Tag: Bangladesh PM
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Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh might extend shutdown of offices
PM Hasina further said, "We had declared a 10-day holiday. But it might be extended by a few more days".
March 31, 2020 -
COVID-19: Bangladesh extends ban on all passenger flights until April 7
Bangladesh and most other countries have already put unprecedented travel curbs to battle the pandemic.
March 29, 2020 -
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina announces stimulus package to counter COVID-19 impact
On Wednesday, the Country announced fifth death related to COVID-19.
March 26, 2020 -
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks EU support for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Karim said that Conte appreciated Bangladesh's management of the Rohingya crisis, adding that he encouraged Hasina to continue with the policy of hospitality.
February 7, 2020 -
‘CAA unnecessary, though it’s India’s internal matter’: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
The contentious CAA seeks to provide citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and have arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014.
January 19, 2020 -
‘Shakib Al Hasan made a mistake and he’s realised that’: Bangladesh PM
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday banned Shakib for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
October 30, 2019 -
Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for fourth term
Hasina dropped 36 members from the previous Cabinet and also didn't pick members of allied parties in her new Cabinet.
January 7, 2019 -
Guarded optimism
Two critical signals were emitted from Bangladesh on Monday, at once very different and confusing. Exactly two months ahead of the general election, Prime Minister Begum Hasina has agreed to hold talks with the Opposition alliance called the Jatiyo Oikya Front. While this may be deemed as a certain forward movement in the country’s murky …
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October 31, 2018 -
Bangladesh PM Hasina seeks UN help for Rohingya’s return
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the help of UN to implement the Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas displaced from the Rakhine state. Hasina spoke with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the issue over phone on Friday night and her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the UN …
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April 7, 2018 -
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina opens free textbook distribution
As the National Textbook Festival of Bangladesh is set to be celebrated across the country on January 1, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the free textbook distribution programme for the coming academic year (2018) on Saturday (December 30). Hasina formally opened the free textbook distribution programme by handing over books of primary and secondary levels …
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December 30, 2017 -
Bangladesh signs $4.5 bn loan deal with India
Bangladesh signed $4.5 billion third line of credit (LoC) agreement with India for its infrastructure and social sector development. The loan deal agreement was signed in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his Bangladeshi counterpart A M A Muhith after the two leaders held talks here. Economic Relations Division Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam signed …
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October 4, 2017 -
Bangladesh’s PM at UN urges ‘safe zones’ for Myanmar’s Rohingyas
Bangladesh’s prime minister has proposed creating UN-supervised safe zones inside Myanmar to protect Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing a military crackdown to seek refuge in her country. “These people must be able to return to their homeland in safety, security and dignity,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the UN General Assembly yesterday. The United Nations …
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September 22, 2017 -
Khaleda Zia’s graft cases hearing adjourned again
A special court in Bangladesh on Thursday adjourned the hearing of two graft cases against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the Special Judge Court-3 passed the order in the presence of Khaleda Zia, who also is the chairperson of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), in the courtroom in Dhaka, Xinhua …
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January 5, 2017