Sheikh Hasina
Foreign missions’ alert surprises PM
There is no justification of alert, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says expressing her surprise as some diplomatic missions in Dhaka issued the alert for their nationals following the murder of an Italian citizen in Dhaka.
30 September 2015
Hasina receives Champions of the Earth award
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received UN's highest environmental accolade – Champions of the Earth – in recognition of Bangladesh's far-reaching initiatives to address climate change.
28 September 2015
Hasina for effective climate deal to realise SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emphasised on an effective climate deal in the coming conference in Paris later this year to help implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a better future of the humanity.
28 September 2015
Fanatics won't be a barrier to girls' education in Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says fundamentalism or fanaticism would not be a barrier to girls' education in Bangladesh as the people are conscious about which is good for them and which is not.
26 September 2015
Teesta deal to be signed, says Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed the hope that the Teesta River water-sharing agreement would be signed with Bangladesh.
25 September 2015
Modi, Hasina discuss bilateral issues in NY
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New York and discussed the status of bilateral relations and ways to take these forward.
24 September 2015
President, PM condole death of Hajj pilgrims
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina send messages to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia expressing deep sorrow and shock at the loss of lives in a stampede at Mina during Hajj.
24 September 2015
PM reaches New York to attend UNGA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives the United States last night on an eight-day official visit to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
24 September 2015
No atmosphere to enjoy Eid: Khaleda
Frightful anarchy is prevailing in the country as people’s lives and their properties have no security, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says.
23 September 2015
PM flies to USA to attend 70th UNGA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New York on an eight-day official visit to the United States to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
23 September 2015
Sheikh Hasina bestowed with UN’s Champions of the Earth Award
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the ‘Champions of the Earth’ award of United Nations.
14 September 2015
Children must be enrolled in class-I without written test: PM
Stressing that education is a basic right, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says children must be enrolled in Class-I without any written admission test.
8 September 2015
The curious case of Joj Mia (video)
Petty criminal Joj Mia, was falsely implicated in the August 21 grenade attack cases. Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department arrested Joj Mia from his home on June 10, 2005. He was later found innocent and released from jail after around three years.
20 August 2015
August 21: The day that changed politics, forever
That humid August afternoon changed Bangladesh politics, perhaps forever. An Awami League rally was in progress at the Bangabandhu Avenue and it was around 5.15pm at the fag end of the rally when Sheikh Hasina, then the opposition leader, started her speech from the top of an open truck.
20 August 2015
PM pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee, the wife of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, by placing a wreath at her coffin in New Delhi.
19 August 2015
Govt failed to ensure people’s right to live: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad alleges that the government has failed to ensure people’s right to live.
18 August 2015
PM to attend funeral of Indian president’s wife
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi tomorrow to attend the funeral of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife.
18 August 2015
None can kill Bangabandhu’s ideology: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said no one can kill Bangabandhu’s ideology and won’t be able to do so in the future.
13 August 2015
PM takes a swipe at those seeking constitution reform
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slams those seeking constitutional amendment again, saying that these people were either advisers to military dictators or worked with them in other capacity and sucked their feet and begged their mercy.
12 August 2015
Enclave: GPA-4.78 achiever chose India over Bangladesh (video)
As an enclave resident, 20-year-old Aasma had no choice but to fake her identity as a student.Aasma lived in an Indian enclave within Bangladesh. So she faked her identity as a Bangladeshi; studied hard and appeared in the recent HSC exam, and she scored an “A”.
12 August 2015