Shykh Seraj Agriculture in Tangail region has changed a lot in the last three decades. Once the land of this region was unfit for any cultivation. Back then, it wasn’t possible to grow crops due to uneven land surface and lack of irrigation facilities. In the early 80s, the topography of Tangail’s Sakhipur, Ghatail, Basail ... Read more
Month: April 2023
Bangladesh win a home Test after 3 years
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh won their first Test in home soil in over three years, registering a seven-wicket win over Ireland in the second session of the fourth day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Mushfiqur Rahim, the centurion of the first innings, hit an unbeaten ... Read more
England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima trophy
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After a 1-1 draw, England defeated Brazil on penalties to win the Finalissima for the first time. Chloe Kelly was the Wembley hero again, scoring the winning penalty to etch the record-breaking Lionesses into history once more. Ella Toone gave England the advantage when she hammered home the opening goal after ... Read more
Mushfiq propels Bangladesh to win over Ireland
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Mushfiqur Rahim hit an unbeaten fifty that powered Bangladesh to a commanding seven wicket victory against their Ireland counterparts before the tea on the fourth day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangladesh National Stadium on Friday. It was Bangladesh’s highest chase in the fourth innings at their home venue, as ... Read more
Salman Khan purchases bulletproof SUV amid death threat
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Security is tight around Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Despite this, the actor frequently received death threats. Salman Khan has been the target of mobster Lawrence Bishnoi’s ire since the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. Ever since then, security for Salman has been beefed up with bodyguards by his side at ... Read more
Spanish TV actress Ana Obregón reveals surrogate baby was fathered by her dead son
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com A 68-year-old Spanish TV personality Ana Obregón reveals her newly adopted daughter, who is actually her granddaughter, was produced using her dead son’s stored sperm. Last week, Spanish actress Ana Obregón was condemned by her compatriots for having a baby via a surrogate in the U.S. on the grounds that the ... Read more
564 people lost lives in road accidents in March: Road Safety Foundation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com 564 people were killed and 1,097 injured in 486 road accidents throughout the country in March this year, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation. Among them, 88 were women and 73 were children. The foundation said about the report in a press release today. It prepared the report based ... Read more
SC stays HC verdict on UNOs’ role as CEO till June 5
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Supreme Court chamber judge today stayed till June 5 a High Court verdict scrapping the provisions in a law that gave sweeping powers to upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to act as the chief executive officer and secretary of upazila parishads. The chamber judge of the SC’s Appellate Division, Justice M ... Read more
Walton offers discounts of up to 20% on computer products for eid
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi technology product manufacturer Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited announced up to 20% discounts on its computer products and accessories including laptops, desktops and all-in-one PCs on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Under “Eid Ullash Offer,” customers can buy computer items from Walton’s online sales platforms E-Plaza and Digi-Tech websites and get ... Read more
Pan Pacific Sonargaon hosts iftar party for children
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel organised an iftar and dinner party for children at its Oasis on Tuesday, said a press release. More than 300 hundred children from different children welfare institutions were invited to the party. Civil aviation and tourism minister Md Mahbub Ali, attended the event as the chief guest. ... Read more
Altaf becomes AMD of Islami Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Altaf Hossain has been promoted to the position of additional managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, according to a press release. Prior to his current position, he was deputy managing director of the bank. He started his banking career in 2004 as vice-president in Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. Before ... Read more
New law in Italy, speaking English can be fined
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 (US$108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. Fabio Rampelli, a member of the lower chamber of deputies, recently introduced a legislation that bars the use of ... Read more
‘Chernobyl’ director Johan Renck to make film about Saddam Hussein’s final days
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Johan Renck, the Swedish director who won an Emmy for his work on hit miniseries Chernobyl, is to turn his attention to the final days of Saddam Hussein for the feature film The Prisoner in His Palace. The movie will delve into the final days of Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi ... Read more
ACI Motors introduces Yamaha FZS V3 motorbike
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The motorcycle has a price tag of Tk 2.7 lakh ACI Motors, distributor and technical collaboration partner of Yamaha motorcycles in Bangladesh, on Saturday launched Yamaha’s FZS version 3.0 in the local market. Available in colours Metallic Black, Metallic Gray and Majesty Red, the 150cc motorcycle with LED lights, engine cut ... Read more
Price of 12kg LPG cylinder price cut by Tk244 for April
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has fixed Tk 1,178 as the price of the 12kg LPG cylinder for April, down by Tk 244 from the previous month. In March, the price was Tk 1,422. The new price is effective from today, according to a Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission notice. With the revised ... Read more
Fitra fixed at minimum Tk 115
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Islamic Foundation has fixed this year’s Fitra at a minimum of Tk 115. The maximum limit was set at Tk 2,640 per person. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Fitra Fixing Committee in the conference room of the Islamic Foundation today. The meeting was presided over ... Read more
Set up breastfeeding corners at work places, malls, stations: HC
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court today directed the government to take necessary steps to set up breastfeeding corners at all work places, shopping malls, airports, bus stops and railway stations across the country. The court delivered the verdict following a writ petition filed by Advocate Ishrat Hasan on October 24, 2019. The name ... Read more
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Lalmonirhat border
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila last night. The deceased is Rabiul Islam, 54, of Kalabagan area undar Patgram upazila and the injured one who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lalmonirhat is Shahidul Islam, 30, ... Read more
ActionAid Bangladesh and Asian Paints begin working with underprivileged street girls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Global non-governmental orgazisation ActionAid Bangladesh started their project ‘Happy Home’ in 2006 to stand by the underprivileged street girls. Innovative and consumer centric paint manufacturer company Asian Paints Bangladesh started a campaign to inspire a colorful world for the girls at Happy Home. Asian Paints wanted to bring hassle-free, safe and ... Read more
Prolific sperm donor who may have fathered 550 children is in court
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A Dutch sperm donor is facing legal action to stop him from fathering more children. The 41-year-old from The Hague has allegedly fathered at least 550 kids around the world. A woman who conceived a child in 2018 using his donated sperm is behind the lawsuit along with the Donorkind Foundation, ... Read more