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My son will decide whether he will come to politics or not: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Sep 05, 2022, at 06:40 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an interview given to ANI, said it depends on her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and the people of her country whether Joy will come to politics or not.

1975 horror: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina recalls how she was secretly living in Delhi to escape assassins

Sep 05, 2022, at 01:47 am

New Delhi: Bangladesh PM SHeikh Hasina, who is scheduled to arrive in India on Monday, has revealed that she was once a secret resident of Delhi`s posh Pandara Road, where she lived with her children under an assumed identity trying to escape the attention of those who assassinated her father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the man who liberated the country from the cruel hands of Pakistan rule.

Sheikh Hasina tells Hindu community members of Bangladesh to be self-confident and not feel themselves like minorities

Aug 19, 2022, at 03:20 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Hindu Community members of the country should be self-confident instead of feeling like minorities.

Bangladesh celebrates Independence Day

Mar 26, 2022, at 03:48 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh is observing Independence Day on Saturday, a day which marks the nation's victory in gaining freedom from the hands of Pakistan.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is the 43rd most influential woman in the world

Dec 08, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Dhaka/UNI: This year, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been ranked 43rd in the list of 100 most influential women in the world, it was reported on Wednesday.

PM Sheikh Hasina must give security to Bangladeshi Hindus: ISKCON chief

Oct 25, 2021, at 03:30 pm

Dhaka/UNI: ISKCON Bangladesh chief Charu Chanda Das Brammachari has slammed the Bangladesh government over attacks on Hindus and demanded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to provide security to the minority community here.

'Jihadists believe pleasing to God to burn and destroy temples' : Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

Oct 22, 2021, at 12:00 am

Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has criticised the recent violence against Hindus in Bangladesh during Durga Puja.

Bangladesh police identify man who put Holy Quran inside Cumilla puja mandap

Oct 21, 2021, at 10:59 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The police have identified the person who allegedly put the Holy Quran inside a mandap in Cumilla town during the Durga Puja which led to communal disturbances at several places in Bangladesh last week.

Bangladesh witnesses protests over recent communal violence

Oct 21, 2021, at 01:07 am

Dhaka:  Several social, political and cultural organisations have staged demonstrations and protest marches across Bangladesh over the communal violence against the minority Hindu community during the Durga Puja.

US condemns attacks on Hindu Durga Puja pandals, temples in Bangladesh

Oct 20, 2021, at 02:39 pm

Dhaka/Washington: The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent violence in Bangladesh where Hindu temples and pandals were attacked by unknown men and urged authorities to 'investigate' the matter.

Attack on Hindus: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina asks Home Minister to take strict action against those who incited violence

Oct 19, 2021, at 10:01 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the country's home minister to initiate immediate actions against those who incited violence using religion across the nation during Durga Puja celebrations.

'Mother of Humanity' and a Braveheart: Sheikh Hasina turns 75

Sep 29, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Sheikh Hasina, the longest serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh, recently earned appreciation of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for her relentless works in developing the fortunes of the south Asian nation that gained its freedom from Pakistan in 1971.

2004 grenade attack on Hasina: Bangladesh Muktijoddha Manch demonstrates outside Pak High Commission

Aug 22, 2021, at 06:25 am

Dhaka: Members of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Manch on Saturday demonstrated outside the  Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka to mark the  grenade attack in 2004 on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Sheikh Hasina sends mangoes to Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Jul 24, 2021, at 03:58 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent mangoes to her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan as “a gesture of goodwill”, media reports said on Saturday.

Can't lodge Rohingyas for an indefinite period: Bangladesh PM Hasina

Jun 24, 2021, at 02:27 am

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.

Bangladesh’s PM Hasina recalls six-point charter released by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Jun 09, 2021, at 03:41 am

Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, recalling the six-point charter released by the country’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 1966, said that the charter was meant for independence. In 1966, the charter sought greater autonomy for erstwhile East Pakistan.

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina asks youths to take up fish farming

May 24, 2021, at 01:49 am

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked youths to take up fish farming as their livelihood as the sector has a huge scope of employment, reported The Daily Star. She said the government has taken several steps to boost the sector.

Won’t take harmful advice, Bangladesh PM Hasina’s response to Chinese threat

May 20, 2021, at 01:03 am

In an apparent response to China’s veiled threat of “damaging ties” with Dhaka over Quad, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country won’t any advice that would cause any “damage” to her country.

Bangladesh PM invites Assam to benefit from Bangladesh's growth trajectory

May 16, 2021, at 04:12 am

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the bordering northeast Indian state of Assam to derive benefits from Bangladesh's growth trajectory, given the warmth, depth and diversity of Bangladesh-India relationship.

Covid fight: Hasina for stronger role of developed world

Apr 30, 2021, at 04:59 am

Seeking a stronger role of the developed world and the development partners in attaining quick recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed on building strategies related to a universal public health system.

Global peace more challenging due to Covid: Bangladesh PM Hasina

Apr 13, 2021, at 11:48 pm

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said ensuring global peace is now far more challenging than in the past due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sheikh Hasina offers economic zone, high-tech park for US investors

Apr 07, 2021, at 03:32 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Describing Bangladesh as a promising destination for the US business and investment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday offered a special economic zone (EPZ) and a high-tech park to the American companies for their investments in a large scale.

Global actions needed to tackle liquidity crisis, debt burden: PM Sheikh Hasina

Mar 30, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Dhaka: Ambitious and concentrated action plans are needed to address the problems of liquidity crisis and sovereign debt burdens now and in the post-Covid-19 era, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a virtual program on the International Debt Architecture and Liquidity.

Bangladesh seeks early agreement with India on Teesta water-sharing

Mar 29, 2021, at 04:56 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought the implementation Teesta water-sharing agreement and steps to bring down the "border incidents" to zero as she held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter's two-day visit to the country with which his government is seeking to intensify ties and forger a closer multi-dimensional partnership.

As Bangladesh turns 50, world leaders hail its success story

Mar 28, 2021, at 12:23 am

Bangladesh deserves admiration for the progress made in economic and human development, are the words of French President Emmanuel Macron when joined many world leaders wishing South Asia’s youngest country on its 50th anniversary.

Biden invites Modi, Hasina, Tshering to climate summit

Mar 27, 2021, at 11:30 pm

US President Joe Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join him for the World Leaders Summit on Climate that he is virtually convening on April 22 and 23.

Pope Francis hails Bangabandhu’s vision of ‘pluralistic’ Bangladesh

Mar 26, 2021, at 05:11 am

In a video message on the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh, Pope Francis hailed the “pluralistic” and  “inclusive” vision of the country’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is popularly known as Bangabandhu.

Bangladesh PM stresses on infrastructure to develop trade with Bhutan

Mar 25, 2021, at 11:48 pm

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday held a meeting with visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and stressed on developing infrastructure to enhance bilateral trade with Bhutan, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Fourteen get death penalty for assassination attempt on Bangladesh PM

Mar 24, 2021, at 12:57 am

A Bangladesh court on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 14 people who were convicted in a case involving an assassination attempt on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2000, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Mujib Borsho: Sri Lankan PM arrives in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina welcomes him

Mar 19, 2021, at 08:29 pm

Dhaka: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Dhaka on Friday to be a part of the birth centenary celebration of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.