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Speaker mourns death of FF Abdul Sattar Mandal

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of valiant freedom fighter (FF) and Muktijoddha Commander of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur district Abdul Sattar Mandal.In a condolence message…

Nationwide rainfall predicted

As the monsoon remains active nationwide, there is a possibility of rainfall across the country this afternoon due to the impacts of the monsoon winds. According to Weather Forecast Division of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, most parts of Ko…

Narayanghat-Mugling road section yet to resume

A massive landslide at Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-5 in Chitwan along the Narayanghat-Muglin road section that started on Thursday afternoon is not cleared yet, causing vehicular disruption for almost 19 hours. The security officials and stakehol…

Kala-azar patients increasing in Kalikot

All five local levels in Kalikot district have recorded Kala-azar patients this year. Black fever, commonly known as Kala-azar, is seen mostly in the tropical region of the country but has now spread in the hilly districts as well. Public Health Offic…

Landslide disrupts Kanti Highway

The vehicular movement along a section of the Kanti Highway has been obstructed after a landslide occurred near Bagmati bridge at Bhattedanda of Lalitpur this morning. The site is some two kilometres away from the bordering area of Lalitpur and Makawa…

‘Foreign investment inevitable for Nepal’s development’

Nepali Congress (NC) leader and HoR member Dr Arzu Rana has said that foreign investment was inevitable for Nepal’s development. At a programme organized by Embassy of Nepal in Tokyo, JICA, JETRO and UNIDO in Tokyo of Japan on Thursday, Rana said that…

Quader greets countrymen on Eid-ul-Azha

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today on behalf of his party greeted the countrymen on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims.The AL leader g…

Main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha held at Jatiya Eidgah ground

The main congregation (jamaat) of the holy Eid-ul Azha was held at Jatiya Eidgah ground adjacent to the High Court under the arrangement of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) amid heavy rainfall.Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, Dhaka South City Corp…

Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated in Rangpur

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated amid inclement weather with due religious fervor and sacrificing animals in the district today.The district administration, Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP), Rangp…