Nepal

Nepal passenger plane crash kills all 23 on board

Rescuers in western Nepal have found the wreckage of a passenger plane which went missing with 23 people on board.
24 February 2016, 04:39 AM

Trade with Nepal: Bangladesh opens immigration office at border

India and Bangladesh opens immigration offices on their respective sides of the Fulbari-Banglabandha border point, the route for bilateral trade between Nepal and Bangladesh.
22 February 2016, 05:30 AM

Nepal’s Ex-PM Sushil Koirala passes away

Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala breathed his last in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, succumbing to Pneumonia, according to family sources. He was 77.
9 February 2016, 06:54 AM

India crush Nepal by 7 wickets

India secure a huge seven-wicket victory over Nepal to become Group D champion of ICC U19 World Cup at Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 04:56 AM

Bangabandhu Gold Cup: Nepal beat Bahrain 3-0, win first int’l title after 23 years

Nepal win its first international title in 23 years, beating Bahrain 3-0 in the final of Bangabandhu Gold Cup at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
22 January 2016, 13:33 PM

Big earthquake coming, warn Indian experts

Indian Union home ministry's disaster management experts warn of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale which may hit the already ruptured Himalayan region, reports The Times of India.
6 January 2016, 09:19 AM

Bangladesh static in Human Development Index

Bangladesh’s position remains unchanged in the Human Development Index, according to the 2015 Human Development Report launched by UNDP.
20 December 2015, 09:20 AM

Bangladesh girls become AFC U-14 champion

Marzia's 16th minute goal becomes the defining factor for Bangladesh clinching the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship in the finals against Nepal - a match that was postponed because of the catastrophic earthquake there.
20 December 2015, 07:24 AM

Bangladesh beat Nepal 1-0

Bangladesh beat Nepal 1-0 in a warm up match of SAFF Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
17 December 2015, 14:24 PM

Bhutan asks Bangladesh to limit buses, trucks to border

The Bhutan government requests Bangladesh to limit their cargo and bus services to the Bhutanese border, Bhutanese newspaper Kuensel reports.
5 December 2015, 07:09 AM

4-nation friendship motor rally visits Savar memorial

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal Friendship Motor Rally visits national memorial at Savar, on the outskirts in Dhaka.
1 December 2015, 06:59 AM

Blockade ‘risk’ to Nepalese children

Shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines are putting more than three million infants at risk of death or disease as winter begins in Nepal, the UN children's fund (Unicef) has warned.
1 December 2015, 04:54 AM

Quader for borderless connectivity among BBIN

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has batted for “borderless connectivity” with Bhutan, India and Nepal to “achieve fruit of the transport corridor” among these nations.
30 November 2015, 06:40 AM

Nepal clashes: Death toll rises to 4

At least four demonstrators have been killed since Saturday in southern Nepal, during protests against the new constitution.
23 November 2015, 06:38 AM

Bus, cargo services to connect 3 countries with Bangladesh soon: FM

Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) -- are planning to launch a new passenger bus and cargo service soon, announced Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.
13 November 2015, 13:17 PM

Nepal footballers charged with treason for match-fixing

Five Nepali footballers are charged with treason over allegations of match-fixing during qualifiers in 2011 for the World Cup, police say.
9 November 2015, 06:45 AM

Nepal bus crash kills 30 people

At least 30 people are killed and 35 injured in a bus crash in Nepal.
3 November 2015, 14:20 PM

Nepal's parliament elects nation's first female president

Bidhya Devi Bhandari, a Communist leader who has long campaigned for women's rights, is elected as Nepal's first female president.
28 October 2015, 12:26 PM

Delhi plays “Big Brother” to Nepal

India-Nepal relations are extremely intertwined not only because of their religious affinity - both are predominantly Hindu societies - but also because of India's security concerns.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Nepal elects Communist party leader new prime minister

Nepal's parliament elects Communist party leader Khadga Prasad Oli the new prime minister Sunday, thrusting him into the centre of daunting challenges, from ethnic protests over the new constitution.
11 October 2015, 14:31 PM