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Polls-time govt to be led by Hasina, says information minister

report in The Daily Star, July 9, 2023Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud. Photo: PIDThe next national elections will be held under the current government with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the helm, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday. He said this while talking as the chief guest at a seminar organised by Dhaka University’s Oceanography department on the occasion of World Ocean Day at DU. “BNP’s demand for a caretaker government has not…

Country’s poverty rate comes down to 16pc: Hasan Mahmud

report in Prothom Alo, Apr 4, 2023Information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said that the country’s poverty rate has come down to 16 per cent from over 20 per cent of the total population, BSS reports. “Our per capita income has surpassed that of India. We are the 35th country in terms of GDP in the world and our economy has ranked 31st in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP),” he said. Hasan,…