Friday, May 9, 2025

Impact of climate change: 14.8 million people at danger of starvation by 2030

News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to the Global Food Policy Report-2022, 14.8 million people would be at danger of becoming hungry by 2030 as a result of climate change. The analysis, created by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says, 11.3 million people would go hungry in 2030 if climate change had no effect. ... Read more

Alec Baldwin claims those accusing him of killing “Rust” were not even there on set

Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Alec Baldwin is defending himself as the FBI wraps up its investigation into the shooting of Helena Hutchins.When he unintentionally fired on the cinematographer, the actor told journalist Chris Cuomo that the biggest shouts against him were “not even on set.”

Chattogram port became 64th busiest port in the world

Business Desk : dhakamirror.com According to Lloyd’s List, one of the oldest shipping periodicals in the world, the Chattogram port has advanced three spots to become the 64th busiest port among the top 100 container ports in the world in terms of yearly container transport in 2021.The port occupied the 67th spot on the list ... Read more

T Sports to air FIFA World Cup in Bangladesh

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com T Sports will broadcast live coverage of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in Qatar on November 20, said a press statement, .The Bashundhara Group-owned T Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Bangladesh.Safwan Sobhan, vice-chairman of Bashundhara Group and managing director ... Read more

‘Din: The Day’ director to sue Ananta Jalil

Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The director of the Bangladesh-Iran co-production film “Din: The Day,” Iranian filmmaker Morteza Atashzamzam, has chosen to file a lawsuit against Ananta Jalil, who plays the lead role, alleging violation of contract.On his Instagram post, the director disclosed the news.“Ananta Jalil has breached the contract by distorting my creation. The name ... Read more

The Orion Medical Scholarship goes to six students

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 6 medical students from different medical colleges have been given the Orion Pharma Medical Scholarship at an inaugural ceremony for the scholarship programme on Thursday.The Company Director and Trustee of Orion Pharma Welfare Trust Arzuda Karim and Orion Pharma Managing Director Zareen Karim presided over the ceremony at ... Read more

Wamy awarded scholarship for IIUC students

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A full-free scholarship was given to 20 students at the International Islamic University of Chittagong (IIUC) on Thursday by the international organization World Assembly of Muslim Youth (Wamy), which has its headquarters in Saudi Arabia.The ceremony was presided over by IIUC Vice-chancellor Prof. Dr. Md Anwarul Azim Arif, while IIUC Board ... Read more

DU’s IBA team crowned Battle of Minds champion

News Desk : dhakamirror.com This year’s Battle of Minds (BOM) competition was won by Team Drogo from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) under the University of Dhaka.Battle of Minds considered as the most highly anticipated talent competitions of the country.According to the press release, the winners, Team Drogo (Syed Shadab Tajwar, Tasmim Sultana Nawmi ... Read more

Director sued for breaching Wildlife Act in ‘Hawa’ movie

Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The director of the Bangla film “Hawa” was accused of violating animal conservation rules on Wednesday by the Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the Bangladesh Forest Department, namely in a scene when a Common Myna was seen being held in a cage.The WCCU inspector Nargis Sultana filed the lawsuit with a ... Read more

Dighi got admitted to ULAB’s Journalism department

Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Prarthona Fardin Dighi, a budding actress, is utilizing her talent to advance her own career in addition to her acting career. The actress was just admitted to the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh’s Media Studies and Journalism department (ULAB). Dighi passed her HSC exam with a 3.75 GPA from Stamford College ... Read more

Tigers head coach Domingo to arrive tomorrow

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Russell Domingo, the head coach of Bangladesh, is scheduled to arrive in the country on Friday before the team departs on August 23 for the UAE to participate in the forthcoming Asia Cup.On August 30, Bangladesh will play Afghanistan in their opening game of the tournament, which is set to start ... Read more

Tigers to play 150 international matches in the new FTP

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh will be playing all other full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the next cycle of the ICC Men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the period 2023-27, the details of which were confirmed by ICC on Wednesday.According to the fresh announcement of the FTP, The Tigers are set ... Read more

Bangladesh’s archers finally achieve success at Islamic Solidarity Games

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh archers won one silver and two bronze medals at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey on Wednesday.Bangladesh compound women’s team of Roksana Akter, Shamoli Ray and Puspita Zaman had to remain content with a silver medal as they lost to the Turkey team comprised of Bostan Ucar Yesim, ... Read more

Elon Musk says tweet about buying Manchester United was a joke

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After throwing the internet into a frenzy with a post hours earlier, billionaire Elon Musk said, he has no aspirations to purchase the football team Manchester United.“No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams,” Musk replied early on Wednesday when asked by a Twitter user ... Read more

IQAC holds workshop on ‘Etiquette in Teaching’ at NSU

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell at the North South University organised workshops on ‘How not to Teach: Etiquette in Teaching’ for the faculty members of NSU on July 28 and August 11, said a press release.The workshops were conducted school wise, in two sessions and were well attended by the faculty ... Read more