News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Sasheen Center for Multilingual Excellence (SCMLE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) proudly marked the commencement of its pioneering Sasheen Summer School in Linguistics (SSS) on Sunday (3 September). For the first time in Bangladesh, students and community researchers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a comprehensive program from ... Read more
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Infinix holds electronic gaming Championship in Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Youth-empowering smartphone brand Infinix has presented a gaming championship in the country, partnering with a global gaming platform, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), in a bid to take Bangladesh to the world championship of electronic gaming.
Walton brings new smartphone Xanon X20
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Local consumer electronics giant Walton has released a new phone in the market. The device- Canon X20- is powered by a Mediatek Helio G99 processor, which Walton claims will provide better services than the Snapdragon 685G processor, according to a press statement issued on Sunday (20 August)
Bangladesh Business & Disability Network and the CSR Centre join hands to promote disability inclusion
News Desk : dhakamirror.com With a spirit of unity and shared purpose, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between Bangladesh Business & Disability Network (BBDN) and the CSR Centre was held on 9 August, 2023, marking a significant milestone towards an inclusive world of work for persons with disabilities, reads a press release. The ... Read more
Asia Cup and ICC World Cup Cricket will be telecast live on Toffee
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Toffee, the digital entertainment platform of Banglalink, has acquired the rights to live stream the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 by signing an agreement with Top of Mind. The agreement was signed by Banglalink and Top of Mind recently at the Banglalink office, Tiger’s Den, ... Read more
Spain wins the Women’s World Cup by defeating England
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Spain are world champions, having won the Women’s World Cup 1-0 against England in Sydney, Australia. Thirteen years on from the men’s victory in South Africa, an Olga Carmona strike proved enough to win the match against the European champions in front of 75,784 spectators. Her goal came in the 29th ... Read more
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Gulf Air sign code-share agreement
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Gulf Air, the national Carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have signed a strategic code-share agreement, which took effect on 9 August. This landmark partnership aims to enhance travel connectivity, convenience, and accessibility for passengers traveling between Bangladesh and the Arabian Gulf region, reads a press release. ... Read more
Siddiqur Rahman joins Standard Bank as DMD
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Siddiqur Rahman has recently joined the Shari’ah-based Standard Bank Limited as deputy managing director & chief operating officer (COO). Prior to this, he served as deputy managing director, CRO & CAMLCO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, reads a press release. Rahman has been accredited by Paris-based ICC and UK-based IFS ... Read more
Microbus catches fire on Purbachal Expressway
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A running microbus caught fire near Kanchan Bridge on Purbachal Expressway in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila this afternoon causing temporary tailback on the busy road. However, there were no report of casualties, reports our Narayanganj correspondent. Two firefighting units of Purbachal station brought the fire under control. Station chief of local fire ... Read more
Bicycle popularisation programme launched at DIU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Daffodil International University has recently adopted a new programme to encourage and accustom the university’s nearly 22,000 students and 3,000 faculty-staff to use bicycles as pollution-free vehicles. “RFL Bike”, a subsidiary of PRAN-RFL Group, is supporting the programme by providing 100 cycles for free. Dr Masudur Rahman, chairman, SME Foundation, was ... Read more
Tanzid receives first call-up, Mahmudullah not included in Bangladesh’s Asia Cup squad
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Veteran Mahmudullah did not make the cut while Tanzid Hasan Tamim got his first national team call-up as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup on Saturday. The Asia Cup co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka will kick-off on August 30. After the BCB ... Read more
Nine arrested for storming train, robbing belongings in Tongi
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Robbers boarded the Dhaka-bound Karnaphuli Express train when it was stopped near Gazipur’s Tongi last night and robbed its passengers. Nine people were arrested with sharp weapons and mobile phones in connection with the robbery, Ferdaus Ahmed Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhaka Railway Police Station, told our local correspondent today. The ... Read more
London Grace Int’l School’s Z Club charter ceremony held at EMK Centre
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The charter ceremony of the Z Club of Zonta Club Dhaka-IV was held at the EMK Centre in Dhaka on Wednesday. The installation and induction ceremony of twenty girls and boys from London Grace International was done by the District-25 dignitaries, the president, and members of Club-IV, said a press release ... Read more
Parts of Bangladesh likely to see light to moderate rain
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at many places over Dhaka, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions. Moderately heavy to heavy falls may occur at ... Read more
2 bodies washed ashore in St Martin’s Island
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Police have recovered the partially decomposed bodies of two unidentified men washed away by the tide on the beach of St Martin’s Island under Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. The bodies were found on the beach about 4 kilometres south of St. Martin’s Jetty, at about 8:00am on Friday. Police estimated one ... Read more
Another physician dies from dengue in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A female doctor died of dengue at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Friday. The victim, Mosammat Sharifa Binte Aziz, 27, died at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at about 5:00am while undergoing treatment there. Sharifa is a daughter of Aziz Bhuiyan of Joypara village under Dohar upazila in Dhaka ... Read more
Shakib returns as Bangladesh ODI captain for Asia Cup and World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed Bangladesh ODI captain once again, and will lead them in the Asia Cup and World Cup. BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon announced the board’s decision to reporters at his residence in the capital. “We have appointed Shakib as the captain for Asia Cup and World ... Read more
Car accident on Dhaka-Barisal highway kills intern physician
News Desk : dhakamirror.com An intern physician of a private medical college was killed yesterday after her car collided with a roadside tree at Gourandi on Dhaka-Barishal highway. Gournadi Highway Police Sub Inspector Mamun said the accident took place at 7:00am yesterday. According to the SI, Iqra Binte Hafiz (27), an intern physician of Medical ... Read more
Walton’s international ATS Expo to be held on 10-12 Aug in Dhaka
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh’s leading global electronics manufacturer Walton is going to host the country’s first-ever mega industrial fair titled ‘International Advanced Components and Technology (ATS) Expo-2023’. The expo is scheduled for 10 to 12 August 2023 at Hall-1 of the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital, reads a press release. Walton ... Read more
Customers can win motorbike, AC, TV on GP mobile recharge through bKash
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Highest recharging customers can win Motorbike, AC and Television by recharging maximum amount to any Grameenphone number through bKash. On top of that, 1,000 customers are getting up to BDT 50,000 cashback everyday by recharging highest amount to Grameenphone numbers using bKash. During the week long campaign that started on 8 ... Read more