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Naryan distributes Tk 32 lakh among destitute people in Khulna

Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda distributed cheques amounting Taka 32 lakh and relief goods among poor and destitute people in Khulna on Sunday afternoon.

The minister handed over the cheques allotted by the different government institutions as …

Proposed Election Commissioner withdraws his nomination

Kathmandu: Krishna Man Pradhan who is proposed to the post of Election Commissioner has informed the Parliamentary Hearing Committee that he wished to withdraw his candidacy to the proposed post.

In a letter to the Committee today, Pradhan said that …

Asif Mahbub, Arif Sohail placed on remand over Setu Bhaban attack

A Dhaka court today granted six-day remand to former BRAC University teacher Asif Mahtab Utsho and coordinator of Jahangirnagar University quota reform movement Arif Sohail in connection with the attack on Setu Bhaban in the city’s Banani.

Investigat…

Preparatory meeting for Nat’l Mourning Day held in Noakhali

A preparatory meeting on observance of the National Mourning Day-2024 and the 49th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was held in the district today.

The meeting was held in the conference room of the depu…

Four get life imprisonment in Ishrak murder case

A court has convicted and sentenced four people to life imprisonment in a case lodged over the murder of Tanvir Mahtab Ishrak in Tangail.

The four convicts are Abu Foysal, Amit Hasan, Ariful Islam Anik and Khandaker Mehedi Hasan Novel.

Judge Rafikul…

Pakistani ambassador calls on Foreign Minister Rana

Kathmandu: Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Abrar H. Hashmi, paid a courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba today.

Various matters relating to Nepal-Pakistan relations and cooperation were discussed on the occasion, according…

‘Role of Diaspora important for promotion of language’

Participants of a programme have acknowledged the important role of Nepali Diaspora in promotion of Nepali language and literature.

In an interaction organized on Sunday by the International Nepali Literature Society in Maryland, USA, they reiterated…