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BB sets new transaction timing for banks from July 15 United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, July 14 -- The Bangladesh Bank has set a new schedule for transactions at the banks against the backdrop of the government decision to relax the ongoing strict lockdown from July 15. As per a new circular issued by the central bank, now banks will carry out transactions from 10 am to 4 pm on July 15th, 18th and 19th instead of the existing 10 am to 2:30 pm. The circular says they ca...

Oli flew too high Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 13 -- Once again, the Supreme Court has come to the rescue of Nepals fragile democracy. On Monday, the five-member Constitutional Bench of the top court overturned Prime Minister KP Sharma Olis dissolution of the House of Representatives and ordered President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister as per Article 76 (5) of the constitution. Having defenestrated Oli, the court has f...

Understanding graphics cards Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 13 -- Video game graphics have gotten more complicated over the years. Games look more and more photo-realistic these days and with added lighting, geometry and anti-aliasing techniques; these games demand a lot out of your systems. In days of yore, all the graphical elements your computer produced would be handled by the CPU itself, in what was called Frame Buffers, but these days, because of the complexity of modern graph...

Joe Bidens Nixon strategy Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 13 -- The strategic imperative behind US President Joe Bidens recent summitry in Europe was to forge a united Western response to China. In the three weeks since those meetings, it has become clear that he succeeded. The United States, France, and Germany are now essentially on the same page. Each recognises that broad international agreement is necessary to convince China to curtail its aggressive behaviour. The Chinese attit...

Support of 23 UML lawmakers to NC President Deuba still intact: Senior leader Nepal My Republica KATHMANDU, July 12 -- The rival faction leader within the ruling CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the support of 23 UML lawmakers given earlier to Nepali Congress(NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba in his prime ministerial bid is still intact. Senior leader Nepal made the remarks while expressing serious dissatisfaction over the claims made by a section of leaders close to Prim...

Bangladesh made spectacular economic progress despite limited resources: ICCB United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, July 12 -- Bangladesh has made spectacular economic progress over the last five decades despite limited resources, International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) President Mahbubur Rahman said Sunday. "The GDP growth rate has reached a record high. Per capita income has also risen steadily," he said. Rahman made the remarks while presenting the Executiv...

The proof of the pudding Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 12 -- China on Thursday established the China-South Asian Countries Poverty Alleviation and Cooperative Development Centre at a programme organised to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party in the presence of the ambassadors of five South Asian countries-Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Centres stated aim is to focus on humanitarian projects as China is increasin...

Policy to deny entry to unjabbed workers is discriminatory, rights groups say Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 12 -- Nepali migrant rights activists and organisations have slammed labour destination countries for barring entry to unvaccinated Nepalis workers, calling it a violation of their human rights. Recent rules imposed by labour-importing countries in the Persian Gulf, Malaysia and others have made entry difficult for unvaccinated Nepali migrants and deprived them of taking ...

Flood survivors receive support from Nepalis abroad My Republica KATHMANDU, July 12 -- Nepali people abroad have provided aid to flood survivors of Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk. Sindhupalchowk Service Society -- UAE, Sindhupalchowk Society - South Korea and Sindhupalchowk Service Society-- Kuwait provided financial support to the flood-hit households. Local Coordinator Kumar Prasad Lamichhane informed that financial support was channelized earlier to the families...

UML task force reaches 10-point deal for party unity Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 12 -- The 10-member task force of the CPN-UML on Sunday night reached a 10-point deal to end the ongoing intra-party feud and find a win-win situation for the warring factions led by party chair KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal. The task force, which has five members each from both factions, held marathon meetings for more than 12 hours on Sunday before it announced the deal at ...