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Tourist Bus Nepal app launched

Kathmandu, Aug 31: An app, ‘Tourist Bus Nepal’, has been launched for the convenience of visitors in booking bus tickets to various tourism destinations. The app is developed by Tourist Bus Association of Nepal (TBAN), the common organisation of touri…

World leaders urge Bangladesh to drop cases against Nobel laureate

More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates have urged Bangladesh’s prime minister to suspend legal proceedings against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished peopl…

DW Environment Journalism Workshop starts in Khulna

With a view to supporting local mediaprofessionals from Bangladesh in the production of high-quality video storieson environmental issues, a four-day environmental journalism workshop wasstarted today in Khulna.The workshop was jointly organized by DW…

US firms showing interest in investing in energy sector: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the interest of US companies is increasing gradually to invest in Bangladesh’s power and energy sector as an investment-friendly atmosphere is prevailing here.”US firms hav…

Universal pension scheme is for common people: Joy

Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the universal pension scheme is for common people.”The universal pension scheme is for the people of Bangladesh and this money is owned by the people o…

Palpa jeep accident: dead identified

Rampur (Palpa): Three people who were killed in a jeep accident at Jorte of Rabdikot rural municipality-2 in Palpa today have been identified. They are Yam Bahadur Bohara, 32, a police constable at the Gulmi District Police Office, Mankala Chudara, 50…

UML moves ahead with new resolve: Senior Vice-Chair Pokhrel

Janakpurdham, Aug 30: CPN (UML) Senior Vice-Chair Ishwor Pokhrel has said the party will move ahead with a new resolve following its 25th Secretariat Meeting. “The Fourth General Convention of the party is the foundation and launching point of the pla…