Sheikh Hasina

PM to address media tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to address a press conference tomorrow to brief the media about her just-concluded bilateral official visit to Brunei Darussalam.
25 April 2019, 11:44 AM

Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law hurt, grandson missing after SL blasts: Hasina

The son-in-law of Awami League leader Sheikh Selim was injured in Sunday's explosions in Sri Lanka and his grandson has remained missing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
21 April 2019, 16:59 PM

AL to reorganise party from the grassroots: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her ruling Awami League had taken initiatives to reconstitute the party from the grassroots, aiming to enhance its organisational strength.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Awareness campaign about disaster urgently needed: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses the need for conducting massive awareness campaign among people about their dos and don'ts during any calamity alongside making the disaster preparedness time-befitting one.
18 April 2019, 08:52 AM

Strongly maintain building code: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays emphasis on strictly maintaining the building code while constructing high-rises in the country.
29 March 2019, 16:51 PM

Trudeau calls Hasina; both urge int’l community to act against terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have called upon the global community to act together to stamp out terrorism as they talked over phone this morning.
18 March 2019, 08:28 AM

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.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Hasina’s win ‘good news’: Indian newspaper editorials

Leading Indian newspapers editorially commented on the outcome of parliamentary elections in Bangladesh saying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s return to power is “good news” for relations with India, but cautioned against her government’s “authoritarian” strait.
1 January 2019, 11:45 AM

Southern part being developed under a master plan: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government is taking all projects under a master plan for development of the southern part of the country which was neglected for a long time after 1975.
27 October 2018, 10:04 AM

Prime Minister's call to students

The PM has called upon the protesting students to return to their classes, to where they belong. We appreciate the appeal and reiterate her feelings because it is not desirable that students should be on the streets rather than where they ought to be.
5 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Work for people, shun red tape culture, PM to officials

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the public servants to shun the "red tape culture" and pick the work that will be beneficial for the country and its people.
23 July 2018, 07:29 AM

Zero tolerance for terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that Bangladesh doesn't allow its territory to be used by any terrorist, terrorist group or entity against any state or people, and always favours resolving any issue with neighbours through talks.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Oldest leaders: Hasina fourth senior in Asia, Mahathir top in world

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 70, has been ranked the fourth senior head of state based on age in Asia while Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is the world’s oldest.
19 May 2018, 05:04 AM

Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka wants sustainable solution: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh wanted a peaceful, sustainable and an early solution to the Rohingya crisis as the country was now bearing the entire brunt of the recent exodus of persecuted Myanmar nationals.
17 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Glitch in PM's Flight: It's negligence, not sabotage

A Dhaka court yesterday cleared 11 Biman Bangladesh Airlines employees of attempted sabotage of a plane that carried Prime Minister
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM

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.
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Steps taken to ensure houses for every landless family, she says

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh has become eligible to graduate to a developing country from the LDC group after meeting all the three criteria for the first time due to implementation of various development programmes by the government.
17 March 2018, 08:37 AM

Nation paying tributes to language movement martyrs

The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 66 years back is being remembered as people in thousands are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the monument.
20 February 2018, 18:29 PM

Gono Bhaban guard hurt in ‘accidental firing’

A guard of Gono Bhaban, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, is hurt in what is being explained as “accidental fire in the hands of a colleague”.
19 February 2018, 05:00 AM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves home for Italy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves country for Rome on a four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City.
11 February 2018, 04:30 AM