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Recent floods and landslides claim 14 lives

Kathmandu: A total of 14 people have lost their lives to disasters triggered by incessant monsoon rain at different parts of the country since Friday night.

Others three have gone missing in the landslides, flooding, and inundations. According to th…

UML parliamentary party calls for Prime Minister’s resignation

Kathmandu: CPN (UML) parliamentary party meeting has decided to demand the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.

Informing about the decision of the meeting, the UML parliamentary party chief whip Mahesh Bartaula, s…

Three persons held with 14-kg silver

Kathmandu: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested three persons along with silver jewelries weighing 14.25 kg.

Those arrested were Indian nationals Aman Kumar, 22; Biki Kumar Saha, 26; and Shravan Prasad Kanu, 34, from Li…

Kaligandaki Corridor blocked for traffic

The Baglung section of the Kaligandaki Corridor continues to remain blocked for traffic since Saturday morning. Landslides that have occurred at four different places in the corridor has made it inaccessible for vehicular transportation.

According to…

Biman to buy planes as per evaluation committee report: Faruk

Civil aviation and tourism minister M Faruk Khan

today reiterated that Biman Bangladesh airlines will purchase new aircraft in

line with its evaluation committee’s recommendation.

“Currently, the evaluation process is undergo .. and expectedly it w…

Armed Forces being made global standard: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has taken measures to make armed forces more developed and global standard as they are the symbol of Bangladesh’s sovereignty.

“Armed forces are the symbol of our sovereignty—we have already ta…

Flood victims got cash support from WFP in Gaibandha

As many as 20000 flood affected families of four upazilas of the district got cash support from the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) to pass their days without economic trouble during the emergency.

Overall flood situation in hard-to-reach ch…

Bangladesh to become homeless-free country soon: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh will become a homeless and landless-free country after the distribution of only 11,000 homes.

‘We’re only 11,000 homes away from making Bangladesh as a homeless and landless-free country,’ she said w…