Sheikh Hasina
Women must create their own fate: PM
Emphasising that women must create their own fate and personal destiny, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said women can do all outside works maintaining decency as the religion Islam gives them that liberty.
9 December 2015, 11:51 AM
‘Govt not solely to blame for impeding Press freedom’
Freedom of the press is not only impeded by the government but by different players including individuals and agencies, said Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi today.
5 December 2015, 16:03 PM
AL leader’s slit-throat body found in Dhaka
Police recoveres the slit-throat body of an Awami League leader from West Sanarpar in Dhaka’s Demra area.
5 December 2015, 08:14 AM
Hasina among 100 leading global thinkers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine of global politics, economics and ideas.
2 December 2015, 10:02 AM
Hasina to select AL-backed mayoral aspirants
Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina will select the party-backed mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to 234 municipalities.
28 November 2015, 09:06 AM
ALCWC meeting tomorrow
An emergency meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held tomorrow.
25 November 2015, 07:56 AM
PM for completing war trials to get rid of stigma
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the parliament that the people of Bangladesh will not overcome the stigma if the ongoing trials against war criminals are not completed.
23 November 2015, 16:03 PM
President, PM pay homage to armed forces’ martyrs
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay homage to members of Bangladesh Armed Forces, who made supreme sacrifices in the Liberation War in 1971, on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day.
21 November 2015, 04:58 AM
Decision over ban on Jamaat likely by March: Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes that the decision over banning Jamaat-e-Islami will be finalised by March next year.
19 November 2015, 10:51 AM
PM cancels Malta, France tours
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled her Malta and France tours considering the overall situation both at home and in Europe.
19 November 2015, 04:37 AM
Govt blocks Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber
The government has ordered blocking popular social networking platform Facebook and online messaging and calling services WhatsApp and Viber this morning.
18 November 2015, 06:42 AM
Remain alert against those out on killing mission: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to remain alert against the anti-liberation forces who are now out on a killing mission to undermine Bangladesh globally.
13 November 2015, 10:16 AM
Conspirators won’t be allowed to make country a terrorist state: PM
Renewing her allegation that Khaleda Zia wants to tarnish Bangladesh’s image by killing foreigners, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says people will not allow conspirators to make the country a terrorist state.
12 November 2015, 12:33 PM
No bar to arrest Tangail-3 MP Rana
The Supreme Court clears way for police to arrest Awami League lawmaker of Tangail-3, Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and his brother Shahidur Rahman Khan in the Faruk Ahmed murder case.
12 November 2015, 11:07 AM
WhatsApp, Viber to be blocked, when needed: PM
PM Hasina tells the Jatiya Sangsad that WhatsApp and Viber will be blocked, when needed, to nab people who are carrying out criminal activities in the country using the apps.
11 November 2015, 12:16 PM
MPs slam TIB for its statement over JS
Several treasury and opposition bench lawmakers calls upon the Speaker of the parliament to summon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to the Privilege Committee of the House to grill the anti-corruption watchdog for its derogatory remarks about the parliament.
9 November 2015, 15:26 PM
‘Govt may restrict apps use’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hints at a temporary regulation of the internet in the coming days to trace the militant activities.
8 November 2015, 13:26 PM
Claim of IS presence ploy to taint Bangladesh's image: PM
PM Hasina says a vested quarter is cooking a plot behind the scene to taint Bangladesh’s image to create a situation like in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq and Syria by saying that there is the presence of Islamic State (IS) in the country.
8 November 2015, 05:56 AM
PM to brief media on Netherlands’ tour tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press briefing tomorrow about the outcome of her three-day tour to the Netherlands.
7 November 2015, 05:23 AM
Amsterdam rolls out red carpet for PM
A red carpet is rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Amsterdam amid a rousing reception on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
4 November 2015, 06:20 AM