Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com It fit the occasion. Argentina and Croatia, two modern football powerhouses, faced off in the FIFA World Cup’s first semifinal in Qatar’s Lusail Stadium in front of a packed audience. However, one man and one phenomenon, Lionel Messi stole the show. Messi scored one goal and assisted on two more as ... Read more
Month: December 2022
2022: Will Smith Oscar slap, Kanye West rants, Depp-Heard trial and other headline-grabbing incidents
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com At the 94th Academy Awards in March, Will Smith startled the world by punching Chris Rock in the face. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, was mocked by Rock. 15.36 million people watched the Oscars this year, up 50% from 10.4 million in 2021. Many initially thought the incident was scripted by ... Read more
Oscars 2023: Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish’s tracks among 82 Original Song nominees
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com “Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga and “Nobody Like U” by Billie Eilish are on the list of Original Song nominees for the 2022 Oscars. There are 82 songs that have made it into the section. All of the eighty-two songs are ones that have been popular for a long time. ... Read more
Jasmin Selberg of Germany crowned Miss International 2022
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com German contestant Jasmin Selberg won the title of Miss International 2022 on Tuesday, December 13 at the Tokyo, Japan finals. Jasmin is the fourth German to win the crown, and she beat out 65 other contestants to do so. Jasmin took over the title from Bint Sireethorn Leearamwat, Miss International 2019, ... Read more
Farmers find hope in solar-powered irrigation
EAM Asaduzzaman Life is easier now for Abu Taleb, 45, a potato farmer of Saddyo Puskuruni village in Rangpur. A year ago, high irrigation costs for diesel-run pumps, which he bore out-of-pocket, made it difficult for him to provide for his three children. Now, after switching to solar-powered irrigation, his livelihood has changed for the ... Read more
New executive committee of Cadet College Club Limited
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Shahadat Musharraf Khan (Mukul) and TM Shahidul Islam have been re-elected as president and secretary general of Cadet College Club Limited for 2023, says a press release. This will be their second term in the office. The executive committee for 2023 was announced in the 20th Annual General Meeting of Cadet ... Read more
Stakeholders can deal with Evaly on own accord
News Desk : dhakamirror.com HC says in full text of order The High Court in the full text of an order has cleared the way for banks and other stakeholders to deal with beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly on their own accord. “Since this court has never passed any order to halt the activities of Evaly, ... Read more
The 100th video on Shelu Barua’s YouTube channel
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Shelu Barua, a singer of Nazrul Sangeet, made a YouTube channel called “Nazrul Sangeet Adi Sure” to teach Nazrul Sangeet to music students. He had only put 20 videos on this channel when he started.Now, the artist has a total of 100 videos under his belt. The 100th video uploaded to ... Read more
Nora Fatehi-Jacqueline Fernandez dispute: Nora sued Jacqueline for defamation—why?
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi has sued Jacqueline Fernandez for defamation, saying that Fernandez made maliciously defamatory statements about her. Fatehi says that Fernandez tried to criminally defame her in order to ruin her career and further her own goals. This is because they both work in the same industry and have ... Read more
It’s Rajinikanth’s 72nd birthday today
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Today, the legendary Indian actor Rajinikanth turns 72. Family, friends, celebrities, and fans of the veteran actor all took to social media to wish him a happy birthday. Renowned actors and directors including Kamal Haasan, Dulquer Salmaan, Anirudh Ravichander, KS Ravi Kumar, Raghava Lawrence, and Nelson Dilipkumar, among many others wished ... Read more
Nusraat Faria stars in Anam Biswas’ “Football 71.”
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com “Football 71,” directed by Anam Biswas and paid for by the government, will star Nusraat Faria. In this movie, the actress from “Bibaho Obhijaan” will be seen with Arifin Shuvoo. Before, they had already been in four movies together. “Nusraat Faria is the perfect choice for the film. We will begin ... Read more
“Better team went out…”: Jude Bellingham following England’s WC quarterfinal loss to France.
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England’s teenage sensation Jude Bellingham had a breakout World Cup campaign in Qatar. Despite his stellar performance in the quarterfinal against France, England could not progress to the semifinals. Taking to Twitter after the defeat, the 19-year-old said the better team lost on the night. “This one will be painful for ... Read more
StanChart wins The Banker’s ‘Best Bank award
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Standard Chartered Bangladesh was recently named as the “Best Bank in Bangladesh” by The Banker magazine’s Bank of the Year Awards 2022. The Banker provides economic and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector, combining in-depth regional and country coverage with reports on markets, banking, regulation, risk, transactions and technology and ... Read more
An open letter of gratitude from Neymar to Tite
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Five-time champions Brazil got to see both sides of the coin in just three days. They went into their quarter-final match against Croatia on the heels of a 4-1 win over South Korea, but then they lost to the 2018 runners-up, which ended their quest for the Hexa. Tite, the coach ... Read more
Bangladesh to launch tourist SIM cards
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Tourists coming to Bangladesh will be able to get a tourist SIM card, like in many other places around the world, according to official documents from BTRC,. These SIM cards for tourists will work for 7, 15, or 30 days in a certain block. Tourists can only add two SIM cards ... Read more
10 new products require BSTI certification
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has added 10 new products to the list of items that need to be certified by the national standards body. The new products are: disposable diapers, facewash, petroleum jelly, flatbread/tortilla, shaving foam or gel, eye care, hair dye liquid, aerosol, shoe polishing and geyser. The ... Read more
Govt secondary school admission lottery today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Secondary school students across the country will be selected today via a centralized lottery system for admission to government-run schools. According to the website of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), the digital lottery for the government-run secondary schools will take place at the International Mother Language Institute at 2:00pm. ... Read more
Argentina plans embassy in Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Argentina wants to open a diplomatic mission in Bangladesh. South Atlantic News Agency Merco Press says that the decision may have been helped by the fact that Bangladesh cheered for Lionel Messi’s team at the World Cup in Qatar. Bangladesh has always had a lot of die-hard Argentina fans, but during ... Read more
Bike rental startup launches in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com People from all walks of life and from all over the country rush to the capital city for a variety of reasons. On the way down, everyone is in a hurry to get to their destination as soon as possible because there are traffic jams, problems with public transportation, and not ... Read more
BBC’s 100 Women list includes Bangladeshi student
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The BBC placed Bangladeshi student Sanjida Islam Choya on its list of the world’s 100 most influential women for 2022 because of her work to stop child marriage. The BBC says that Sanjida has stopped at least 50 child marriages in Bangladesh. When she was in school, she saw a presentation ... Read more