Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bring down internet service fees: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks mobile phone operators to bring down internet service fees at consumer level as the government has reduced its bandwidth fees.
5 September 2015, 12:54 PM
No cooperation from countries sheltering Bangabandhu killers: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges that government is not getting cooperation from US, Canada and Pakistan governments to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers, now living in those countries.
2 September 2015, 15:28 PM
Weed out the bad elements, says the PM
The Prime Minister has recently given a clear directive to her party leaders to 'weed out' the bad elements of the party as they contradict the ideals upon which the party was founded.
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Root out ‘weeds’ from AL, BCL: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for uprooting all “weeds” from Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League to build the organisations with Bangabandhu’s ideals.
31 August 2015, 16:09 PM
PM may consider if tariff hike seems intolerable: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says if the power and gas price hike seems “intolerable” for the people, the prime minister might consider the issue.
29 August 2015, 13:20 PM
Time scale likely to stay: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government has been considering keeping the provision of time scale for the public servants.
23 August 2015, 15:38 PM
Latif Siddique says he will resign from JS
Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, who was sacked from the cabinet and ruling Awami League, today said he will resign from the Jatiya Sangsad.
23 August 2015, 06:04 AM
Govt to set up health sector trust fund: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government would set up a trust fund like the education assistance trust fund so that none can shut down the community clinics with the change in government.
22 August 2015, 09:22 AM
PM stresses need for developing road communication
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a very good road communication network is essential for the socio-economic development of a country and her government's focus is to accelerate the country's march forward.
20 August 2015, 07:32 AM
Does our constitution need reform?
A total of 16 amendments have been brought to our constitution over the past four decades. But it is difficult to find any amendment which was actually aimed at improving the constitution's quality, enhancing people's rights and paving the way for flourishing democracy.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Double punishment for money launderers
The cabinet endorses draft of the proposed change to money laundering prevention law with a provision of double punishment for offenders.
17 August 2015, 09:10 AM
JS goes into session Sept 1
President Abdul Hamid convenes the seventh session of the 10th parliament on September 1 exercising his power bestowed upon him by article 72 (1) of the Constitution.
16 August 2015, 12:42 PM
President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at the portrait of the great leader in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi road No. 32 this morning, marking National Mourning Day.
15 August 2015, 04:40 AM
JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM
A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
12 August 2015, 09:17 AM
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, 07:59 AM
Opinion: Is this rule of law?
Human rights leaders are blaming the long pervasive culture of impunity as one of the major reasons for the gruesome killings of children and bloggers.
10 August 2015, 09:00 AM
BNP-Jamaat's subversive activities affected HSC results: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the overall HSC results this time would have been much better if BNP led 20-party alliance had not been engaged in subversive activities during the examinations.
9 August 2015, 07:11 AM
Politics over religious sentiment won’t be tolerated: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today warned that the government will not allow anyone in Bangladesh to do politics over religious sentiment.
8 August 2015, 10:21 AM
Govt to take medical care of shot mother, newborn: Nasim
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says that the government would take care of the treatment of the bullet-hit mother and her newborn who was hit by a bullet while in her mother’s womb.
4 August 2015, 14:34 PM
Freedom's anxious wait over (video)
As the long wait of almost 70 years approached its end, Nurul Islam was gripped by a sensation he had not felt before - the anticipation of freedom.
1 August 2015, 08:27 AM