Health Protection Act pending since 2014: adviser
Bangladesh interim government health and family welfare adviser Nurjahan Begum revealed on Friday that Health Protection Act, which was initiated in 2014, was yet to be finalised.
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Bangladesh eager to defend title in Nepal
Bangladesh coach Peter Butler on Monday announced a 23-member squad with the blend of youth and experience for the forthcoming SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship to be held at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, from October 17 to 30...
Bangladesh slips 3 steps in Global Hunger Index
Bangladesh鈥檚 position in the Global Hunger Index 2024 has slipped by three notches particularly reflecting the country鈥檚 lack of progress in reducing undernourishment and...
Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers
Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when the muddy torrent roared into his village in Nepal without warning, but when he returned, he did not recognise his once beautiful settlement.
Bangladesh signs tripartite deal to import 40 MW electricity
Bangladesh, Nepal and India on Thursday inked a tripartite power sales agreement for electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh via India...
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225
Survivors of the monsoon floods that ravaged Nepal at the weekend criticised the government on Tuesday for inadequate relief efforts during a disaster that killed at least...
Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 200
Search and rescue teams in Nepal鈥檚 capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 200 people around the Himalayan republic.
126 killed in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains
Residents of Nepal鈥檚 flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least 126 people across the Himalayan republic...
Bangladesh, Nepal for enhancing energy, trade coop
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and Nepalese prime minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday discussed enhancing energy, trade and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Nepal.
United States introduces Young South Asian Leaders Initiative
Acting under secretary for public diplomacy Lee Satterfield and assistant secretary for South and Central Asian affairs Donald Lu have launched the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative...
Bangladesh CA Yunus, Nepal PM Oli discuss ties between two countries
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Nepal鈥檚 prime minister KP Sharma Oli have discussed enhancing business, energy and transport collaboration between Bangladesh and Nepal...
Bangladesh to sign tripartite deal to import power from Nepal soon: adviser
Bangladesh is poised to sign the tripartite agreement with Nepal and India soon to import hydropower from Nepal via Indian transmission lines, according to power, energy and mineral resources adviser Md Fouzul Kabir Khan...
Nepal envoy hopes to start energy trading with Bangladesh soon
Nepal Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari on Tuesday expressed the hope that his country would be able to start energy trading with Bangladesh soon...
Mirajul fires Bangladesh to their maiden SAFF U-20 title
Forward Mirajul Islam delivered a stellar performance, scoring twice and assisting another, as Bangladesh lifted their maiden SAFF Under-20 Championship title with a commanding 4-1 win over hosts Nepal in the final at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur on Wednesday...
Bangladesh eye maiden title
Three-time runners-up Bangladesh will be looking to clinch their maiden SAFF Under-20 Championship title when they take on hosts Nepal in the final of the six-nation tournament at the...
27 Indian tourists killed in Nepal bus accident
A bus carrying Indian tourists plunged off a Nepali highway and into a river on Friday, killing 27 people and injuring another 16...
Bangladesh suffer defeat to Nepal
Bangladesh finished runners-up in Group A of the SAFF Under-20 Championship when they lost to hosts Nepal 2-1 in their second and final group game at the...
ICCB terms 鈥楤BIN agreement鈥� as catalyst for economic growth
The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh has termed the BBIN or Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal agreement as a catalyst for economic growth and development...
US official Verma to visit India Aug 17
The US deputy secretary of state for management and resources, Richard R Verma, will lead US delegation to India from August 17 to 22.
Nepal approves long-delayed war crimes bill
Nepal鈥檚 parliament approved on Wednesday long-delayed amendments to the transitional justice act aimed at addressing war crimes committed during the country鈥檚...
U-20 football team to leave for Nepal on Friday
Bangladesh Under-20 football team will leave for Nepal on Friday to compete in the six-nation SAFF Under-20 Championship to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from August 18 to 28....
Citizens urge India to refrain from interfering in neighbours鈥� politics
Five citizens of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have demanded that India desist from interfering in the countries鈥� internal affairs....
Nepal closely following Bangladesh situation
The Government of Nepal is closely following the recent political developments in Bangladesh. This information was conveyed through a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal.
Afghan, Nepali migrants hurt in Serbia as van overturns
Thirty Afghan and Nepali migrants were injured when a van transporting them overturned in southeastern Serbia, the RTS state-run television reported on...
18 dead in Nepal plane crash, pilot survives
A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP...
Nepal PM Oli sworn in
Nepal鈥檚 Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after his communist party forged a coalition government with the centre-left...
Nepal's KP Sharma Oli appointed new prime minister
Nepal's president appointed Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli as prime minister for a fourth time on Sunday, after his communist party forged a coalition government with the centre-left Nepali Congress.
Nepal continues search operations for 63 missing after landslide
Nepali rescue teams resumed their search on early Saturday for at least 63 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river...
Nepal Maoist PM loses confidence vote
Nepali prime minister and former Maoist guerrilla commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday barely 18 months after taking...
63 missing as landslide sweeps away two buses into river in Nepal
At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said...