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…
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…
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the extension of Sanath Jayasuriya’s tenure as interim head coach of the men’s national team for an additional year.Initially appointed on 7th July 2024, the former Sri Lanka captain took …
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 …
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 …
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…
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said on Monday professionalism of journalists is the most important pillar of media freedom, stressing that media workers financial issues need to be addressed to ensure their dignity.
‘We want to loo…
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…