News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam is retiring on October 30. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Home Ministry’s Public Security Division on Wednesday. Deputy Secretary Dhananjay Kumar Das signed the notification on the orders of the President. The announcement states that retired Commissioner of Police ... Read more
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BGMEA, Fashion Design Council to promote khadi worldwide
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters (BGMEA) and the Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB) intend to forge collaboration to promote and develop high-end fashionable garments using home grown fabrics and materials. The willingness was expressed when FDCB President Maheen Khan and Vice President Emdad Haque met with BGMEA President Faruque ... Read more
Among 20 most unsustainable cities, Dhaka comes in at number four
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a global research released on Wednesday, Dhaka is ranked fourth among the 20 unsustainable megacities in the world. Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Dhaka, Baghdad, Lahore, Kolkata, and New Delhi are all expected to have rapid population increase of over 50% by 2050, according to the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) 2022. ... Read more
Danish embassy hosts 5-day exhibition ‘Going Green’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh is hosting a 5-day exhibition titled ‘Going Green’ from 16-20 October to highlight green solutions that can support sustainable and inclusive economic growth at Bay’s Edge Gallery in capital’s Gulshan. The exhibition has focused on sustainable and green development, digital and physical connectivity to energy ... Read more
DU Research, Publication Fair to begin Oct 22
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday said that a two-day Research and Publication Fair in the central playground of Dhaka University would begin on October 22. The fair, the first time of such kind in the history of the university, will showcase the innovations, research and publications of various departments, institutes, ... Read more
Shakib reclaims the top all-rounder ranking
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will enter the ICC T20 World Cup on top of the world after he was elevated to the No.1 spot for all-rounders on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings. Shakib claimed top billing on the back of an excellent tri-series against New Zealand ... Read more
Chirkutt’s Sumi to perform at Womex 22 and Oslo World Music Festival
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Sharmin Sultana Sumi, a well-known performer and the vocalist for the band Chirkutt, will represent Bangladesh at Womex 22, the largest music convention in the world, for the second time. Lisbon, Portugal, will be the location of the occasion. The five-day event will begin on October 19 and run through October ... Read more
Fresh Tissue observes Pink Day for breast cancer awareness
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Fresh Tissue observed ‘Pink Day’ on Tuesday with the theme of spreading breast cancer awareness to the people of all spheres. All of the employees from MGI wore a pink T-shirt at work to observe the ‘Pink Day’. A rally was also organised from MGI to spread breast cancer awareness to ... Read more
PBI submits final report in Mosarat murder case
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Police Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday submitted its final report in the case of killing college student Mosarat Jahan Munia giving clean chit to Bashundhara Group managing director Sayem Sobhan Anvir who was named as the prime accused. Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner for prosecution Jashim Uddin said that they ... Read more
HSC, equivalent exams to begin November 6
Coaching centres to remain closed between Nov 3 and Dec 14 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2022 across Bangladesh from November 6. A total of 12,03,407 examinees are expected to sit for the examinations across the country. The number of examinees is less by ... Read more
65,000 passports pending data correction
Muktadir Rashid More than 65,000 applications for electronic passports and machine-readable passports remained pending with the Immigration and Passport Department for ‘basic check clearance’ due to mismatched data with national identification numbers or other basic information, causing suffering to applicants. Only 10 personnel, according to the Immigration and Passport Department, are presently working to resolve ... Read more
RMG emphasizing on productivity and efficiency improvement to compete globally: BGMEA
To increase the productivity and efficiency of the garments industry, the Niposh project was launched. Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The country’s ready-made garments (RMG) industry is increasingly focusing on efficiency and productivity enhancement to be more competitive in the global market, said Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). “Bangladesh’s ... Read more
BTS members can perform while serving in the military
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Pop titans BTS are now going to officially fulfill their mandatory military service duties but the pop group can participate in ’national-level’ events while serving their military terms, the South Korean defense ministry has announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, a spokesperson for the Korean Defense Ministry said the members of the ... Read more
Poran finishes its century in theaters
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Raihan Rafi’s “Poran” made history by completing its 100-day run in the theaters. In 11 theaters around the country including multiplexes, the movie is still playing to packed houses. It has established an admirable precedent for Bangladeshi film industry by continuing century run at the majority of theaters. Finding out the ... Read more
Gallery Chitrak displaying Khurshid Saleem’s aesthetics, titled ‘Hidden Beauty.’
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com How often do we get to see a disorganized, yet orderly, display of 3D figures adorned in vibrant colors? This is true of the maximalist abstractions created by artist Khurshid Saleem, which are a remarkable illustration of the fusion of geometric shapes with impromptu flowing hues. The 80th solo show of ... Read more
No more opening slot experiments: chief selector
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh national cricket team chief selector Minhajul Abedin reassured that the team management wouldn’t experiment further with the opening slot during the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Bangladesh are scheduled to start their campaign in the Super 12 round on October 24 in Hobart against the Group A runners-up from ... Read more
Debater Ahmad Tousif Jami becomes head coach of Moroccan Development Debating Team
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Independent University Bangladesh debater Ahmad Tousif Jami has been appointed as the head coach of the Moroccan Development Debating Team for the year 2023, said a press release on Monday. Jami will work with the future generation of school-level debaters of Morocco as the head coach, starting November 2022 until mid-June ... Read more
Banglalink expands network coverage by 50% in Chittagong
Chittagong customers of the operator will now have access to internet that is twice as fast because of technological developments Business Desk : dhakamirror.com As part of its countrywide network expansion, telecom and digital communications operator Banglalink has increased network coverage in the Chittagong division by 50% over the past year. The operator launched next-generation ... Read more
Ronaldo gets his lowest Ballon d’Or placement in 17 years
Has won award five times, Ranked 20th in 2022, His lowest finish in 17 years Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In 2022, the Ballon d’Or awards seem significantly different because for the first time in 16 years, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo had been on the podium. While Messi missed the shortlist for the first ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan greets Saudi Arabia with ‘salam alaikum’ and ‘thank you.’
The actor started with a Muslim benediction at a award ceremony in Riyadh, ‘bismillah al-rahman al-rahim,’ which means to ‘in the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.‘ Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com One of the 15 actors from around the world who won a Joy Excellence Award at a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on ... Read more