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India, Nepal agree to build 695mw hydroelectric power plant

India and Nepal will build a 695mw hydropower plant, officials said on Monday, as the Himalayan nation looks to exploit its abundant potential to generate clean energy to ease power shortages.

High-voltage power lines and electricity pylons

Govt offers to export electricity to Nepal during winter and import in summer

Bangladesh has been importing electricity from neighbouring India while the process for import of hydropower from Nepal is in its final stage

A man sits outside a money exchange at Thamel, a major tourist hub, as government tightens imports of cars, gold and cosmetics after the foreign exchange reserves have fallen in Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal seeks overseas nationals' help to build up forex reserves

Nepal, wedged between China and India, this month imposed curbs on luxury goods imports to rein in capital outflows

A still from Payer Tolay Mati Nai

‘Payer Tolay Mati Nai’ bags top award at Nepal Int’l Film Fest

‘Payer Tolay Mati Nai’ is directed by Mohammad Rabbi Mridha and produced by Abu Shahed Emon

Bangladesh beat Nepal by 4-2 goals in SAFF U-18 tournament

SAFF U-18: Bangladesh thrash Nepal 4-2

Bangladesh made a good start to the three-nation SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022

BBIN meeting calls for expeditiously finalise passenger, cargo protocols for MVA

BBIN meeting calls for finalising passenger, cargo protocols for MVA soon

The South Asian countries emphasised the importance of operationalising the BBIN MVA expeditiously to enable seamless movement between them for facilitating trade and people-to-people contact

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina releases an envelope, postal ticket and a data card marking the Golden Jubilee celebration of the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Balaka Bhaban in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as the chief guest on 23 February 2022

PM Hasina asks Biman to adopt new technology, improve service

Biman is going to digitalise its passenger service system fully in the first week of next March, said prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Workers unload coal from a supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on 12 October 2021

Countering China influence Coal India plans exports to Bangladesh

Indian coal, however, is generally considered to be of lower quality

BBIN deal to open possibilities for multimodal connectivity: Experts

BBIN deal to open possibilities for multimodal connectivity: Experts

Speakers at a webinar today said that the implementation of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) will open up the possibility of adopting a sub-regional ...

Suborna Morsheada

An artist’s never-ending quest for self

Searching for self is always difficult. That is very much true for an artist, and that is where the paintbrush starts crumbling. Little is the solace upon those who disconnect themselves from this ...

In this picture taken on 19 September 2021, climate refugee Bibi Salma (L) sits with her family inside her temporary home at a shanty settlement in Dhaka

Incomes dip for South Asia's women home workers as heat rises

Rising heat and heavier rains across South Asia, as the planet warms, are forcing home-based women workers to cut down on hours as their houses get hotter or are flooded often, resulting in a loss of ...

Bangladesh at the hub of three drug trafficking regions

Bangladesh at the hub of three drug trafficking regions

Bangladesh, a country that does not even produce narcotics, faces serious threat due to its geographical location at the centre of Asia’s three main drug trafficking regions -- the Golden Triangle, ...

High Commissioner of India, Vikram Doraiswami

Interview: High Commissioner of India, Vikram Doraiswami (Part 2) 'Connectivity will be a game changer for Bangladesh and the entire region'

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka, Vikram Doraiswami, has stressed that sub-regional connectivity is a good thing for everybody, a game changer. He said the next 50 years will be an even more ...

Combination of the flags of Bangladesh (L) and Pakistan

Why the comparison with Pakistan on our Golden Jubilee?

Do we actually understand the price we had to pay to win our independence?

Prantik Nawrose Nabil celebrates after completing his century at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, UAE on 24 December, 2021

U-19 Asia Cup Nabil's ton sets up big win against Nepal

Prantik Nawrose Nabil hit a century in the U-19 Asia Cup in the UAE as Bangladesh beat Nepal by a big margin of 154 runs on Friday

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