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Death toll from latest disaster reaches 132

Kathmandu: The number of people killed due to flood, landslide, inundation and natural disaster incidents has reached 132, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Ministry said that so far 68 people have been killed due to disaster incidents i…

Children Rights Week begins in Gopalganj

The World Children Day and Children Rights Week was inaugurated in the town today.

Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Kamruzzaman inaugurated the World Children Day and Children Rights Week in a function at district Shishu academy this afternoon.

With add…

Salman, Anisul shown arrested in another murder case

A court here today showed ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s private industry affairs adviser Salman F Rahman and former law minister Anisul Huq arrested in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in THE capital’s New Market area during…

Eminent journalist, freedom fighter Badiul Alam passes away

Noted journalist and Freedom Fighter Badiul Alam passed away at his Moghbazar residence here this noon at the age of 77.

Alam breathed his last at 1:45 pm as he had been suffering from different diseases including kidney ailment for long, his relativ…

DSCC conducts special anti-mosquito drive in 29 wards

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today conducted special anti-mosquito and cleaning drive in 29 wards to curb dengue alongside its regular activities.

A team of DSCC comprised of its health department and waste management department conducted the …

Emergency meeting of UML central office

Kathmandu: The CPN (UML) has called an emergency meeting of its central office. Members of the party’s disaster management and volunteer department will also attend the meeting called by party general secretary Shankar Pokharel, according to Secretary…

Narayan Chandra sued over abduction in Khulna

A case was filed against former Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda for abducting a woman.

Salma Akter, daughter of Md Afsar Golzer, hailed from Cheruri village under Dumuria upazila in Khulna, filed a case accusing ex-minister Narayan Chandra Chand…

After censure, airliners decide not to impose maximum airfare

Kathmandu: The domestic airlines companies will refrain from selling tickets at maximum price for the next three days thanks to the public censure of exorbitant fares.

The meeting of the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) that took place …

100 people dead, 67 missing in floods and landslides

Kathmandu: 100 people have died while 67 are reported missing in the late monsoon-induced floods and landslides that took place across the country. In addition, another 100 people have been injured in the disaster.

According to the Home Ministry, 20 …