"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

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.

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

Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra today called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka and reaffirmed his country's support for wider and deeper development and economic partnership with Bangladesh

Can a political party – regardless of whether they are in power or in opposition – use public property to attend a party rally?

Secretary Lu’s visit, against these backgrounds, reiterated the message of the past year that the US would like to see a fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh and that it is concerned about the shrinking civic space.

As we approach another general election, the utmost thing of worry is that such appeasement will only intensify.

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The question is whether the AL, as a ruling party, is capable of countering the opposition camp’s campaign and preparing for the upcoming election at the same time, with its old faithfuls.

The ruling Awami League is all set to hold its 22nd triennial national council on December 24 with only one thing certain: Sheikh Hasina, who has been leading the party since 1981 after she returned home from a long exile, will be reelected as the AL president for the 10th time.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid tribute to the martyred members of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of Armed Forces Day-2022..The prime minister paid homage by placing a wreath at the Shikha Anirban (flame eternal) in Dhaka Cantonment this morning..After laying the wre

The ruling party is trying to fend off a persistent BNP campaign that, for the first time in many years, has managed to gain some public sympathy.

At no other point in human history has a cause proved more urgent than tackling climate change.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emphasised the importance of finding the best ways to guarantee the nation's digital security and raising people's awareness of it as the world grows more complex with the introduction of newer technologies at her official Ganabhaban residence, speaking to the National Digital Security Council.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said people have every right to cast their vote only during the regime of Awami League government.

The Washington Post, the leading US daily newspaper, has highly lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's strong leadership on the world stage alongside Bangladesh's tremendous progress of women, and achievements in education and poverty reduction.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh's media has the freedom to say whatever they wish and added that the number of media houses have grown during her tenure.

A country of fertile, densely populated deltas, low-lying Bangladesh is among the most vulnerable nations in the world to climate change.