News Desk : dhakamirror.com The admission tests for 2021-2022 academic year are going to start from July 30 this year under the cluster system at 22 public universities. The fee for the admission tests also increased from Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,500. The decisions were taken on Monday night at a virtual meeting of vice-chancellors of ... Read more
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IUB hosts nat’l round of astronomy Olympiad
The Department of Physical Sciences of Independent University, Bangladesh organised the national round of the 5th Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics on May 21, said a press release on Tuesday. High school students from grades 9-12 from across the country participated in this competition. This event followed the regional round held on April 22, ... Read more
Liton Das achieves highest ever Test ranking for Bangladesh
Bangladesh batsman Liton Das attained career-best ratings in Tests after being instrumental with the bat in Bangladesh’s recently-concluded two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. He has risen five spots to claim the 12th position and is now the highest ranked Bangladesh batter in the longest format. Liton’s rating point (724) is the highest by
Bangladesh top recipient of Covid vaccines under covax: Unicef
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is the top recipient of Covid-19 vaccines under Unicef’s Covax program since its first delivery following the start of the pandemic. Unicef has delivered over 190 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, and it has received the most vaccines under the global
Mahmud to replace Shohidul for WI series
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Pacer Hasan Mahmud will replace Shohidul Islam in the Bangladesh squad for their forthcoming tour of West Indies after the latter was ruled out due to a side strain, confirmed Bangladesh national team chief selector Minhajul Abedin. Bangladesh are scheduled to leave for the West Indies in three separate groups from
Agritech startup iFarmer raises $2.1 million
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com iFarmer, a full-stack agriculture platform providing agri based services to farmers, has recently raised $2.1 million in a new financing round, maintaining its accelerated growth, said a press release. IDLC Venture Capital Fund, the VC arm of IDLC Finance, one of the largest non- banking financial institutions in Bangladesh, led the ... Read more
Mitali Express between Bangladesh, India inaugurated
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A new train service between Bangladesh and India was flagged off on Wednesday. The Mitali Express, the third passenger train service between Bangladesh and India, has been launched after a delay of over one year due to Covid-19 outbreak. The train service was jointly inaugurated in New Delhi at Rail Bhavan under ... Read more
Three-way collision killed six in Kalukhali of Rajbari
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Six people were dead in a three-way collision – involving a truck, a private car and an easy bike – in Rajbari’s Kalukhali upazila on Wednesday morning. The accident took place at around 9:15am on Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in front of fire service office in Chandpur area
Indian singer KK dies in Kolkata after performance at concert
Well-known Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died Tuesday night, a few hours after a concert in Kolkata, officials said. He was 53. KK was feeling unwell after reaching his hotel, following the concert in the evening where he sang for almost an hour, it was reported. The singer reportedly fell down the ... Read more
Mominul wants to quit Test captaincy
By Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has decided to step down from his role as captain after relentless criticism from the cricket fraternity due the team’s poor performance under his leadership and his off-form with the bat. Under his captaincy the hosts suffered a crashing 10-wicket defeat against the touring
Bangladesh-India Mitali Express to begin maiden journey tomorrow
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Mitali Express, the third passenger train to be operated between India and Bangladesh, is set to start its maiden journey tomorrow morning. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan, who is now visiting India, and Indian Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will jointly flag off the new train virtually from the Rail Bhavan ... Read more
Policeman killed in Dhaka road accident
A policeman was killed in a road accident at Kakrail crossing in Dhaka on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Md Shahidul Islam, 46, a constable of Gazipur Highway Police. He was from Iswarganj upazila in Mymensingh. Ramna police subinspector Subir Kumar Karmakar said that the accident took
2 Pran concerns win productivity award
By Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Habiganj Agro Ltd and Sylvan Technologies Ltd, sister concerns of Pran-RFL Group, won National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2020 for enhancing productivity and manufacturing quality products. On behalf of Habiganj Agro, Eleash Mridha, managing director of Pran Group, and Mostafizur Rahman, chief operating officer of Sylvan Technologies, received the award ... Read more
Bankers Club holds Eid reunion
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Bankers Club of Bangladesh Limited organised ‘BCBL Eid Reunion’ at the Bankers Club Bhaban in Dhaka recently. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of Islami Bank Ltd was present as the chief guest at the event presided over by Mohammad Imtiaz Uddin, president of the
22 universities discuss proposed changes in admission test
The vice-chancellors of 22 general, science and technology public universities in a meeting on Monday discussed dates, fees, examination centres and migration facilities to bring required changes in cluster-based admission tests. Proposals were made to bring forward the date of admission tests, increase the fees for
Mobile data usage per month doubles since covid pandemic
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The mobile data traffic per month has reached almost doubled ever since the coronavirus pandemic began as businesses, schools and the public are forced to move their services online. For example, the average monthly data usage of a single mobile customer was 2 gigabytes (GB) in March 2020 while it ... Read more
‘Rickshaw Girl’ being screened in US for 4 weeks in a row
‘Rickshaw Girl’, directed by Amitabh Reza, is being screened in various states of the United States for four weeks in a row after its successful premiere in Manhattan and New York, said a press release. ‘Rickshaw Girl’ has already been screened in 52 cities across 18 states of the United States. Viewers in Arizona and ... Read more
Graduates from world’s top universities get new UK visa option
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Graduates from the world’s top universities now have a new route into the United Kingdom. The government says the “high-potential individual” route will attract the “brightest and best” early in their careers. Under the scheme announced on Monday, graduates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree from the top 50 universities ... Read more
Angel Di Maria to retire from international football after World Cup in Qatar
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Angel Di Maria has indicated that he will retire from international football after the World Cup. At 34, the Argentinian international, whose contract with PSG will end at the end of June, announced on Monday that he would retire from international football. “After this World Cup, it will be time. ... Read more
FIFA WC trophy scheduled to tour Dhaka on June 8
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The FIFA World Cup trophy is scheduled to tour Bangladesh for 36-hour in early June, Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohagh told media on Monday. ‘The trophy will arrive in Dhaka on June 8 and leave the following day for a 36-hour tour of Bangladesh,’ said Shohagh. The trophy ... Read more