News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to the fire service, there were 100 ponds in the capital Dhaka in 2018. This number has decreased to 29 in 2023. So, in the last five years, 71 ponds have been filled up in Dhaka. Fire Service and Civil Defense Director (Operation and Maintenance) Lt Col Tajul Islam Chowdhury ... Read more
Month: May 2023
Man arrested with 700gm gold in Dhaka airport
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Armed Police Battalion arrested a man along with gold worth around Tk 54 lakh at Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport premises early today. A team of APBn arrested Billal, 53, from the car park area at the Arrivals Canopy: 2 around 12:30am, said SM Mizanur Rahman, an additional superintendent of Airport APBn. ... Read more
Mastercard introduces first-ever multi-currency Platinum Debit Card with National Bank Limited
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mastercard and National Bank Limited (NBL) together are bringing a multi-currency Mastercard Debit Card, making it the first time that Mastercard is launching a Debit Card for NBL’s customers. The multi-currency debit card allows cardholders to make purchases in multiple currencies, providing a seamless and convenient way to manage funds while ... Read more
bKash app becomes more user-friendly with new features
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com bKash customers will no longer need to keep track of when to pay their electricity bill. Availing auto pay option from bKash app to pay for utility services like electricity, gas, water etc. is now a reality. To facilitate more convenience to the customers like this, bKash app has been enriched ... Read more
Anti-bullying guidelines issued for educational institutions
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The government of Bangladesh has formulated a new policy titled “Policy for the Prevention of Bullying and Ragging in Educational Institutions 2023”, according to an education ministry notification. Actions will be taken as per existing criminal law under the policy which will be applicable to all educational institutions across the country, ... Read more
NYC subway passenger dies after being chokehold by fellow passenger for 15 minutes
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A homeless man known for his Michael Jackson impersonation died on a subway when he was held in a chokehold while being restrained by other passengers because he reportedly was acting “erratic.” A dramatic video of the man being held down went viral on social media. One of the witnesses told ... Read more
Olympic gold medalist and world champion Tori Bowie dies at age 32
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and the 100-meter world champion in 2017, has died at the age of 32, her management company and World Athletics said on Wednesday. Bowie won three gold medals in her career, the first being at the 2016 Olympics in the 4x100m relay. She also secured ... Read more
Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid killed in crossfire in Khartoum
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Well-known Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid was killed in crossfire in the north of the capital Khartoum on Wednesday. The death of the actress has shocked residents of Khartoum as they hear of more and more friends and relatives caught up in the fighting. It is not clear who fired the shot ... Read more
Emma Raducanu to miss French Open and Wimbledon due to recurring hand and ankle injuries
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com British tennis star Emma Raducanu said she will miss this year’s French Open and Wimbledon Championships after undergoing surgery on her wrists and ankle. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the 2021 US Open champion revealed the blow in a hand written note posted to her feed alongside a picture of her ... Read more
Lionel Messi in talks over Saudi Arabia move?
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi is reportedly in negotiations to move to a top Saudi Arabia club for a staggering £320 million a year. The 35-year-old is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain after the current campaign when his contract ends after two years with the club. And the Argentine maestro is already opening talks ... Read more
Haaland breaks Premier League record for most goals in a season
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Erling Braut Haaland has broken the all-time record for the most goals scored in a single Premier League season after netting his 35th goal of the campaign in Manchester City’s 3-0 victory over West Ham United on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old has already broken a plethora of records in his debut ... Read more
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance Now Ranked as Most-Viewed Halftime Show Ever
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com February’s Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles is now officially ranked as the most-watched ever. USA Today reports that Nielsen revised the game’s viewership numbers, which means Rihanna’s performance has also become the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show on record, with 121 million viewers. While ... Read more
Ed Sheeran says he’ll quit music if loses copyright trial
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com He considers the case to be “insulting” as a singer-songwriter. Ed Sheeran has said he’ll quit music if he loses the copyright infringement trial he’s currently facing relating to his 2015 track ‘Thinking Out Loud’. The pop star is currently being sued for allegedly plagiarising parts of Marvin Gaye’s classic song ... Read more
Linda Lewis, singer with five-octave range, dies aged 72
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com London-born singer-songwriter had solo success and provided backing vocals for stars like David Bowie. Known for a five-octave vocal range and ability to perform a wide array of genres, she enjoyed solo success in the 1970s and provided backing vocals for such artists as David Bowie and Rod Stewart. In a ... Read more
Priyanka Chopra reveals her late father imposed strict rules on her when she returned to India from the US aged 16
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Priyanka Chopra is an inspiration for millions of women across the world. The ‘Desi Girl’ has crossed all borders and made it big with sheer talent and hard work. The actress is currently all over the news due to her stunning Met Gala look. Recently, in an interview, the actress revealed ... Read more
Team India go past Australia to become new number one ranked Test Team in ICC rankings
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rohit Sharma led Indian men’s cricket team has become the number 1 ranked Test team in the world, displacing Australia at the top of ICC’s Test ranking on Tuesday, May 2. In the latest released rankings by world cricket’s governing body, India moved past Australia with 121 rating points while Pat ... Read more
Can artificial intelligence become a deterrent for photojournalists? Amnesty’s AI-generated images pull flak
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The systemic brutality used by Colombian police to bring down nationwide protests in 2021 was unfeigned and well-documented, but the images Amnesty International recently used to draw attention to the issue were fake, as per a Guardian report. The international human rights advocacy organisation has since taken down the images that ... Read more
Heatwave will impact livelihoods of 3.5 billion people by 2050: study
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a recent study, by 2050, searing heat waves will affect the lives and livelihoods of more than 3.5 billion people worldwide, half of whom live in urban areas. Extreme heat poses major risks to cities and is becoming more dangerous every year, according to the study Building Urban Heat ... Read more
Salahuddin makes offensive remarks at the journalists, then apologizes
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin courted fresh controversy on Tuesday by apparently humiliating journalists in an off-the-record chat with his colleague at the BFF House. The BFF president apparently had a dig at the journalists who went to cover the press conference following an executive committee meeting, although his words ... Read more
PSG suspend Lionel Messi for 2 weeks over unauthorised Saudi trip
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com PSG have suspended their star Argentine forward Lionel Messi for two weeks after he made an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, reports French outlet RMC Sport. The 35-year-old forward did not report to training with PSG on Monday following the club’s 3-1 defeat to Lorient as he was in Riyadh, Saudi ... Read more