PM
Children to grow as worthy citizens through sports: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the Awami League government always gives importance to all sorts of sports aiming to make the children of the country as worthy citizens.
Properly follow Bangabandhu’s ideology to build Sonar Bangla: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked Awami League leaders and activists to follow Bangabandhu's ideology properly to build a developed and prosperous Bangladesh free of hunger and poverty.
PM pays homage to Ismat Ara Sadique
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid tributes to Awami League MP from Jashore-6 constituency Ismat Ara Sadique who passed away in the morning.
PM pays tributes to ex-Bogura MP Mannan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tributes to former Awami League lawmaker from Bogura Abdul Mannan by placing a wreath on his coffin at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
PM mourns death of Freedom Fighter AL leader Tanzel
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Magura district unit of Awami League president and valiant Freedom Fighter Tanzel Hossain Khan.
PM’s photographs taken for e-passport
Photographs of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were taken by officials of the Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) on Sunday for e-passport that will be introduced in the country on Wednesday.
DIP officials took photographs of the Prime Minister at her official residence Ganobhaban, PM's Deputy Press KM Shakhawat Moon said.
He said the Prime Minister also put her signature digitally on a device on the occasion.
Project Director of e-passport Project Brigadier General Saidur Rahman Khan was present.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to launch e-passport at a programme at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on January 22.
DIP Director General Major General Shakil Ahmed earlier told UNB that the DIP will distribute e-passport from Agargaon, Jatrabari and Uttara passport offices and later, e-passport will be distributed in phases from DIP offices across the country.
Renowned German company Veridos GmbH has been working on e-passport and e-gate in the country, he said, adding that efforts are underway to make immigration process flawless with the introduction of e-passport.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), there are more than 100 states and non-state entities (i.e. United Nations) currently issuing e-passports, and over 490 million e-passports are in circulation.
e-passports add a layer of security to traditional non electronic passports by embedding an electronic chip in the passport booklet that stores the biographical information visible on page 2 of the passport, as well as a digital security feature.
The digital security feature is a country specific "digital signature." These digital signatures are unique to each country and can be verified using their respective certificates.
According to the project details, the project “Introduction of Bangladesh e-Passport and Automatic Border Control Management” is being implemented at a cost of Tk 4,569 crore.
The DIP is implementing the project with full government funding. A total of 30 million passports will be delivered in 10 years.
With the issuance of the e-passport the whole process of the immigration formalities will be completed through online.
It said two million e-passports will be made in Germany. As a result, the passports of those who apply first will be made from Germany. The validity of e-passport will be for five and 10 years.
The DIP and Germany Veridos signed an agreement on July 19 in 2018 for electronic passports alongside machine-readable ones.
PM wants Fast Track Monitoring Committee to oversee more projects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for bringing more important projects under the watch of the Fast Track Monitoring Committee alongside the exiting 10 fast-track projects.
PM mourns death of Bogura-1 MP Mannan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Awami League leader and Member of the Parliament Abdul Mannan.
PM leaves Abu Dhabi for home
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday left here for home wrapping up her three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week” and “Zayed Sustainability Prize” ceremony.
PM’s new principal secretary meets President
Newly-appointed Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Ahmad Kaikaus made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Tuesday.