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Flood situation mostly stable in Teesta basin

The flood situation remained stable today further lessening risk of a flood alongside the river Teesta, despite a little rise in water level amid a forecast of medium to heavy rainfall in the Teesta basin.Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) offic…

Two more earthquakes with Bajhang epicenter

Kathmandu, Oct 6: Two more earthquakes were felt last night with epicenters at Chainpur of Bajhang district, Sudurpaschim Province.The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, Lainchaur informed that earthquakes- one measuring 4.3 in Richter…

US national dies after falling off cliff

Manang, Oct 6: A US citizen died after falling off cliff while visiting Manang, a mountainous district. The victim is 69-year-old Charles Keith Davis. He was going to Chame from Lamjung in a jeep (Ba 6 Cha 756) on Wednesday night. He was together with …

Weather: Light rainfall forecast today

Kathmandu, Oct 6: Presently the low-pressure area developed over the Bay of Bengal and Jharkhand area of India has its influence in Nepal. So, the country is witnessing cloudy weather and rainfall. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, …

New Ambassadors present their credentials

Newly appointed ambassadors of five different countries to Nepal have submitted their letters of credence to President Ramchandra Paudel.Residential ambassadors of Switzerland and the European Union and non-residential ambassadors of the Kingdom of Sw…

67 Navy personnel leave Dhaka to join UN peacekeeping

A total of 67 members of Bangladesh Navy left here today to join Bangladesh Navy’s Force Marine Unit-9 in UN peacekeeping mission, South Sudan.The contingent has been entrusted with ensuring the safe movement of the UN’s essential fuel, food, medicine…

3.50pc margin to be added with SMART:BB

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has informed that banks can now add 3.50 percent with the reference lending rate which is also known as SMART rate.Earlier, it was 3 percent.For pre-shipment export and agriculture loans, banks can add 2.5 percent with SMART rate …

Govt puts emphasis on yielding more crops in short time: Razzaque

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque today said that the government is emphasizing on producing more crops in less time to ensure sustainable food security as the arable land across the country is decreasing gradually.”We are emphasizing on yielding…