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8th Edition of Echoes in the Valley Music Festival set to kick off on Friday

KATHMANDU, March 19 -- The 8th edition of Echoes in the Valley is scheduled to commence on March 22 and 23 at Hanuman Dhoka Museum and Itum Bahal, respectively. During this two-day music festival, pe... Read More


Brussels hosts event dedicated to Nooruz

Kyrgyzstan, March 19 -- An event dedicated to Nooruz took place at the central library in Brussels on March 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reports. The event was organized... Read More


Restaurant owners threaten closure over fire safety raids

Dhaka, March 19 -- In the face of fire-safety raids sealing off eateries following the Bailey Road fire tragedy, restaurant owners have protested against what they say "harassment" and "extortion" by ... Read More


BD bets on 'One Village One Product' strategy to aid handicraft export

Dhaka, March 19 -- The government looks to adopt the "One Village, One Product" (Ekti Gram, Ekti Ponno) strategy for branding Bangladeshi handicrafts at home and abroad, according to sources. It has ... Read More


Tanzania to build Sh286 billion Afcon stadium in Arusha

Tanzania, March 19 -- Dar es Salaam. The government has allocated Sh286 billion for the construction of a football stadium in Arusha Region. The stadium, to be named after Samia Suluhu Hassan, in hon... Read More


Samia reshapes, conquers cricket world

Dar es Salaam, March 19 -- TANZANIA: TO set history is one thing but to maintain the status can be even harder. But for President Samia Suluhu Hassan seems it is not the case, she has already explored... Read More


Ireland urged to set up special economic zone in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 19 -- Bangladesh proposed that Ireland set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the country for investment by Irish companies, Prime Minister's Private Industries and Investment Adviser Sa... Read More


Dokolo by-election: Candidates promise 'heaven on earth' ahead of poll

Uganda, March 19 -- Candidates in the Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament by-election have promised to deliver robust socio-economic transformation in the area if elected successors of the late... Read More


Ministry, MUI agree to cooperate in halal tourism and creative economy

Jakarta, March 19 -- The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy established collaboration with the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to support the development of halal tourism and halal creative econo... Read More


Thousands have taken refuge near DRC's Virunga National Park; will it survive?

Nairobi, March 19 -- Near the green savannah of Virunga National Park, at the foot of the Nyiragongo volcano, stand hundreds of white tarp huts. The huts, built by internally displaced persons that fl... Read More