May 21, 2024

Jamaat leader ATM Azhar jailed in sabotage case

DHAKA, A Dhaka court today convicted and sentenced 11 people including former assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam to two-year jail in a sabotage case filed with the capital’s Motijheel Police Station.

The other 10 convic…

BIMSTEC Secretary-General pays courtesy call on President

Kathmandu: Secretary-General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), Indra Mani Pandey, paid a courtesy all on President Ramchandra Paudel this afternoon.

During the meeting held at Sheetal Niw…

Bangladesh declares one-day state mourning at Raisi’s death

DHAKA, The government has announced one-day state mourning on Thursday next at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said a Cabinet Division notification issued today.

On the day, the national flag will remain at half mast atop all governmen…

Finland provides Rs 1.87 billion grant for climate adaptation

Kathmandu: Finland is to provide grant assistance for implementation of the Local Climate Adaptation Programme of Nepal.

An agreement related to this financial support was signed at a programme organized at the Ministry of Finance here today.

Minist…

Testimony in Tipu-Preeti murder case on June 20

Dhaka, A court here today fixed June 20 for the testimony in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and college girl Samia Afran Preeti in the city’s North Shahjahanpur area on March 24, 2022.

As none of the witnesse…

‘Buddhist philosophy everlasting’

Kathmandu: The experts have said the Buddhist philosophy is everlasting, so its relevance is growing across the globe.

During a programme the TU Central Department of Buddhist Study organized on the occasion of 2568 Buddha Jayanti and Baisakh Poornim…

Bill Related to Political Parties withdrawn from HoR

Kathmandu: The Bill Related to Political Parties (Second Amendment), 2080BS has been withdrawn from the House of Representatives (HoR).

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister, Rabi Lamichhane, had presented a proposal in the HoR meeting toda…

No compromise with ‘zero tolerance’ on terrorism: FS

DHAKA, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said

Bangladesh does not compromise with the ‘zero tolerance’ approach to

terrorism in all its forms and manifestations with a view to building a

peaceful, just and inclusive society.

The Foreign Min…