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EPB holds meeting to facilitate export shipments by air

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) held a meeting with the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Biman Airlines and foreign airlines to discuss smoothing of export shipments by air, air f…

Indian PM to visit Nepal soon: Foreign Minister Dr Rana

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who is currently in New York to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), leading the Nepali delegation, held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of neighbouring India, Narendra Mo…

NTB participating in WTM London after two years

The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) will be participating in the World Travel Market (WTM) London after two years. The Board is scheduled to join the event taking place in London, Great Britain on November 5-7 this year.

The WTM is considered a significan…

Mild heat wave likely to abate in parts of country

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave sweeping over three northern divisions and nine districts of the country including the capital is likely to abate from some places in the next 24 hours from 9 am tod…

Finance Minister Paudel leaving for China today

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel is leaving for a visit to China tonight, at the invitation of Chinese Vice Premier, He Lifeng.

According to his secretariat, Finance Minister Paudel is scheduled to address the Global S…

Durga Puja to be celebrated amid festive mood in Rajshahi

The forthcoming Durga Puja, the largest

religious festival of the Hindus, will be celebrated amid festivity

everywhere in Rajshahi city.

All sorts of necessary preparations were adopted so that the puja is

celebrated with enthusiasm and festive m…

Legal action will be taken against river grabbers: Rizwana

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser for the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, today said directives have been given to deputy commissioners to take legal action against river encroachers.

“There is a li…

EU hopes rise in Bangladesh’s online tax return submission

Michal Krejza, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) here today hoped that online tax return submission may increase to 1.5 million from 0.5 million in Bangladesh this year.

“We hope that the number of people using this service …