News Desk : dhakamirror.com While vehicle registrations increased significantly in the previous fiscal year, the number of fitness certifications decreased to a seven-year low, creating more concerns about road safety. At least 5.42 lakh registered vehicles have been functioning on the roads without the required fitness approval, owing to insufficient monitoring by authorities. The decision ... Read more
Month: October 2022
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra visits drought-hit people in Kenya
Says ‘millions are on the brink of starvation’ News Desk : dhakamirror.com This week, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas visited northern Kenya to see kids who are severely acutely malnourished as a result of the widespread drought that has been plaguing the Horn of Africa, said a Unicef Press release. During the two-day tour, ... Read more
Grameenphone reported 5.7% revenue increase in Q3 2022
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Telecom operator Grameenphone has reported revenues of Tk11,286.75 crore for the first nine months of 2022, registering a growth of 5.7% from the same period last year. In the third quarter, the company lost some 2.9 million subscribers owing to a ban on SIM sales imposed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory ... Read more
Unilever Consumer Care profit increased by 15% in the third quarter
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Unilever Consumer Care Limited posted 15 per cent higher profit in the third quarter of 2022 compared to a year earlier. The multinational company made a profit of Tk 18.72 crore in the July-September period, up from Tk 16.28 crore in the identical period in 2021. Its earnings per share were ... Read more
Heidelberg Cement continues to incur losses
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited suffered losses in the third quarter of 2022. The multinational cement manufacturer incurred a loss of Tk 3.61 crore in the July-September quarter. It made a profit of Tk 10.79 crore during the same period a year earlier. Thus, the earnings per share of the company were ... Read more
Shafiqul Islam, DMP commissioner to retire Oct 30
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam is retiring on October 30. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Home Ministry’s Public Security Division on Wednesday. Deputy Secretary Dhananjay Kumar Das signed the notification on the orders of the President. The announcement states that retired Commissioner of Police ... Read more
BGMEA, Fashion Design Council to promote khadi worldwide
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters (BGMEA) and the Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB) intend to forge collaboration to promote and develop high-end fashionable garments using home grown fabrics and materials. The willingness was expressed when FDCB President Maheen Khan and Vice President Emdad Haque met with BGMEA President Faruque ... Read more
Among 20 most unsustainable cities, Dhaka comes in at number four
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a global research released on Wednesday, Dhaka is ranked fourth among the 20 unsustainable megacities in the world. Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Dhaka, Baghdad, Lahore, Kolkata, and New Delhi are all expected to have rapid population increase of over 50% by 2050, according to the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) 2022. ... Read more
Danish embassy hosts 5-day exhibition ‘Going Green’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh is hosting a 5-day exhibition titled ‘Going Green’ from 16-20 October to highlight green solutions that can support sustainable and inclusive economic growth at Bay’s Edge Gallery in capital’s Gulshan. The exhibition has focused on sustainable and green development, digital and physical connectivity to energy ... Read more
DU Research, Publication Fair to begin Oct 22
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday said that a two-day Research and Publication Fair in the central playground of Dhaka University would begin on October 22. The fair, the first time of such kind in the history of the university, will showcase the innovations, research and publications of various departments, institutes, ... Read more
Shakib reclaims the top all-rounder ranking
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will enter the ICC T20 World Cup on top of the world after he was elevated to the No.1 spot for all-rounders on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings. Shakib claimed top billing on the back of an excellent tri-series against New Zealand ... Read more
Chirkutt’s Sumi to perform at Womex 22 and Oslo World Music Festival
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Sharmin Sultana Sumi, a well-known performer and the vocalist for the band Chirkutt, will represent Bangladesh at Womex 22, the largest music convention in the world, for the second time. Lisbon, Portugal, will be the location of the occasion. The five-day event will begin on October 19 and run through October ... Read more
Fresh Tissue observes Pink Day for breast cancer awareness
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Fresh Tissue observed ‘Pink Day’ on Tuesday with the theme of spreading breast cancer awareness to the people of all spheres. All of the employees from MGI wore a pink T-shirt at work to observe the ‘Pink Day’. A rally was also organised from MGI to spread breast cancer awareness to ... Read more
PBI submits final report in Mosarat murder case
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Police Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday submitted its final report in the case of killing college student Mosarat Jahan Munia giving clean chit to Bashundhara Group managing director Sayem Sobhan Anvir who was named as the prime accused. Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner for prosecution Jashim Uddin said that they ... Read more
HSC, equivalent exams to begin November 6
Coaching centres to remain closed between Nov 3 and Dec 14 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2022 across Bangladesh from November 6. A total of 12,03,407 examinees are expected to sit for the examinations across the country. The number of examinees is less by ... Read more
65,000 passports pending data correction
Muktadir Rashid More than 65,000 applications for electronic passports and machine-readable passports remained pending with the Immigration and Passport Department for ‘basic check clearance’ due to mismatched data with national identification numbers or other basic information, causing suffering to applicants. Only 10 personnel, according to the Immigration and Passport Department, are presently working to resolve ... Read more
RMG emphasizing on productivity and efficiency improvement to compete globally: BGMEA
To increase the productivity and efficiency of the garments industry, the Niposh project was launched. Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The country’s ready-made garments (RMG) industry is increasingly focusing on efficiency and productivity enhancement to be more competitive in the global market, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). “Bangladesh’s ... Read more
BTS members can perform while serving in the military
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Pop titans BTS are now going to officially fulfill their mandatory military service duties but the pop group can participate in ’national-level’ events while serving their military terms, the South Korean defense ministry has announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, a spokesperson for the Korean Defense Ministry said the members of the ... Read more
Poran finishes its century in theaters
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Raihan Rafi’s “Poran” made history by completing its 100-day run in the theaters. In 11 theaters around the country including multiplexes, the movie is still playing to packed houses. It has established an admirable precedent for Bangladeshi film industry by continuing century run at the majority of theaters. Finding out the ... Read more
Gallery Chitrak displaying Khurshid Saleem’s aesthetics, titled ‘Hidden Beauty.’
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com How often do we get to see a disorganized, yet orderly, display of 3D figures adorned in vibrant colors? This is true of the maximalist abstractions created by artist Khurshid Saleem, which are a remarkable illustration of the fusion of geometric shapes with impromptu flowing hues. The 80th solo show of ... Read more