The Bagmati provincial government has decided to use Nepali, Tamang and Nepal Bhasha (Newari language) as the languages of official business across the province.

A meeting of the provincial Cabinet on Wednesday took the decision.

According to Internal Affairs and Law Minister Ganga Narayan Shrestha, who is also the spokesperson of the provincial executive, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will make an official announcement about the provincial government’s decision amid a function in Basantapur, Kathmandu, on May 6.