AL Leader Sheikh Hasina
Celebrate Mujib year in a way to benefit common people: Hasina
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, today asked Awami League and its associate bodies to observe the Mujib Year till December 16 next working out separate programmes, including pro-people ones, so that the common people can be benefited from this celebration.
Protect migrants from middlemen
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities to be careful so that migrants do not end up being cheated by the middlemen.
PM to visit India in Oct: Momen
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to India in October this year to improve further the bilateral relations between the two friendly neighbours.
Negotiations, not conflict
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh would keep up its efforts to repatriate displaced Rohingyas through negotiations and not by engaging in conflict with Myanmar.
Fight Against Terror: Hasina, Trudeau for joint action
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have underscored the need for initiating a global movement to stamp out terrorism.
World leaders keep greeting Sheikh Hasina
The UAE president, vice president and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi yesterday congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on securing landslide victory in the 11th national election.
AL rebels to be expelled for life
With multiple aspirant candidates already campaigning hard in almost all constituencies, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina last night issued a tough warning to those looking to contest the election as rebels.
Rooppur Power Plant: No worries over safety
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday assured the public that the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant was being constructed with full security measure taken, adding that the design of the plant has been developed in a way as to not succumb to any accident – nuclear or man-made.
National polls will be harder than ever
Warning that the next national elections would be tough, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked her party's grassroots leaders to resolve their internal conflicts ahead of the polls slated for December.
Can't force any party to join election: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it was up to a political party to decide whether it would participate in an election. “I cannot impose my decision on any party... I cannot say to any party that you have to participate in the election,” she said at a press conference at the Gono Bhaban.
Australia to help resolve Rohingya crisis
Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull yesterday assured his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina of continuing support to Bangladesh for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
PM to begin 9-day visit to KSA, UK on Sunday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will embark on a nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the UK from Sunday. She will witness a grand military
No tickets for rebel backers
Ministers and lawmakers of ruling Awami League, who had backed AL rebels in local government elections, will not get party tickets in the upcoming general elections, said AL President Sheikh Hasina.
BNP's return to power means destruction
Seeking vote for the Awami League in the next general elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said BNP's
Hasina slams Khaleda, sons
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday came down hard on BNP chief Khaleda Zia and her two sons for
No going back to post-75 darkness: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to stay alert so that the country was not plunged into the dark era of post-1975.
Attempt to kill Hasina: 11 Freedom Party members jailed for 20 years
A Dhaka court sentences 11 Freedom Party members to 20 years’ imprisonment for their attempt to kill present Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 1989.
Govt has all arrangements for distressed Rohingyas: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her administration has taken all necessary measures to provide shelter, food and healthcare for distressed Myanmar nationals on humanitarian grounds.
UN Secretary General's call
We are heartened by the UN Secretary General's categorical condemnation of what he has termed a "humanitarian nightmare" referring to the unbelievable trauma experienced by Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh to escape indescribable violence.