Nepal earthquake kills at least 157

At least 157 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck a remote part of northwestern Nepal overnight on Friday and toppled multiple buildings, as officials warned that the death toll could rise, according to a police official. The quake measured magnitude 5.6 according to the United States Geological Survey

PM Hasina offers Nepal use of Payra port

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered to Nepal the use of its newly constructed Payra port during a meeting with her Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The two visiting ministers met at newly opened Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room in the FAO Headquarters on the sideline of the UN Food Systems Summit.

India, EU explores scope for connectivity involving Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan

India and the European Union (EU) are exploring connectivity investments and identifying concrete projects in India's north-eastern states and Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan for implementation. India's Ministry of External Affairs, the EU Delegation to India, and the Asian Confluence jointly organized the India–EU Connectivity Conference in Meghalaya recently. The objective of the conference

Delhi to help Dhaka import hydropower from Nepal, Bhutan: FS

India has assured Bangladesh of extending its cooperation for importing hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan through India, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen Wednesday.  Talking to reporters at the Foreign Service Academy, he said they also discussed the "practical problem" in terms of transmission lines inside Bangladesh as there is a

68 dead as passenger plane crashes in Nepal

Scores of rescue workers and onlookers crowded near a steep gorge outside a resort town in central Nepal where a regional passenger plane crashed Sunday, as rescuers combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the ravine below.So far, 68 people have been confirmed dead after a

Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains, 14 bodies recovered

The wreckage of a plane lost in Nepal’s mountains was found Monday scattered on a mountainside and 14 of the 22 people on board were confirmed dead, the army said. Rescuers recovered 14 bodies from the crash site, said Teknath Sitaula of Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu. There was no word

iValue ties up with Aruba to expand services in Bangladesh, Nepal

iValue InfoSolutions, India’s premium technology enabler, Monday announced their partnership with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company for Bangladesh and Nepal, a press release said Monday. This strategic expansion will further extend iValue's solutions and services in the South-Asian countries. Founded in 2002, Aruba provides secure edge-to-cloud networking solutions using AI-based