The New Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday
bdnews24.com, Dhaka Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed to "explore the possibility of land connectivity" between the two countries under SAARC framework to enhance trade and people-to-people contact. The agreement came on Monday at the end of prime minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day visit to the Himalayan nation. Hasina announced waiver of all taxes on import from Bhutan to increase the volume...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
BSS, Thimphu Bangladesh will prominently raise the issue of sufferings of South Asian countries including Bangladesh caused by global warming in the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Change Meet. "Bangladesh and many other South Asian countries are badly affected due to the climate change and I will raise the issue in next month's Copenhagen meet," said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Sunday....
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
UNB, Thimphu Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigme Y Thinley welcomed Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina's suggestion for introducing bilateral road communications between the two neighboring countries as Dhaka and Thimphu moved to enhance the two-way trade under a renewed deal. "We will be happy if we can set up land communications with Bangladesh," the host Prime Minister said when Sheikh Hasina...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought a road to Bhutan through India for bettr trade and people-to-people contact. She told her hosts at this Bhutanese capital that India had accepted the idea in principle.
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Special Correspondent Dhaka apparently plans to crack down on Indian insurgent groups in Bangladesh in the run-up to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India next month, says Kolkata daily The Telegraph in a report published on Friday. Since last year, there had been joint efforts by the border forces of both countries to contain militancy and catch their leaders. The daily quoting Indian Home...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
UNB, Thimpu Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Thimpu, the Bhutanese capital, on a four-day official visit on Friday. This is Hasina's first visit to Bhutan and also her first bilateral visit to any South Asian country since she was elected as Prime Minister last December. The Druk Air flight carrying the Prime Minister and her 28-member delegation touched the Paro international airport, some...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Shamim Jahangir The government will hold three separate road shows in London, New York and Singapore from December 15 to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) for 10 large power plants and two LNG stations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to attend the opening ceremony of the road show in London on December 15. The two-day London road show will begin on December 15. The two-day road show in...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
UNB, Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to implement the minimum wage scale in all its member-factories, as she announced major measures for the export industry's security, growth, and financial and marketing facilities. "Many of the BGMEA-member factories are implementing the minimum wage. But, at the same time,...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Bangladesh will introduce an industrial police force and separate intelligence unit to tackle recurring industrial violence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Thursday.
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
bdnews24.com, Dhaka Senior Awami League MP Suranjit Sengupta has sought to defend himself after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament on Wednesday that he had not approved of Bangladesh's Constitution in 1972. Suranjit explained that he refrained from signing it as the framers of the Constitution only made primary education compulsory. "I wanted that the state should guarantee education...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
UNB, Dhaka BATEXPO-2009, the country's largest apparel exposition, begins today with apparel manufactures hoping to revive the recession-hit garment sector. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the exposition at Sonargaon Hotel at 10.30pm, while Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia will attend the concluding function on November 6. Finance Minister AMA Muhith, LGRD Minister Syed...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
BSS, Gazipur Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the fresh graduates of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) to spread their knowledge for betterment of the people of the world and building up a bridge among the Muslim Ummah. The Prime Minister made the call while addressing the 23rd Convocation of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), a subsidiary organ of the Organization...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Staff Reporter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told the Jaitya Sangsad that the constitution of 1972 would be restored after bringing some amendments to it. She said this taking floor as Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate, at the beginning of the order of the day, reminded the lawmakers about the Constitution Day today. The Speaker reminded the House that November 4 is the day when, in 1972, the...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Bangladesh government will seek retrial of former army officers responsible for killing four leaders who were part of the country's government-in-exile during the 1971 freedom movement.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Dhaka - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed on Tuesday declared that her Muslim-majority nation would never allow international terrorists to operate in the country. Bangladesh will never allow its territory to be used for launching any te...
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