Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Shwapno, the country’s biggest retail chain shop, launched its new outlet in Bogura Upashahar area on Friday. During the inauguration programme, franchisee Mohammad Rashdeul Islam, managing director of Bogura Nursing Home AHM Mushihur Rahman, businessman AKM Rajiullah, Hafej Abdul Gaffar Imam, Shawpno zonal manager Musa Tarek, and outlet manager Siddiqur Rahman ... Read more
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ULAB celebrates foundation day
News Desk : dhakamirror.com University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh celebrated its 18th foundation day with great enthusiasm on Saturday, said a press release. Information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud was present as chief guest at the event. The celebration started with the university theme song followed by the welcome speech of Kazi Anis Ahmed, vice-president ... Read more
Bkash distributes books for underprivileged students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com To cultivate the habit of reading various books alongside textbooks among the underprivileged children, this year Bkash has distributed 50,000 books to 74 organisations including schools, voluntary organisations working for underprivileged and disadvantaged children. Bkash collected a part of these books from visitors, writers and readers at Bangla Academy book fair, ... Read more
Hyundai cars will be assembled locally: South Korean envoy
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Hyundai cars of Korea will be assembled in Bangladesh by the year end, South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Lee Jang-keun said on Sunday. He said that in recent years, there have been some obvious and significant developments. The majority of Samsung Electronics’ gadgets are produced at Narsingdi in partnership with a ... Read more
Chhayanaut celebrates Sharat
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Cultural organisation Chhayanaut celebrated Sharat organising a programme at the Bakultala of fine arts faculty of Dhaka University on Friday. Artistes of the organisation entertained the audience singing songs and reciting poems on Sharat. Besides, the programme featured solo and group dance recitals. ‘Chhayanaut regularly tries to organise different programmes to ... Read more
Durga Puja begins today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, begins today with Maha Shashthi puja at temples across the country with due religious fervour. Preparations at all puja mandaps have almost been completed as artisans are busy giving the final touches to idols and pandals to celebrate the festival. It ... Read more
USA win FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The USA have been crowned the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup champions after they beat China 83-61 in the final on Saturday. Ariel Atkins hit a three-point jump shot as the USA extended the gap to double digits in the second quarter, 29-18. At the Sydney Superdome, the USA led ... Read more
Japan defeated Brazil 3-1 at Volleyball Women’s World Championship
Japanese team in 3rd spot at 3-1 in Pool D Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Japan defeated Brazil 3-1 on Friday at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022. The Japanese team won the Pool D match 25-22, 25-19, 17-25 and 25-20 at the Arnhem’s GelreDome in the Netherlands.. Japan’s outside hitter Arisa Inoue delivered a ... Read more
Tigers depart for New Zealand
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com At 11:55 pm yesterday, Bangladesh boarded a flight to Christchurch to compete in a tri-nation series, also attended by hosts New Zealand and Pakistan. The Tigers are expected to reach Christchurch on October 2 ahead of the opening game of the series against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, the ... Read more
University clubs can play crucial role in raising climate awareness: seminar
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In the buildup to the upcoming COP27, the Department of Environmental Science and Management and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development of Independent University, Bangladesh organised a roundtable recently on the role of universities in addressing environmental concerns. The roundtable, held at the IUB Trustee Lounge, was attended among ... Read more
Veteran journalist Toab Khan dies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dainik Bangla editor and Ekushey Padak-winning journalist Toab Khan passed away. He was 87. He breathed his last around 12:40pm today at United Hospital, Sharifuzzaman Pintu, executive editor of the daily said. Toab Khan was admitted to the hospital with old-age complications, his colleagues said. Born on April 24 of 1934 ... Read more
Bangladesh begin title defence with nine-wicket win
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh began their title defence of the Women’s Asia Cup in style with a crushing nine-wicket win over Thailand in the opening match of the eighth edition of the tournament at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Opener Shamima Sultana’s 49 off 30 balls propelled the hosts to the winning ... Read more
Meghna EZ attracts Swiss investments
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Sika Bangladesh, a subsidiary of Swiss Sika Group, a producer of construction chemicals, would invest US$6 million to develop a 10,000 square meter plant in the Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (Miez) in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. The factory will mainly produce admixtures and grout, an official said. Construction chemical products worth around Tk ... Read more
‘Our target is to retain the trophy’
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The eighth edition of the Women’s Asia Cup begins today with defending champions and hosts Bangladesh taking on Thailand at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet. The game is slated to begin at 9:00am before the opening day’s second fixture sees India take on Sri Lanka from 1:30pm at the ... Read more
Bangladesh wants to compete as a team
Women’s Asia Cup begins today Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s cricket team wants to play as a unit so that they can retain the crown of the Women’s Asia Cup starting today in Sylhet. Hosts Bangladesh will begin their campaign when they take on Thailand in the opening match of the tournament at the ... Read more
Kanye West hires Melinda Gates lawyer in ongoing Kim Kardashian divorce battle
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are announced legally single in March Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Amid divorce battle with Kim Kardashian, estranged husband and rapper Kanye West has hired new attorneys. West has reportedly retained a well-known New York divorce lawyer who was hired by Melinda Gates for her multi-billion dollar split with ex-husband Bill ... Read more
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Were Secretly Engaged for 9 Months
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Earlier this year, Khloe Kardashian and her on-again-off-again ex-boyfriend, Tristan Thompson, welcomed a second child via surrogacy. A representative for Kardashian confirmed the birth of a baby boy to Insider. The child has not yet been named, People reported. Now, Khloe has revealed that she was engaged to Tristan for nine ... Read more
Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone’s marriage in trouble?
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have been married for four years now Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have been wed for almost four years. The couple previously revealed that they started dating in 2012 and have been engaged since Deepika and Ranveer, or DeepVeer as their admirers prefer to refer to ... Read more
Djokovic hoping for a send-off like Federer’s
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Novak Djokovic said he wants his fiercest rivals by his side when he ends his career, similar to Roger Federer’s heartfelt farewell to the sport last week. Pictures of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal sitting together and crying after Friday’s Laver Cup doubles loss at London’s O2 Arena went viral on ... Read more
Shaon student at DU, youngest traveler from Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rifat Jahan Shaon, a student at Dhaka University’s Department of Theater and Performance Studies, has been named the youngest traveler from Bangladesh. He was honored in a ceremonial event on Tuesday at the university’s Student-Teacher Center in honor of ‘World Tourism Day,’ which was arranged by the Dhaka University Tourist Society. ... Read more