Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh set precedent of fair, and neutral polls: PM
Bangladesh Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh has successfully set an example of holding free, fair and impartial polls through yesterday's general election
8 January 2024
PM holds post-polls press conference
She is speaking on the day after the 12th parliamentary polls, in which her party Awami League secured 223 out of 298 seats.
8 January 2024
Hasina wins Gopalganj-3
She bagged 2,49,965 votes in her constituency while her nearest rival M Nizam Uddin Lascar from Bangladesh Supreme Party secured 469 votes
7 January 2024
Economy hangs in the balance as Awami League hangs on to power
Despite decades of sustained GDP growth and improvements in social indicators, Bangladesh’s economy is now on a fragile footing.
6 January 2024
The AL cannot validate this farce of an election with intimidation
Since voters are reluctant to take part in this election, the ruling party has resorted to such measures.
5 January 2024
A Potemkin election in Bangladesh?
An election without any competition will not be acceptable at home or abroad.
24 December 2023
National election strategies for resolving the ‘Conflict Trap’
Can Bangladesh be rid of the recurring cycle of violence?
17 December 2023
PM to take charge of Science Ministry; Palak to head Posts and Telecom
In a recent cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been assigned with the additional role of overseeing the Ministry of Science and Technology, while Zunaid Ahmed Palak, the State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), has been assigned with the additional responsibilities of the Posts and Telecommunications Department, following the departure of the two technocrat ministers from these ministries.
29 November 2023
An exciting time for Cox’s Bazar
Connection to railway grid will boost local economy, tourism.
13 November 2023
The Election Commission’s credibility problem
A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.
22 October 2023
PM briefing media on BRICS summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is holding a press briefing at the Gono Bhaban on her recent visit to South Africa
29 August 2023
'Hasina - A Daughter's Tale' to stream on Chorki
The docu-drama "Hasina: A Daughter's Tale" narrates the aftermath of the barbaric assassination of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family, and the incredible story of his daughters, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, and their determination to fulfill their father’s dream.
14 August 2023
PM wanted Tamim to play: Mashrafe
Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza revealed that it was upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s wishes that Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal withdrew his retirement on Friday.
7 July 2023
'You're the man who brought glory for Argentina'
PM tells Martinez during the Argentina goalkeeper's courtesy call
3 July 2023
PM leaves for Geneva to attend World of Work Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Geneva, Switzerland this morning to attend the two-day "World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All" to be held in the Swiss city on June 14-15
13 June 2023
Al Arafah Islami Bank runners-up in inter-bank football
Al Arafah Islami Bank Limited finished runners-up in the Sheikh Hasina Interbank Football Tournament, which concluded at the Army Stadium in Banani a few days ago.
12 June 2023
A short history of AL’s challenging times
The next few months are perhaps going to be the toughest test for Awami League’s resilience in recent history.
10 June 2023
Bangladesh won't buy anything from those who impose sanctions: PM
"There is now a tendency to give sanctions, and sanctions on those by whom we contain terrorism. We have taken a decision. I have said that I will not buy anything from those who will give sanctions," she said
13 May 2023
Biman 787 suffers glitch on return flight from Tokyo
The weather radar system on the Biman aircraft that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used to fly to Tokyo broke down on the return flight to Dhaka.
9 May 2023
BNP-Jamaat will destroy Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the BNP-Jamaat vote thieves, and said the Bangladesh people will vote for Awami League in the next elections
8 May 2023