Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The media value of a post on social media from the Portuguese star is $3.5 million on average Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo may not be as dominant on the field as he used to be, but he is unrivaled on social media, especially Instagram. The BBC reports that the Manchester United ... Read more
Month: September 2022
Nurjahan group chairman jailed 1 year for selling substandard edible oil
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Chattogram court today (September 20, 2022) sentenced Nurjahan group Chairman and Managing Director Zahir Ahammed to one year in jail and fined him Tk 2.5 lakh in a case filed by BSTI for marketing low-quality edible oil. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Shariful Islam passed the order today, our Chattogram staff ... Read more
Tri-nation firm Gava to invest $25.62m in Dhaka EPZ
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Gava Private Limited, a company owned by Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Switzerland, is going to invest $25.62 million at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) to set up a garment manufacturing industry. The company will produce annually 4.4 million pieces of jackets, fleece jackets, t-shirts, polo shirts, sweaters, trousers, coverall, stretch ... Read more
DUJA celebrates 37th anniv
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University Journalists’ Association, one of the oldest organisations of campus journalists in the country, observed its 37th founding anniversary with festivities and different programmes on Monday. DU vice-chancellor professor Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the celebration programme by cutting a cake at the games room of the university’s Teacher-Student Centre in ... Read more
Milestone KG School holds debate contest
News Desk : dhakamirror.com An inter-class English debate competition was held at Milestone Preparatory KG School at Diabari on the outskirts of the capital. The topic of the debate was ‘Facebook or Social Media Playa a Vital Role in The Education’. The English version students from Class VI to VIII participated in the competition on ... Read more
SCC announces Tk 1,040 crore budget for FY23
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Sylhet City Corporation on Monday placed a budget of Tk 1,040.2 crore for the ongoing financial year 2022-23 – a Tk 191 crore more than what was budgeted a year ago. SCC mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced the budget in a press conference held at a party centre in the ... Read more
UK bids adieu to the Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest after historic funeral attended by world leaders News Desk : dhakamirror.com Queen Elizabeth II offered her services and devotion to the nation, and in return the country bid a heartfelt farewell to the late monarch on Monday. Before Elizabeth was laid to rest at Windsor Castle, the entire United ... Read more
Bangladesh plans to hire 6,000 social workers to improve child protection services
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh plans to hire 6,000 additional social workers to improve the effectiveness of the provision of child protection services at the local level. This hiring will increase the workforce from the current 3,000 social workers to 9,000, representing a 200% increase in the number of social workers. The statement was made ... Read more
‘The people of Bangladesh own this trophy’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The captain of the Bangladesh Women’s Football team, Sabina Khatun, dedicated the SAFF Women’s Championship trophy to the Bangladeshi people after their victory over Nepal 3-1 in the final on Monday at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu solidified their dominance of South Asian football. “Finally, it ended our long 12-13 years’ ... Read more
55-year-old Balayet gets chance to study journalism in Varendra University
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 55-year-old, Md Balayet Sheikh, has qualified in the admission test of Varendra University for the academic session — Fall-2022. Balayet proved that age cannot be a barrier to education as he got the successful passed the entry test of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies at the Varendra University. Balayet said, ... Read more
BADC, IRRI hold workshop on Sustainable Crop Production
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation and the International Rice Research Institute jointly organised a workshop on ‘Sustainable Crop Production’ at a hotel in the capital on Sunday. The agriculture secretary Md Sayedul Islam was present as chief guest in the workshop presided over by BADC chairman AFM Hayatullah. Higher officials from agriculture ... Read more
Fund, coordination, stressed for adaptation plan
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Climate experts and academics at a discussion on Sunday said that Bangladesh would require collective efforts, fund and skilled manpower to implement the National Adaptation Plan, once finalised, to combat the impacts of climate change. They also emphasised the need for smart technology, resilient infrastructures to mitigate loss and damage due ... Read more
Bangladeshi women win their maiden SAFF title, making history
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In a thrilling final on Monday at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Bangladesh won their maiden SAFF Women’s Championship title with a 3-1 victory over Nepal. Forward Krishna Rani Sarkar scored a brace after super-sub midfielder Shamsunnahar (junior) opened the account for Bangladesh while Nepal forward Anita Basent pulled one goal ... Read more
GP received approval to sell used recycled SIMs
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The telecom regulator recently permitted Grameenphone (GP) to sell unused pre-approved old numbers that had been out of service for more than 450 days, a Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) official said. Grameenphone has already started selling SIM cards against its suspended unused numbers, following regulatory approval. But, the ban on ... Read more
Art Bangla Foundation starts new journey
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com The official launch of a new art platform titled Art Bangla Foundation took place on September 17, 2022 with the inauguration ceremony of a group exhibition, ‘Pratibimba Parampara’ State Minister of Cultural Affairs, K M Khalid attended this event as the chief guest. The Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Liaquat ... Read more
Maths should be presented more attractively to students: DU VC
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka University vice-chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman on Saturday called upon the country’s mathematicians to present mathematics in a more attractive and easy way to the students. He made this call while attending an award-giving ceremony of senior mathematicians as the chief organised at AF Mujibur Rahman Ganit Bhaban on the occasion of ... Read more
Sabur Khan joins world rector’s forum in Kyrgyzstan
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The chairman of the board of trustees at the Daffodil International University of Bangladesh Md Sabur Khan attended the World Rectors Forum conference in Bishkek on an invitation by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan to present the keynote speech in a session and represent Bangladesh. The conference was ... Read more
SSC, HSC equivalent exams for 2023 will be held on all subjects
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations will be held on all subjects and with full marks from 2023, said a circular issued on Sunday. Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee released a circular in this regard that was signed by its chief, professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar on Sunday. The ... Read more
Sanjida’s dream mirrors that of millions of dreamers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prior to tomorrow’s SAFF Women’s Championship final match against Nepal, Bangladesh women’s football team’s midfielder Sanjida Akhter has urged her compatriots to pray for the squad. For the second time in the history of the regional competition, Bangladesh has advanced to the final, where they will meet the hosts in Kathmandu ... Read more
We are main contenders to qualify, says Joty
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Nigar Sultana Joty, the captain of Bangladesh, believes that her team is a “prime contender” to advance for the main event from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, which gets underway today in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bangladesh national women’s team will also start their tournament campaign on the ... Read more