HC starts delivering judgment on Hasina Niko case plea
March 11, 2010
The High Court on Thursday started delivering judgment on a writ petition filed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for quashing proceedings against her in the Niko corruption case.
The HC bench of Justice Md Shamsul Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee began delivering the verdict at about 12:30pm on the petition after concluding hearing on it.
PM says govt working on ‘health services for all’
March 6, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government is working to reach the health services to the doorsteps of all people across the country.
Meanwhile, 6.82 lakh people in 400 upazilas have received health services through the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust. People in rural areas are now getting health services sitting at their houses as per the pledges of the grand alliance government, she said.
Govt is working to ensure transparency by using ICT: PM
March 4, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the present government is working to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance, by utilising information technology as tools for implementing the ‘charter of change’.
She said this while inaugurating the Digital Innovation Fair at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the capital.
Reformed, disciplined BDR in a year: DG
March 3, 2010
Director General of Bangladesh Rifles Maj Gen Mainul Islam on Wednesday hoped that the force would emerge as a disciplined force through necessary reforms within a year.
PM unveils ambitious digital scheme
March 2, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday opened an ambitious digital scheme to bring all union parishads under fibre optic cable network.
Cabinet okays new border guard law
March 1, 2010
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the Border Guard Bangladesh Bill 2010, keeping a provision of capital punishment for offences like mutiny, killing and arson by the paramilitary forces.
A regular meeting of the cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair also formed a six-member high-powered committee for detailed analysis of the bill and asked it to submit the report in the next cabinet meeting.
PM asks officers to pay heed to soldiers’ problems
February 18, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the officers of the armed forces to increase their interactions with the general soldiers and listen to their problems and professional difficulties and also resolve those instantly.
“I’ve firm conviction that you have the courage and efficiency to face any problem,” she said at the Graduation Ceremony of the Defence Services Command and Staff College of 2009-10 Course at the Mirpur Hall of the Mirpur Cantonment.
Renaming ZIA leads to 45-minute walkout
February 16, 2010
The BNP-led opposition lawmakers walked out of the parliament for 45 minutes on Tuesday in protest against the cabinet decision to rename Zia International Airport.
PM opens first power unit at Siddhirganj Plant
February 14, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the newly built 120-megawatt first unit of the 240MW power plant project at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj.
After inauguration, the prime minister called upon the countrymen to adapt cost effective in utilising power and gas, report private television channel Desh TV.
Muhith for increasing Bangladesh-Turkey trade
February 13, 2010
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said private sector cooperation between Bangladesh and Turkey should be strengthened to increase the bilateral trade to the US$ 1 billion mark.
Muhith made the remark when he called on Turkish Minister of State Prof Dr Mehmet Aydin at Sonargaon Hotel.