA should give Bangladesh duty and quota free access to its apparel market for paving the way for expansion of Bangladesh's RMG industry, women employment and empowerment.
20 September 2016

PM calls for protection of migrant rights

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for protection and promotion of the rights of migrants and refugees.
19 September 2016

Work together to fight AIDS, TB, malaria

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the international community to work together to prevent three of the world's
17 September 2016

Pierre Trudeau given Liberation War Honour

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has conferred Bangladesh Liberation War Honour award posthumously on former Canadian
17 September 2016

Dhaka, Ottawa to find solution to Noor Chowdhury's extradition

Bangladesh and Canada agree to find out a solution to the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, the self-confessed killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, through discussion.
17 September 2016

PM confers ‘Liberation War honour’ on Pierre Trudeau

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has conferred "Bangladesh Liberation War Honour" award posthumously on former Canadian premier Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
17 September 2016

Work unitedly to prevent most devastating diseases: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the international community to work together to prevent three of the world's most devastating diseases -- AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
17 September 2016

PM to attend Global Fund conference

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Montreal on Thursday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Canada at the invitation
16 September 2016

6-day Eid holiday from Sep 9

In a bid to extend Eid-ul-Azha vacation for civil servants, the government has declared September 11 a holiday – totaling a six-day vacation starting from this Friday.
5 September 2016

Posthumous award for Sk Kamal

Sheikh Kamal was bestowed with a posthumous National Sports Award as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina awarded 32 sports personalities for their contributions to a wide range of sports for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 at the Osmani Memorial Hall in the capital yesterday.
4 September 2016

Send back killers of Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday requested the US to extradite the killers of Bangabandhu.
29 August 2016

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reaffirmed her government's commitment to go ahead with the Rampal power project near the Sundarbans despite strong opposition from campaigners and the BNP that backed the campaign of late.
27 August 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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