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Full text of PM's written speech at press conference

News —25 June, 2024 12:21

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed a press conference at her official Ganabhaban residence here this morning on her state visit to India on June 21-22.…

Full text of PM's written speech at press conference

Hasina urges China to resolve the Rohingya crisis

Visiting Minister of International Department of the Communist…

Hasina urges China to resolve the Rohingya crisis
Dr Yunus victim of increasingly autocratic Sheikh Hasina: TIME

Over more than four decades, Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank…

Dr Yunus victim of increasingly autocratic Sheikh Hasina: TIME

Indians remit $50.6m from Bangladesh in 10 months

Indians remit $50.6m from Bangladesh in 10 months

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Monday said Indians living in Bangladesh took away 50.60 million dollars to their country in the first ten months of the running 2023-24 financial…

Khaleda moved to cabin with CCU facilities

Khaleda moved to cabin with CCU facilities

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who underwent the implantation of a permanent pacemaker in her chest at Evercare Hospital in the capital, was shifted from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU)…

Rajshahi-Kolkata train service set to resume after 77 years

Rajshahi-Kolkata train service set to resume after 77 years

The train service between Rajshahi and Kolkata is set to resume after a 77-year hiatus. This announcement was made following a meeting between the prime ministers of Bangladesh…

PM likely to visit Beijing in between July 8-11: Hasan

PM likely to visit Beijing in between July 8-11: Hasan

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to pay her bilateral visit to Beijing any day in between July 8 and July 11. "We expect that…

Travel ban slapped on ex-NBR official Matiur, wife and son

Travel ban slapped on ex-NBR official Matiur, wife and son

Dhaka, June 24 (UNB)-A Dhaka court today imposed a travel ban on Md Matiur Rahman, the recently removed president of the National Board of Revenue’s (NBR) Customs, Excise, and…

13 Bangladeshis return home after serving jail in India

13 Bangladeshis return home after serving jail in India

Thirteen Bangladeshis including women and children, who were trafficked to India, returned home on Sunday night through Jashore's Benapole check post after serving jail there. The…

Khaleda to undergo medical tests today

Khaleda to undergo medical tests today

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will undergo medical tests today (Monday), a day after a permanent pacemaker was implanted in her chest at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Evercare Hospital…

‘Intense war with Hamas about to end,’ focus to shift to Lebanon border: Netanyahu

‘Intense war with Hamas about to end,’ focus to shift to Lebanon border: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the “intense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) is about to end,” and that the military’s…

Chuadanga Sadar Hospital grappling with diarrhea patients

Chuadanga Sadar Hospital grappling with diarrhea patients

Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, the largest government hospital in the district, has been grappling with diarrhea patients as on an average some 25 people were admitted there per day over…

Philippe Varin elected Chair of ICC

Philippe Varin elected Chair of ICC

International industry leader Philippe Varin has been elected Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – the voice of global business, representing over 45 million…

Dhaka calls for BIMSTEC cooperation on digital transformation at GDC closing session

Dhaka calls for BIMSTEC cooperation on digital transformation at GDC closing session

State Minister for Post, Telecommunication and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has urged the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Member…

Drone attack damages merchant ship in Red Sea: UK agencies

Drone attack damages merchant ship in Red Sea: UK agencies

A drone attack damaged a merchant ship in the Red Sea near Yemen Sunday, two maritime security agencies said, as Iran-backed Huthi rebels announced naval attacks in the vital trade…

Russia accuses US for deadly missile attack on Crimea

Russia accuses US for deadly missile attack on Crimea

Russia on Sunday said the United States had responsibility for a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-annexed Crimea, which it said killed four people, including two children, and wounded…

15 killed in synagogue, church attacks in Russia’s Dagestan

15 killed in synagogue, church attacks in Russia’s Dagestan

Gunmen have attacked churches, a synagogue and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, killing at least 15 police and National Guard officers, several civilians…