Alamgir Ranch Ltd, a sister concern of Labib Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Daraz Bangladesh Limited as a part of sustainable business and its continued expansion. CIP Sultana Jahan, director of Alamgir Ranch and vice-chairman of Labib Group, and AHM Hasinul Quddus, chief corporate affairs officer of Daraz Bangladesh Ltd, signed ... Read more
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Private sector should engage in disaster risk management
Speakers tell event organised by DCCI, ActionAid Bangladesh, United Purpose, World Vision Disasters can be detrimental to supply chains, production and overall business marketing, for which it is imperative to engage the private sector in risk management to mitigate the losses, said speakers at an event yesterday. The event was jointly organised by the SUPER ... Read more
Nuhash Humayun signs with top talent agencies Anonymous Content, CAA
Anonymous Content and CAA have signed Nuhash Humayun, the Bangladeshi writer-director whose horror short Moshari won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2022, for representation. The original 22-minute horror-fantasy pic was the first film from Bangladesh to premiere in SXSW’s Midnight Shorts Program. It follows sisters Apu (Sunerah Binte Kamal) and Ayra
Actress Mim appointed UNICEF national ambassador in Bangladesh
National Film Award winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim has been appointed UNICEF’s newest national ambassador in Bangladesh. As a UNICEF National Ambassador, Mim joins prominent personalities around the world who use their voice and prominence to advocate for the rights of children, said a press release. ‘Across our country, UNICEF is there with us ... Read more
Jaya Ahsan wins Anandalok Best Actress award in India
Jaya Ahsan has won the Anandalok Best Actress award for her performance in “Binisutoy”, in India. “It is my greatest pleasure to receive the Anandalok Best Actress award for ‘Binisutoy’. Anandalok organised the award ceremony after 10 long years,” shared the renowned actress, on her verified Facebook profile. “Atanu Ghosh’s ‘Binisutoy’ inspires everyone
Chattogram Test finished with the anticipated draw
There were no last-minute surprises as the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended as an expected draw after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella held their own in the final session on the final day of the contest at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. Thanks to Chandimal and Dickwella’s stubborn stand, Sri ... Read more
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury dies in UK
Veteran journalist and writer Abdul Gaffar Choudhury died at a hospital in the United Kingdom on Thursday. He was 87. ‘Journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury died at about 6:40am UK local time while undergoing treatment at a hospital in London,’ said Ekushey award winning journalist
US Soccer reaches ‘historic’ equal pay agreement for US men and women teams
The US men’s and women’s national soccer teams will receive equal pay under a “historic” agreement announced by the US Soccer Federation on Wednesday, following years of pressure from female national players. For the first time, the women’s team representing the United States will
India-Bangladesh trains to resume services after 2 yrs, likely on May 29
Three passenger trains from Kolkata to Dhaka, that were discontinued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will resume services soon, officials said. The services of the Maitree Express on Dhaka-Kolkata route and the Bandhan Express on Khulna-Kolkata route are scheduled to be resumed on
67% medicine retailers not cognizant on antimicrobial drugs: DGDA
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Around 67 percent of medicine retailers cannot identify antibiotics from regular medicines properly as they do not have adequate knowledge about antimicrobial drugs, finds a study by the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA). Sabrina Alam, assistant director at DGDA, disclosed the information at the dissemination programme on current antimicrobial ... Read more
Jibon suspended from national camp
Bangladesh striker Nabib Newaj Jibon has been suspended from the national football team’s ongoing camp by coach Javier Cabrera on Tuesday due to disciplinary issues. All enlisted footballers were scheduled to report to the camp on Monday. But after Jibon turned up on Tuesday, the head coach did not allow him to join the
IU students demand to cancel summer vacation
The students of different departments of Islamic University in Kushtia on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the university authorities to press home their demand to cancel its summer vacation scheduled to begin on June 3. The students under the banner of IU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union went to the
Bangladesh 5th among countries with severely malnourished children
Says Unicef report More than three lakh children, aged less than five years, suffered from severe malnutrition across the globe, reads a report by Unicef. Bangladesh is the fifth-worst among countries where children suffer from severe malnutrition, according to the report
A young agro enthusiast helping farmers in Tangail
Mirza Shakil When the pandemic hit and in-person classes at universities were suspended, Shakil Ahmed, then a final-year student of agriculture department at Noakhali Science and Technology University, had returned home. But he refused to sit idle, and so, asked his father for a plot of land to farm squash. The yield was massive as ... Read more
Walton announces cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh
Walton announced Digital Campaign Season-15 for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, following its huge success in the previous seasons. Under the new campaign, customers might get sure cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh or free products worth crores of taka after
NSU asked to sell 10 luxury cars to use money for edn, research
The government on Tuesday (May 17, 2022) asked North South University authorities to sell 10 luxurious cars through bidding and deposit it to the university general fund. NSU authorities bought these cars in between January 2019 to January 2022 with cost of Tk 27.05 crore. The car price ranges between tk 1.1 crore to Tk ... Read more
Amber Heard rubbishes Johnny Depp ‘disgusting’ claim about their martial bed
Amber Heard says she did not drop faecal matter on Johnny Depp’s bed. Testifying in court on Monday, the Aquaman star said that it was in fact her dogs who polluted the bed, sharing that one of them has “bowel control issues.” Johnny Depp earlier shared that Amber Heard burrowed his bed as a prank ... Read more
Deepika Padukone makes a stunning appearance at Cannes as she joins other jury members for dinner
Actress Deepika Padukone makes an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 dinner, alongside other jury members at the event’s dinner. Wearing a bejeweled Louis Vuitton outfit from the label’s Fall 2021 line, the actress looked ravishing in the French event. She was joined by Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux, US film director and member ... Read more
Nick Jonas feels ‘so blessed’ about embracing fatherhood
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas became parents to a daughter via surrogacy this year. The power couple welcomed their daughter via surrogacy in January and now Nick Jonas has finally shared his feelings about becoming a father for the first time. Nick Jonas is opening up about his experiences as a new father. During a Monday ... Read more
Britney Spears announces miscarriage
Last month singer Britney Spears announced that she is having a ‘miracle baby’ with fiance Sam Asghari. However, over the weekend, the popular singer shared the news of her miscarriage. While this would have been her first child with Sam, Britney Spears has two other kids with her former husband Kevin Federline. “It is with ... Read more