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Remittance inflow sees 80.20pc growth in September

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$2405 million remittances in September, 2024 which was 80.20 percent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year.

The country received $1334 million from overseas workers in September 2023, according to the…

Home adviser assures of finest Duraga Puja celebration this year

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has said that the celebration of this year’s Durga Puja, the largest festival of the Hindu community, would be the finest one in comparison to the previous years.

‘The Durga Puja celebration o…

Nepalis in Lebanon are safe, says MoFA

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that all the Nepali citizens in Lebanon are safe and that efforts are being made to ease their stay during the current adverse situation.

Issuing a statement here today the Ministry has meanwhile al…

JPC managing committee member Shimanta Khokon passes away

Shimanta Khokon, managing committee member of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) and News Editor of NTV, died at his residence in city’s Chamelibagh area today.

He was 51.

Shimanta Khokon was sick for long.

He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter.

He wi…

Army chief opens 30 more medical dispensaries

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman today inaugurated 30 more medical dispensaries in Dhaka and other districts through video teleconferencing (VTC) at the ECB Chattar in Dhaka Cantonment here.

Subsequently, he exchanged views with the retired…

New record in air travel: 559 flights operated in single day

Kathmandu: Flow of air passengers has increased following the obstruction of roadways leading to and from the federal capital.

Landslide and flood occurred on September 27 and 28 due to incessant rainfall have blocked main highways leading to Kathman…

PM’s US visit successful: UML

Kathmandu: A meeting of the CPN (UML) today concluded that Prime Minister and party Chairperson KP Sharma Oli’s recent visit to the United States of America remained productive.

According to UML General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel, the Prime Minister a…