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After 14 years, a lead finally emerged in the 2012 murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- After 14 years, a lead finally emerged in the 2012 murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, with three individuals allegedly involved in the killings identifie... Read More


The United States struck targets in Iran

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- The United States struck targets in Iran on Tuesday (Sep. 1) as hostilities flared again after a month without military action. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies, seen a... Read More


Runa Khan's Bangladesh

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- Runa Khan, this year's Bangladeshi recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, has given an interview to Nilima Jahan of The Daily Star. It conta... Read More


Hormuz Strait's reopening doesn't depend on one party: Dhaka

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has said keeping the Strait of Hormuz open does not depend on just one single party, stressing that there are a range of complex issu... Read More


Bangladesh to purchase additional aircraft based on need, not under pressure

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- Ruling out any US pressure behind Bangladesh's decision to purchase additional Boeing aircraft, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has said the move is driven by the co... Read More


'PM Tarique intelligent, pro-people person; we should leave it to him'

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has described Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as an "intelligent" and "pro-people" leader, saying decisions on his possible visit ... Read More


Climate change has won - now it's climate catastrophe

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- The stunning collapse of Langtang Lirung, at 7,234 m (23,734 ft) the highest peak of the Langtang Himal, a subrange of the Nepalese Himalayas, and the 99th highest mountain in the wo... Read More


Mapping Tomorrow's Jobs, Preparing Today's Workforce

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- angladesh plans decades ahead for power, roads, ports and economic zones, guided by projections of future demand. Yet we do not plan with the same precision for our most importa... Read More


A far-reaching judgement of the High Court

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- n October 2019, the Feni Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher, indee... Read More


The international community must not ignore its duty towards the Rohingya

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- or nine years, Bangladesh has carried a burden that was never meant to be its own. More than a million Rohingya refugees now live in Bangladesh, most of them in the camps of Cox... Read More