Bangladesh striker Nabib Newaj Jibon has been suspended from the national football team’s ongoing camp by coach Javier Cabrera on Tuesday due to disciplinary issues. All enlisted footballers were scheduled to report to the camp on Monday. But after Jibon turned up on Tuesday, the head coach did not allow him to join the
Month: May 2022
IU students demand to cancel summer vacation
The students of different departments of Islamic University in Kushtia on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the university authorities to press home their demand to cancel its summer vacation scheduled to begin on June 3. The students under the banner of IU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union went to the
Bangladesh 5th among countries with severely malnourished children
Says Unicef report More than three lakh children, aged less than five years, suffered from severe malnutrition across the globe, reads a report by Unicef. Bangladesh is the fifth-worst among countries where children suffer from severe malnutrition, according to the report
A young agro enthusiast helping farmers in Tangail
Mirza Shakil When the pandemic hit and in-person classes at universities were suspended, Shakil Ahmed, then a final-year student of agriculture department at Noakhali Science and Technology University, had returned home. But he refused to sit idle, and so, asked his father for a plot of land to farm squash. The yield was massive as ... Read more
Walton announces cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh
Walton announced Digital Campaign Season-15 for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, following its huge success in the previous seasons. Under the new campaign, customers might get sure cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh or free products worth crores of taka after
NSU asked to sell 10 luxury cars to use money for edn, research
The government on Tuesday (May 17, 2022) asked North South University authorities to sell 10 luxurious cars through bidding and deposit it to the university general fund. NSU authorities bought these cars in between January 2019 to January 2022 with cost of Tk 27.05 crore. The car price ranges between tk 1.1 crore to Tk ... Read more
Amber Heard rubbishes Johnny Depp ‘disgusting’ claim about their martial bed
Amber Heard says she did not drop faecal matter on Johnny Depp’s bed. Testifying in court on Monday, the Aquaman star said that it was in fact her dogs who polluted the bed, sharing that one of them has “bowel control issues.” Johnny Depp earlier shared that Amber Heard burrowed his bed as a prank ... Read more
Deepika Padukone makes a stunning appearance at Cannes as she joins other jury members for dinner
Actress Deepika Padukone makes an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 dinner, alongside other jury members at the event’s dinner. Wearing a bejeweled Louis Vuitton outfit from the label’s Fall 2021 line, the actress looked ravishing in the French event. She was joined by Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux, US film director and member ... Read more
Nick Jonas feels ‘so blessed’ about embracing fatherhood
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas became parents to a daughter via surrogacy this year. The power couple welcomed their daughter via surrogacy in January and now Nick Jonas has finally shared his feelings about becoming a father for the first time. Nick Jonas is opening up about his experiences as a new father. During a Monday ... Read more
Britney Spears announces miscarriage
Last month singer Britney Spears announced that she is having a ‘miracle baby’ with fiance Sam Asghari. However, over the weekend, the popular singer shared the news of her miscarriage. While this would have been her first child with Sam, Britney Spears has two other kids with her former husband Kevin Federline. “It is with ... Read more
US dollar costs travellers Tk 102
Exchange rate shot past Tk 100 for the first time in Bangladesh’s history Volatility in the foreign exchange market intensified today amid a scarcity of the American greenback, forcing travellers to spend as high as Tk 102 to buy a US dollar from banks, the highest in Bangladesh. Some banks have imposed the rate on ... Read more
Tisha to attend Cannes Film Festival with her four month old daughter
Tisha will be flying tonight to attend the 75th edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 May 2022 in France, accompanied by her four-month-old daughter Ilham Nusrat Farooki. Tisha and Arifin Shuvoo, who are starring in Shyam Benegal’s Bangabandhu biopic, “Mujib: The Making of a Nation”, will ... Read more
How much will it cost to cross the Padma, the government fixed
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The government has fixed the toll of the under-construction Padma bridge, which is at least 1.5 times higher than the average toll paid on ferries plying the Padma. The bridge division under Road Transport and Bridges Ministry on Tuesday issued a notification fixing different toll rates for different transports. As ... Read more
UGC approves Tk 10,444 cr budget for 50 public universities
The University Grants Commission today approved a budget of Tk 10,444 crore for 50 public universities of the country for 2022-23 fiscal year. It also approved Tk 71.67 crore budget for itself for the same fiscal year, UGC said in a statement. Of the amount for 50 public universities, the size of revenue budget is ... Read more
Shwapno makes export debut
Retail chain Shwapno started its export journey by sending it first consignment to Hong Kong on March 31. The first consignment consisted of pointed gourds, lady fingers, green mangoes, potatoes, bitter gourd and 26 other items of vegetables and fruits, a pressrelease said. The second consignment of the Bangladeshi retail
AIUB holds workshop on HR development
A workshop titled ‘Semestrial Plan of Action-Registration Department’ was held recently at the Agri Research and Training Center of American International University-Bangladesh at Bhangnahati in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur with the participation of AIUB Administrative officers. The daylong workshop was organised at the initiative of AIUB
Brood fish release sample eggs in Halda
Brood fish in the Halda have released sample eggs – indicating full spawning – since Saturday night at various points of the river. Egg collectors got 200-500 grammes of eggs on average since Saturday night from the river. Ashu Barua from Madunaghat area, a seasoned egg collector, told The Daily Star that they started coming ... Read more
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds 46, dies in car accident
In another tragic blow to Australian cricket, Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident, aged 46.The former Australian all-rounder was killed about 50kms outside Townsville on Saturday night. Queensland Police say they are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Townsville. Emergency services attending the
Musk’s Starlink internet service coming soon to Bangladesh
By Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, is expected to launch in Bangladesh in 2023, according to Starlink’s website, which is currently accepting pre-orders from Bangladesh. As per an official tweet by SpaceX, Musk’s spacecraft company and Starlink manufacturer, the broadband service is now accessible in 32 countries, including select
The total lunar eclipse 2022, will it be visible in Bangladesh?
The world is set to witness the year’s first total lunar eclipse on Sunday (May 15). The process of the eclipse will begin at 10.27pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, which according to Banladesh Standard Time will be 9:29 am on Monday, as per a CNN report. The total lunar eclipse will start an hour later. ... Read more