United News of Bangladesh

  Dhaka, Oct 26 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed the hope that country’s children will fulfill the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to build Bangladesh as ‘Sonar Bangla’.   "Today's children will materialise the dream of the Father of the Nation to make the country ‘Sonar Bangla as they’re the country’s future," she said.   The Prime Minister was addressing a function at Ganobhaban marking the distribution of prizes among the winners of drawing and essay writing competitions organised on the occasion of Bangabandhu's birthday.   She said the government is putting immense importance to the education sector to make children worthy citizens. "Our country is marching forward. Being well-educated, today’s children will run the country tomorrow."    Hasina briefly described various programmes taken by the government to upgrade the country’s education system.   Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust organised the competition on 96th, 97th and 98th birthdays of the Father of the Nation.   President of Bangabandhu Jadughar Artist Hashem Khan, member secretary of Bangabandhu Memorial Trust Sheikh Hafizur Rahman and chief executive officer of the memorial trust Mashura Hossain, among others, spoke on the occasion.   Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the memorial trust, said the government is working for people’s welfare and building Bangladesh as a prosperous country.   She said the government wants every child to pursue education and that is why it is distributing free textbooks from pre-primary level to secondary one and providing stipend and scholarship to them.   The Prime Minister said the government has nationalised some 26,000 primary schools following Bangabandhu’s footsteps. "We're establishing government a college and a school in every upazila for the development of education " she said.   She said they has turned the Dhanmondi house of Bangabandhu into Bangabandhu Museum and formed a trust in the name of the Father of the Nation. "We're giving stipend to 1,700 distressed but meritorious children from the fund as well as providing assistance to the August 21 grenade attack victims."   Hasina said her government is encouraging children in sports and cultural activities like songs and painting so that their talent and thoughts flourish properly.   She reiterated her determination to build Bangladesh as a middle-income country by 2021 and a prosperous and developed one by 2041. "We've also adopted Delta Plan-2100 to build Bangladesh as the most developed country in the next century and present a prosperous and beautiful life to the future generation."    Hasina extended her sincere thanks to the participants of the drawing and essay writing competitions and their guardians, hoping that more children will take part in the competition in coming years.   Earlier, the Prime Minister distributed prizes among the winners of the competitions organised by Bangabandhu Memorial Trust between 2016 and 2018.  

Dhaka, Oct 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged China to put pressure on Myanmar so that it takes back Rohingyas who were displaced from their homeland in Rakhine state.

Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced that there will be no hunger and poverty in the country if Awami League is voted to power again in the upcoming general election.

Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – Mentioning that science and technologies are like flowing rivers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will do whatever is needed to cope with the fast-changing world to ensure a brighter future for the young generation.

Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home early Saturday wrapping up her four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

From Muhammad Syfullah, UNB Staff Writer

Madaripur, Oct 14 (UNB) – Taking a swipe at Dr Kamal Hossain, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the Gono Forum chief has joined hands with killers.

Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday donated Tk 20 crore to the fund of Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust constituted by the present government to provide financial support to media people during their needs.

Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday provided Tk 1.82 crore as financial assistance for 12 families, including those of late footballer and hockey players, film actor, litterateur and persons critically injured in BNP-Jamaat violence.

Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said conspiracies over elections were there and will be there in the future but she does not care about it at all.