International

Bangladesh uprising leaders form election alliance with Islamists

6 months ago

Bangladesh's largest Islamist party announced on Sunday a seat-sharing agreement with a political outfit formed by students who spearheaded last year's uprising, some of whose members oppose the alliance.Jamaat-e-Islami appears...

Bangladesh reports 102,562 dengue cases, 412 deaths in 2025

6 months ago

Bangladesh witnessed another deadly year of dengue outbreak as the South Asian country recorded 102,562 cases and 412 deaths so far in 2025.Of the total, according to data released on...

Trump congratulates Thailand, Cambodia leaders on ceasefire

6 months ago

US President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia on a ceasefire agreed the previous day, with both countries pledging to end border clashes that have...

First phase of Myanmar's general election concludes

6 months ago

Voting for the first phase of Myanmar's 2025 multi-party democratic general election concluded on Sunday afternoon.Voting began at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday. At 4 p.m., an election official...

40 public officers deemed accountable for fatal restaurant fire in NE China

6 months ago

The emergency management authorities of northeast China's Liaoning Province on Sunday published an official investigation report into a restaurant fire that killed 22 people and injured three others on April...

'World's first' Green parliamentarian dies aged 75

6 months ago

Daniel Brelaz, celebrated in Switzerland as the first Green politician elected to a national parliament anywhere in the world, died overnight, his family said Sunday. He was 75.Brelaz was elected...

'Road and air connectivity important for tourism in Pokhara'

6 months ago

Kaski, Dec 28: Minister for Energy Kulman Ghising has said that international road and air connectivity is important for the tourism development of Pokhara.Inaugurating the 27th edition of the Street...

Political parties begin submitting closed lists of PR candidates

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 28: The political parties have started submitting their closed lists of the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system contesting the upcoming March 5 election, according to the Election Commission...

China will deliver humanitarian aid to Cambodia for displaced people along border: Chinese FM

6 months ago

China is willing to provide humanitarian supplies to Cambodia for the settlement of displaced people in border areas, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan...

Majority of Germans back major pension reform: poll

6 months ago

A public opinion poll released on Sunday shows that a strong majority of Germans believe the country's statutory pension system requires a fundamental overhaul, while confidence in the current governing...

Elderly woman dies in tiger attack

6 months ago

Mahendranagar, Dec 28: An elderly person of Punarbas municipality-6 in Kanchanpur district died in a tiger attack.According to a Police Inspector at the Area Police Office of Tribhuvan Basti, Lokendra...

EU calls young entrepreneurs to furnish new ideas for sustainable packaging

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 28: The European Union has called for proposals for innovation ideas of grant worth Rs 700,000 targeting the young entrepreneurs with an objective of sustainable packaging promotion.The grant...

163 women, girls at risk of trafficking rescued from Birgunj check point in a year

6 months ago

Birgunj, Dec 28: Maiti Nepal has rescued 163 women and girls, who were at risk of trafficking, from Birgunj check point.The organisation rescued such number of women and girls by...

NC urges National Assembly Chair to call the Upper House session

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 28: The Nepali Congress has met with Chairman of the National Assembly, Narayan Prasad Dahal, and urged him to immediately call a session of the Assembly, the upper...

Bangladesh police say student leader's killers fled to India

6 months ago

Bangladesh police on Sunday said the alleged killers of popular student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had fled to India, in comments likely to further strain relations with its neighbour.Hadi, a...

Kyrgyzstan launches Chinese-funded waste-to-energy plant

6 months ago

A Chinese-funded waste-to-energy plant, which generates electricity from solid waste recycling, was launched Saturday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.Speaking at the launch ceremony, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said the...