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Neer maintains top position in points table

FIDE master Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh Navy maintained top position in the points table with nine points after the 11th round of SAIF POWERTEC 48th Chess Championship held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Thursday.

Grandmaster Ziaur Rah…

SME Foundation, Oxfam sign MoU to empower SMEs, drive growth

The SME Foundation and Oxfam in Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for SMEs to empower their businesses, promote and influence the ecosystem, and enhance financial inclusion to strengthen Bangladesh’s SME sector, which covers 9…

One to die for killing friend in Manikganj

A court here today sentenced one person to death for killing his friend four years back.

Senior District and Session Judge Joyosree Samaddar pronounced the verdict in presence of the convict -Imran Hossain Bishu, son of Jamal Mollah of Char Golora vi…

NC General Secretary Thapa advises PM Dahal to quit from post

General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, Gagan Kumar Thapa, has advised Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to step down and pave the way for forming a new government.

Talking to the media in Biratnagar today, the leader said it would be a…

Minister Sudi pledges for global climate finance access

Kathmandu: Minister for Forests and Environment, Nawal Kishor Shah Sudi, has pledged to make efforts for Nepal’s access to global climate finance with a focus on mitigation of climate change impacts.

“The government is committed to taking a leading r…

Three girls drown in Dhanusha

Three girls died after drowning in a pond in Dhanusha on Thursday. They drowned in a public pond at Dhanauji Rural Municipality-5.

Ranjan Awa, Spokesperson of District Police Office, Dhanusha informed that three girls aged 10 to 12 years drowned whil…

UML exits Sudurpaschim Province government

In the wake of coalition change in the federal government, it has created an aftershock in the Sudurpaschim Province government.

The CPN UML exited the Sudurpaschim Province government by withdrawing support to Chief Minister Dirgha Bahadur Sodari.

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Mostafizur Rahman appointed as chief consultant of PMO’s SBTEC

The government has appointed Md Mostafizur Rahman as chief consultant of Smart Bangladesh Taskforce Executive Committee (SBTEC) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with the status of senior secretary.

He will be in the post for two years from the da…