Category: General
Nylon fence erected in 40 kms of Sundarbans to tackle human-wildlife conflict
The Forest Department has installed nylon fence in 40-km areas at critical locations in the Sundarbans to halt the entry of tigers, deer and other wild animals to locality and increase the tiger population in the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Sou…
Saber Hossain placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed former Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of BNP activist Mokbul in 2022.
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issued the remand order aft…
Mathias, son of legendary climber Maurice Herzog, honoured in Pokhara
Mathias Herzog, the son of the late Maurice Herzog who set the world record for his first ascent of Mount Annapurna (8,091 meters) was honoured here today.
Maurice Herzog is the first person to climb the Annapurna-I. The French national summated Mt …
Death toll from Sherpur floods rises to 9 as one more dies
The death toll from the ongoing floods in Sherpur has risen to nine after an eight-year-old girl drowned in flash floodwaters on Monday in the Koloshpar area of Nalitabari upazila.
The victim, Jinia Begum, daughter of Jamal Uddin from Gazirkhamar ar…
Govt mulls cutting duty on rice import to tame prices: Officials
The government is considering reducing the import duty on rice in an effort to stabilise rice prices in the country.
Sources at the finance, commerce, and food ministries indicate that this decision is being contemplated due to recent floods that se…
Home Minister Lekhak calls for unity for disaster response efforts
Kathmandu: Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has called for unity and collective efforts among all political parties at the time when, he added, that country and citizens were bearing the brunt of rain-induced disasters.
Addressing the meeting …
Hydropower companies, financial institutions contribute to PM Disaster Relief Fund
Kathmandu: Domestic and foreign hydropower companies and financial institutions have contributed monetary support to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund. The companies and financial institutions handed over the cheques of various amounts to Prime …
Special task force formed to monitor prices of daily essentials
The government on Monday formed a special task force at the district level to monitor the market conditions and supply chains of essential goods.
The Ministry of Commerce issued a notification regarding this initiative.
The ten-member task force wi…