MNA Natiuonal Desk: Narendra Modi has greatly respected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership saying her determined leadership has provided the people of Bangladesh a beacon of hope during a difficult period, reported news agency. “From development to security, Bangladesh has made rapid strides in its progress towards peace and prosperity for all citizens, under you able stewardship,” Modi wrote to his Bangladesh counterpart. The Indian Prime Minister said he is looking forward to welcoming his Bangladesh counterpart in Goa next month and taking forward their shared agenda of regional cooperation. However, the message was sent to Hasina on Tuesday just ...
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Ultra pore to get rice at Tk 10 per kg
MNA Business Disk: The government of Bangladesh will distribute rice and lentil among 5 million at Tk 10 per kg to ultra poor rural families across the country under the “Food-friendly Programme”. Each family will be given 30 kg rice per month for five months-March, April and September-November-every year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the programme at Chilmari of Kurigram district this month. The government will need 7.50 tonnes of rice per year for the programme. From now on, cash money will be provided under Test Relief and Food for Work (Kabikha) programmes instead of food grains. As per ...
Read More »Nation to observe the anniversary of Grenade Attack
MNA Editorial Desk: With due respect and firm promise, the nation is set to observe tomorrow the 12th anniversary of the deadly Grenade Attack on an Awami League public rally on August 21 in 2004. The attack was clearly targeted to kill the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other party leaders. The attack was carried out at 5.22 PM after Sheikh Hasina then leader of opposition finished addressing a crowd of 20,000 people from the back of a truck. For observing the 12th grenade attack anniversary, the ruling AL, its associate bodies, its left-leaning allies ...
Read More »74.70% pass HSC, equivalent exams
MNA National Report: HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) results of this year and equivalent exams were published on Thursday, showing a pass rate at 74.70%. That is a rise of 5.1% over last year’s success rate. A total of 8,99,150 examinees came out successful in the examinations and of them, 58,276 got the highest Grade Point Average (GPA)-5, reports news agency. Earlier, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid along with the chairmen of all the education boards handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban at 10:30am. The minister will later formally announce the results at ...
Read More »HSC results will be published on August 18
MNA Editorial Desk: HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) and equivalent exam results of 2016 will be published on Thursday (August 18). Nurul Islam Nahid, Education Minister, along with chairmen of all education boards will hand over copies of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10am. Nahid will officially announce the results at a press conference at 1pm. Applicants will be able to know their results after 2pm. This year a total of 1,218,628 students took part in the exams from eight education boards, and madrasa and technical boards between Apr 3 and Jun 12. The result will be available ...
Read More »India build gas pipeline with Bangladesh
MNA Business Desk: India is planning to build an oil and gas pipeline with Bangladesh for improving cooperation in the energy sector. Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s petroleum and natural gas minister said this in Kolkata on Sunday. Talking with news reporters at the launch of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ (PMUY) in West Bengal, Pradhan said that he made a productive conversation about oil and gas pipeline building cooperation with Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina during his recent visit to the neighboring country. “The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has started the process for a pipeline from Contai in West Bengal ...
Read More »Government launch ‘joy’ to provide immediate support
MNA Technology Desk: The government of Bangladesh is going to launch a mobile phone app titled ‘joy’ to provide immediate support to women and children. Women and children will able to send message pursuing support at any emergency situation by pressing emergency button of the app. Pressing the emergency button the victims will capable to forward a message for help to national helpline centre (10921), police control room, nearest police station and three FnF (friend and family) numbers. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to reveal the application ‘joy’ at the 86th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib on ...
Read More »Bangladesh and India merged Benapole-Petrapole
MNA Business Desk: Bangladesh and India have merged South Asia’s busiest land check-post at Benapole-Petrapole for easing the movement of general public and goods. Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi unlocked the new ‘Petrapole Integrated Check Post’ (ICP) through a video call on Thursday. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee linked them from Kolkata. Narendra Modi said on Thursday, India’s progress is linked to that of all its neighbors, as he along with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Petrapole-Benapole land port which will serve as a key trade route. This is the second ICP on the India-Bangladesh ...
Read More »World leaders at ASEM to support Hasina government
MNA National Desk: World leaders, at the 11th Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, expressed their eagerness to support Hasina government in any situation as news agencies reported. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that her government would take help from Russia, if necessary, in fighting extremism and militancy. Hasina said this when Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held two-sided talks with her on the sidelines of the ASEM Summit here. Medvedev offered to stay beside Bangladesh at its dangerous time if there is any terrorist attack. Foreign secretary M. Shahidul Haque said, numerous topics on bilateral ...
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