Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed grief at the death of Shamsunnahar Begum, mother of Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed. PM mourns death of freedom fighter Miaz Uddin Read: PM mourns death of Abdul Monem The Prime Minister prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and expressed sympathy for her bereaved family members.

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday put emphasis on constructing necessary infrastructures to reap the highest benefits from the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) signed between Bangladesh and Bhutan. She made the observation during a meeting with visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering at her office. PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. He said that both the Prime Ministers discussed on various fields of cooperation between the two countries, especially trade and connectivity. Both of them agreed to activate the riverine routes so that trade between the two countries could be expanded. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on building more ports of call. For establishing cooperation in hydropower project, she asked for formulating bilateral or tripartite MoU in this regard. The Bhutanese Prime Minister requested Prime Minister Hasina to issue one time multiple full term visa for their students who are studying in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Prime Minister agreed upon the issue and asked the officials concerned for taking necessary steps. She also said that Bangladesh would cooperate Bhutan in ICT sector, especially providing broadband internet. Both the leaders also agreed on working together in the United Nations and other forums. Also read: Bhutanese PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu, Liberation War martyrs Earlier, the two Prime Ministers also held a tête-à-tête for 45 minutes. Prime Minister Dr Tshering conveyed the warm greetings of The King and the people of Bhutan to Bangladesh during the meeting.  

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been included in Forbes’ list of the most powerful women.   She has been ranked 39.   Angela Merkel, Christin Lagarde and Kamala Harris have been ranked first, second and third respectively.   Queen Elizabeth II has been ranked 46 in the list.   Sheikh Hasina, the leader of the ruling Awami League, is the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh. It is her fourth and third consecutive term in office.   She plans to focus on issues such food security, access to education and health care during her fourth term, the Forbes listing said.