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A person died while another sustained serious injury when a passenger bus and a motorbike collided with each other at Gagan in Dudhauli Municipality-2, Sindhuli along the Madan Bhandari Highway on Sunday.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police of the District Police Office, Surya Prakash Sawedi, the deceased has been identified as Mahesh Kumar (25) of Dudhauli Municipality-3.

Pillion rider Dipesh Kumar (25) of Chandanpur, Kamalamai Municipality-14, who was seriously injured in the accident, is undergoing treatment at Dudhauli Municipal Hospital.

Police said that they are searching for the bus driver Shyam Kumar Bhattarai who fled the scene after the accident.

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu hosted the Bangladesh Fish Festival at its premises on Friday.

Acting Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Krishna Prasad Dhakal, attended the program as the Guest of Honor.

The event opened with the playing of the national anthems of Nepal and Bangladesh and welcome speech by the Ambassador.

In his address, Acting Foreign Secretary of Nepal commended the initiative as an innovative one, noting that such events strengthen cultural bridges and contribute to enhancing economic, trade, and people-to-people ties between Nepal and Bangladesh, reads a statement issued by the Embassy of Bangladesh on Kathmandu.

He mentioned that the bilateral collaboration between Nepal and Bangladesh is moving towards deeper engagements through increasing people-to- people contact, trade and transit and energy and investment.  It has further prospects for expanding cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture and food security between the two friendly nations.

Ambassador Md Shafiqur Rahman highlighted Bangladesh’s rich and traditional fisheries sector, terming the festival as Bangladesh’s riverine heritage, where fish has long been a symbol of our culture, livelihood, social fabric and national identity, according to the statement.

He attributed this historical tradition and heritage to the country’s unique geography and topography endowed with a thousand of rivers producing a wide variety of freshwater and sea fish.

Referring to the global fame of Bangladeshi cuisine/ fishes for their taste, freshness, and delicacy, he pointed to the specialty of the rapidly growing fisheries sector with production of freshwater (inland open-water) fish, aquaculture, marine fish, and crustacean. He noted that the festival serves not only as a cultural celebration but also as an opportunity to deepen regional cooperation and expand business partnerships.

The Ambassador expressed his pleasure in organizing this showcase of Bangladeshi fisheries in the Himalayas and labeled Nepal-Bangladesh friendship with Maach-Daal-Vaat combining Bangladesh’s popular saying “মাছে ভাতে বাঙালি and Nepali Daal-Vaat.

It is for the first time Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu organized such a showcase event promoting Bangladeshi variety of fishes to the global community.

Ambassadors/Heads of Missions and diplomats based in Kathmandu, senior officials from various Ministries of the Government of Nepal, business leaders, members of Think Tanks and civil society, managers and executives of the luxury hotels and members of the media among others attended the program.

Nepal has been partially affected by the cyclone 'Ditwah', which has developed in the southwest Bay of Bengal.

Hence, the weather today will remain partly cloudy across the country, according to the 8:00 am bulletin published by the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

Later tonight, the weather will continue to remain partly cloudy throughout the country.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is going to conduct training on digital literacy to enable its residents to perform tasks related to digital transactions in a safe manner.

KMC's spokesperson, Nabin Manandhar, said that a training program on digital literacy is being launched to protect the denizens against internet-related insecurities.

According to him, it has been decided to conduct this training to promote the use of the internet technology for useful work and to avoid technology-related risks.

"With the growing use of information technology, every individual should know about the proper use of the internet and basic digital security. While the use of technology makes life easier, if not used cautiously, the risks increase equally," spokesperson Manandhar said.

He stated that training is needed to increase easy access to services through the proper use of technology and to protect city residents from potential digital risks.

According to him, to effectively implement e-governance that the government is emphasizing on, citizens must be able to use technology with confidence.

"People should be made aware of cyber security. This responsibility is fulfilled through this type of training," spokesperson Manandhar said, adding that a digital Nepal is needed to make Nepal's governance transparent.

Anirudra Nepal, head of the KMC's Information Technology Department, said that training will begin in the first phase in wards 17, 18, 19 and 29 and will gradually be expanded to other wards.

One should know how to set strong passwords for personal privacy and cyber security, use OTP (one-time password), to identify viruses, antivirus, suspicious links, and ways to avoid them. According to the KMC officials, the training is being organized to make metropolitan residents understand all these topics.