The award is presented by ASOCIO in recognition of introducing a non-discriminatory ‘one country one rate’ tariff in Bangladesh News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (BTRC) steps to ensure affordable broadband internet got global recognition as its internet at a flat rate initiative, ‘One Country, One Rate,’ won the ASOCIO-2022 award in the ... Read more
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Tigers can become very good T20 side in future: Sriram
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Despite their mixed fortunes in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Bangladesh’s technical consultant, Sridharan Sriram, believes the Tigers have the potential to become a very good T20 side in the future. The Tigers entered the tournament with their only win in the main draw of the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup against ... Read more
Bangladesh produced 2.51 lakh tonnes of shrimp in FY21: minister
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh produced 2.51 lakh tonnes of shrimp in the 2020-21 fiscal year, and the country’s export income has increased in recent years despite the global recession and Covid-19 pandemic, according to Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim. He spoke at the InterContinental Dhaka in the capital during the closing ceremony of the ... Read more
Bangladeshi universities want to attract students from the Middle East
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi universities and medical colleges will attend an education conference in Dubai next week to attract students from the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries, organisers said yesterday. Education minister Dr. Dipu Moni and deputy education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury will deliver keynote speeches at the three-day Bangladesh Education Forum conference ... Read more
Digital World 2022 to kick off this December
News Desk : dhakamirror.com ‘Digital World 2022,’ one of Bangladesh’s most important ICT events, will begin in December. Following in the footsteps of previous years, this event will be held on December 8-11, 2022, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Agargaon Shere-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. In light of this, the ICT Division organised an ... Read more
Elon Musk takes over Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agrawal and others: Report
Tesla CEO’s purchase caps a six-month saga over the future of the social media giant Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Elon Musk completed his takeover of Twitter and fired several top executives, media reports say. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal have left the company, US media reported. Elon Musk is now in charge. ... Read more
Tigers suffer their worst-ever loss in T20Is to SA
Batters surrender against their opponent Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh’s batting was no match for their counterpart South Africa, which led to a massive loss for the Tigers by 104 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground today in the two teams’ second Super 12 fixture of the T20 World Cup. Chasing a daunting 206, Bangladesh ... Read more
30% of Bangladeshis face food scarcity
World Bank survey on Bangladesh’s Covid effect News Desk : dhakamirror.com A World Bank report finds 30 percent of Bangladeshis are enduring food scarcity despite the country’s economic recovery from pandemic-induced disruptions. The percentage of persons who went to sleep hungry virtually doubled from 7 percent in June last year to 13 percent in May ... Read more
Punjab jail inmates can now have sex with spouses
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Punjab is the first Indian state to legalize conjugal visits, and a 60-year-old convicted killer was the first to obtain this facility in Punjab Goindwal Jail, reports BBC Online. Gurjeet Singh, who has been in Goindwal Jail in Tarn Taran for months, told the BBC he was “lonely and unhappy” in ... Read more
WhatsApp down for thousands in Bangladesh, returns to normal
Many countries report disruptions Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com WhatsApp is apparently experiencing difficulty for users across the country. Downdetector.com indicates an increase in reports beginning at approximately 1 PM Bangladesh Standard Time. When users login to the browser version (https://web.whatsapp.com/), the URL asks whether their internet is down and automatically logs them out. Users are ... Read more
Priyanka Chopra rejoices over NYC declared Diwali as holiday
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Priyanka Chopra recently travelled to New York City, where she was seen with daughter Malti Marie. The actress is active on social media, posting her ideas constantly. She posted a video of Mayor Eric Adams and Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar on Instagram. The actress cried when Diwali was declared a public ... Read more
Taskin leads Bangladesh to 9-run win over Netherlands
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh began their T20 World Cup campaign on a high note today, defeating the Netherlands by 9 runs at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The Dutch were all out for 135 after 20 overs, in reply to Bangladesh’s 144 for eight after 20 overs. The result is historic from Bangladesh’s perspective ... Read more
Ctg and Cox’s Bazar airports will be closed for 21 hours
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Due to the adverse weather caused by Cyclone Sitrang, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar airports will be closed for 21 hours, from 3 p.m. today until 12 p.m. tomorrow. Both Wing Commander Farhad H. Khan, director of Chattogram Airport, and Joydev Kumar Biswas, aerodrome officer at Cox’s Bazar Airport, confirmed this to ... Read more
Salman Khan has dengue, won’t host Big Boss this weekend
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Salman Khan has dengue and won’t host Big Boss this weekend. Karan Johar may host the reality show’s weekend special, reports India Today. Salman Khan has had dengue for four to five days. Doctors told Bigg Boss’ host to relax and avoid physical activity. Salman Khan recently shot ‘Kisi ka Bhai ... Read more
BOU celebrates 30th founding anniversary
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Open University on Friday celebrated its 30th founding anniversary on its campus in Gazipur. The celebration began with hoisting the national flag at Swadhinata Chirantan memorial sculpture on the campus by the university vice-chancellor Professor Dr Syed Humayun Akhter in the morning, said a press release. Office chiefs of ... Read more
Bangladesh attends Fashion World Tokyo
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh attended Fashion World Tokyo Autumn 2022 on October 18-20 in Tokyo, Japan. Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed opened the Bangladesh Pavilion at Tokyo Big Sight on 18 October 2022, according to a release issued by the embassy there. This is the largest trade show for the fashion industry in ... Read more
StanChart and Brac University to establish curriculum
Business Desk: dhakamirror.com Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Brac University signed a memorandum of understanding recently to develop a curriculum on financial crime and compliance for both undergraduate and graduate students. The aim is to develop professionals trained to prevent financial crime while following both local and international standards of compliance, the lender said in a ... Read more
Singer’s profits drop despite rising sales
Business Desk: dhakamirror.com Although Singer Bangladesh logged higher sales between July and September this year, the company still incurred losses in the quarter, according to a press release. Sales of the multinational electronic and home appliance company were 12.8 per cent higher at Tk 520 crore in the July-September quarter compared to the same period ... Read more
Ganga Jamuna cultural festival kicks off in splendour
Cultural Desk: dhakamirror.com Ganga Jamuna Cultural Festival eventually returned to Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) at 6 pm after a year. 172 theatre troupes from Bangladesh and India will participate throughout the 11-day event. These plays will be at BSA and Mahila Samity at 7pm daily until October 31. Every day until 4 p.m., performances will ... Read more
Fall 2022 orientation held at UIU
News Desk: dhakamirror.com United International University (UIU) organized the Orientation Program for the newly admitted students of the Fall 2022 semester on 21 October at the UIU playground. Students from School of Science and Engineering (SoSE), School of Business and Economics (SoBE) and School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS) took part in the orientation ... Read more