Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Chandika Hathurusighe has been appointed Bangladesh National Team Head Coach, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board through a press release on Tuesday. This will be the former Sri Lanka batsman’s second spell with the Bangladesh team which he had previously coached from 2014 to 2017. The 54-year old Hathurusighe has reached a two-year ... Read more
Month: January 2023
Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open and matches Nadal record
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2023 Australian Open final 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), to win his 22nd Grand Slam title (5). The victory in Melbourne means that Djokovic matches Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles, and the Serbian celebrated this one with a huge grin after ... Read more
USA to host 2024 Copa America
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The 2024 Copa America tournament will be held in the United States, CONMEBOL confirmed on Friday after an agreement between the South American football confederation and CONCACAF. The tournament will feature 10 teams from South America and six from North and Central America and the Caribbean. It will be the second ... Read more
Twitter to let users appeal account suspension from THIS date
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Ever since Elon Musk assumed the role of Twitter CEO and bought the firm in October, the microblogging service has seen a lot of changes. In the most recent development, starting from 1 February, Twitter users will have the ability to appeal account bans and be evaluated according to the new ... Read more
Shakira’s new song against Pique: Release date and more
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com For a couple of weeks now, the names of Shakira, Gerard Pique and Clara Chia have been on everyone’s lips. The Colombian signer aimed digs at the couple through the lyrics of her latest song, Music Session Vol.53. In her collaboration with Bizarrap, Shakira lashed out against everything and everyone close ... Read more
Tom Brady’s alleged lover Veronika Rajek discusses family and modeling dreams
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Veronika Rajek, the Slovakian model who’s been open about her love for Tom Brady after his divorce from Gisele Bundchen, wants to be a Sports Illustrated cover girl and have a family. The former Miss Slovakia has been a Brady superfan this season, traveling to Tampa Bay to cheer the Buccaneers ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s funny reaction after being mobbed by cameras at a restaurant
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo’s stardom means that any attempt to engage in a normal event out in public is always going to attract fans. That was the case when the Portuguese superstar took out his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez for a meal on her 29th birthday. The Al Nassr player entered the restaurant hall ... Read more
Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com On Saturday, Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam by defeating Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open final. The Belarusian tennis sensation won the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup and $2 million after coming from a set down. It wasn’t an easy climb for Sabalenka. She started the game ... Read more
12 NSU faculty members received award for research
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University yesterday awarded 12 faculty members for their research excellence during 2021 and 2022, said a press release. The awards were given through a ceremony held at NSU auditorium in the afternoon, chaired by NSU Vice Chancellor Prof Atiqul Islam. Organised by NSU’s Office of Research, the event was ... Read more
Achol Foundation reported 585 student suicides in 2022
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A survey by the Achol Foundation found that 585 students from schools, colleges, universities, and madrasas died by suicide in 2016. Among them, 340 were in school, 106 were in college, 85 were in university, and 54 were in a madrasa. The foundation revealed the information through a press release sent ... Read more
Walton sees Tk 566cr sales drop in six months
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, the largest electrical, electronics and home appliance manufacturer in Bangladesh, posted lower sales and profits in the first half of the current financial year due to higher inflation and the dearer US dollar amid the ongoing global economic crisis. The sales dropped by Tk 566 crore, or ... Read more
Aranyak to commemorate its 50 years
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Aranyak Natyadal will celebrate its 50th anniversary with several cultural events and plays. Eminent actor Mamunur Rashid, a member of the event’s organizing committee, verified the news at the press conference on Wednesdayat Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Seminar Hall. The press conference included Aranyak’s chief editor, Mamunur Rashid, the troupe’s director and ... Read more
Mother, kid reunited by cop’s brave act
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A mother sold her two-month-old infant for Tk 30,000 to pay off debts. A police team reunited the mother and kid yesterday, three days after the terrible tragedy. The mother, Lima Hanufa, said her husband hasn’t worked in five years since a road accident incapacitated him. Lima, her family’s sole breadwinner, ... Read more
Phone producers must preinstall Bijoy app, although users are under no obligation: Jabbar
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Preinstallation of Bijoy app on android phones is still mandatory for the importers and manufacturers of the devices, but it is not obligatory for the users to use the Bangla writing software, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has not changed its stance over the ... Read more
IUB collaborates with Sweden on climate change
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Sweden and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) have launched a four-year partnership to strengthen climate action in Bangladesh, said a press release. Tanweer Hasan, vice chancellor of IUB, and Maria Stridsman, head of cooperation and deputy head of mission of the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka, yesterday signed the agreement on behalf ... Read more
NSU enrolls 2,000 spring semester students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The orientation programme of spring semester of North South University was held on its campus yesterday, said a press release. Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh was present on the occasion. The event was presided over by NSU Vice Chancellor Professor Atiqul Islam. Seema Ahmad, Shahriar Kamal, and ... Read more
TikTok announces launch of its Safety Ambassadors Program in Bangladesh
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com TikTok will start its first offline activity in Bangladesh with its Safety Ambassadors Programme, which aims to provide a safe and welcoming environment for its communities. With its #SaferTogether initiative, TikTok aims to create awareness of how users can take advantage of the various in-app safety features available at their disposal. ... Read more
Taslima Nasreen claims she became a big victim of medical crime
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin has accused a hospital in India of committing a “medical crime” by providing wrong treatment to her after she reportedly broke a bone in her leg. She claimed that doctors at the hospital conducted a total hip replacement surgery on her even though the X-ray report ... Read more
‘Just because I tweet something, doesn’t mean people believe it or act accordingly,’ Musk says in defence
Elon Musk testifies about 2018 Tesla takeover tweet Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Elon Musk, Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) chief executive, testified on Friday that one of his tweets did not affect the stock price of his electric car company, according to reports. “Just because I tweet something, doesn’t mean people believe it or act accordingly,” Musk ... Read more
British actor Julian Sands’s air search resumes
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com British actor Julian Sands disappeared while hiking last Friday. California authorities have renewed the air search. Due to poor road conditions, the ground search for Mr. Sands has been put on hold. The British actor was last spotted a week ago in the Baldy Bowl region of the San Gabriel Mountains, ... Read more