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PM Hasina urges citizens to build non-communal, poverty-free Bangladesh

Bangladesh set to observe National Mourning Day on Monday, commemorating the 47th anniversary of the martyrdom of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh PM urges followers to protest conspiracy against her govt

A fresh controversial row has erupted after a top BNP leader told his followers that his party was preparing for violent street protests to oust Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh planning staggered factory holidays to ease power crunch

The proposal involves asking factories to choose different days off instead of all of them remaining closed only on Friday, Bangladesh Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said

Bangladesh: PM Hasina says conspiracy to oust her from power intensified

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that she knows the conspirators who are plotting against the Awami League (AL) government

Bangladesh's forex reserves enough to cover up to 9 months of imports: PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country would be able to meet 6-9 months of import expenditures with the existing foreign currency reserves

Assam CM Himanta Sarma plans to visit Bangladesh to strengthen ties

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recalling the contribution of Assam to the 1971 war of liberation fought jointly by Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini and Indian forces, said he is likely to visit the neighbouring country soon to further strengthen the age-old relations between the two countries. He was interacting with a 25-member delegation of 'Muktijoddhas' is on a three-day visit to Guwahati and Shillong. The visit is part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav and Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations organised by High Commission of India in Bangladesh & Act East Policy Affairs, GoA," Sarma tweeted after meeting the delegation on Monday evening. India is celebrating its 75 years of Independence as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' while Swarnim Vijay Varsh' marks the 50th year of the victory of the allied forces against Pakistan in the 1971 war. "The Bangladesh Liberation War was a landmark event where 9 valiant soldiers from Assam made the supreme sacrifice. Some Assam Police officers trained and equipped ..

Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande pays courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Dhaka.

Bangladesh FM asks to seek apology for false allegations against govt

Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen asked apologise and compensation from those who made false corruption allegations against the Sheikh Hasina government over the Padma Bridge project

Bangladesh PM Hasina inaugurates Padma bridge, says a dream come true

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's new landmark multipurpose 'Padma Bridge' on Saturday

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina expected to visit India in early September

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram K Doraiswami on Thursday handed over a letter from Prime Minister Modi to premier Hasina officially inviting her to visit New Delhi

Rohingyas engaged in arms, drug, big threat to Bangladesh: PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked how long could her country bear such a huge burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees

Dozens killed, scores injured in late-night Bangladesh container depot fire

Bangladesh has a history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with workers trapped inside.

35 killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot

At least 35 people were killed and over 450 injured in a massive fire caused by an explosion that swept through a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. On Saturday night, the fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong. So far 35 dead bodies reached the morgue here, a police officer stationed at the state-run Chattagram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) told newsmen. Over 450 people have been injured in this incident of which, at least 350 are at CMCH," Istakul Islam, chief of the Health & Service Department at Red Crescent Youth Chittagong was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune. "The death toll could be more at other hospitals, Islam said. Meanwhile, Chattogram Divisional Commissioner (DC) Ashraf Uddin further said that families of the deceased are being given USD 560 (Taka 50,000) by the DC office. Meanwhile, USD 224 (Taka 20,000) is being given to the families of the injured, ..

Bangladeshi tech law would gag journalists, embed authoritarianism

Instead of regulating the tech giants directly, the government has focused on regulation that creates a culture of fear, intimidation and digital authoritarianism

Sheikh Hasina offers Chittagong Port for use by India on Jaishankar's visit

Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday on a brief official visit, handed over an invitation to Hasina on her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's behalf to visit New Delhi

Jaishankar to visit Bangladesh on Thursday to invite PM Hasina for visit

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will travel to Dakha on Thursday to invite Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India.

Sheikh Hasina thanks Modi for evacuating Bangladeshi nationals from Ukraine

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina thanked PM Narendra Modi and the Indian government for their assistance in evacuating Bangladeshi nationals who were stranded in the Sumy oblast of Ukraine.

Sheikh Hasina thanks Modi for evacuating Bangladeshi nationals from Ukraine

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuating her nine citizens from Ukraine's Sumy under 'Operation Ganga', government sources said here.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina urges unvaccinated people to get inoculated

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged unvaccinated people to get inoculated soon in order to protect themselves against the ongoing Covid-19 resurgence.

Bullets, bombs waiting for me, won't give up working for people: Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her commitment to work for the people, despite the threat of "bullets and grenades".