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GP Accelerator launches ‘Jelay Jelay Smart Uddyokta’ campaign

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Grameenphone’s flagship startup innovation platform GP Accelerator has launched “Jelay Jelay Smart Uddyokta” – Regional Design Bootcamp with the endeavor to unleash the potential of youth ideapreneurs. A formal announcement was made at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday (30 September), where community builders from different districts, startup founders, GP Accelerator ... Read more

BRAC University ranks country’s No. 1 university in Times Higher Education (THE) rankings

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC University has been ranked No. 1 nationally and 801–1,000 globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024, announced yesterday. This achievement is particularly significant because BRAC University has participated in THE World University Rankings for the very first time this year, reads a press release. The Times ... Read more

Habibur takes charge as 36th DMP commissioner

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Additional Inspector General of Police Habibur Rahman took charge as the 36th commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police today. The outgoing commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq formally handed over the charge to Habibur, after receiving a heartfelt farewell from officers at the DMP Headquarters, said a press release. Habibur served as deputy commissioner ... Read more

Miraz once again named Walton brand ambassador for the third time

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh national cricket team all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been re-appointed as the brand ambassador of Walton for the third time. The local electronics giant renewed the contract with the young cricketer for the next two years. Earlier in 2015, Miraz became Walton’s ‘Youth Ambassador’ for two years while he was ... Read more

Tigers find fresh air with warm-up win sans Shakib

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After all the controversy that had been going on in the cricketing fraternity since the squad announcement for the World Cup 2023, Bangladesh finally found a fresh breath of air on Friday as they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their first warm-up game for the upcoming event. The biggest ... Read more

BSPA hands out Kaysar Sinha awards

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Sports Press Association honoured three organisers by handing over the Kaysar Sinha awards in a function held at the Bangabandhu Military Museum auditorium in the city on Friday. Abahani Limited founding general secretary Harunur Rashid was awarded as the best organiser, while former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Kamal Zialu ... Read more

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam nominated as UNACLA member

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam has been nominated as a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities. On September 25, 2023, a letter signed by UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres informed about the nomination of Mayor Atiqul Islam. After receiving consent, the DNCC mayor was formally ... Read more

Social media pressure changing news making

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Opinion Afsan Chowdhury THE relentless reality of social media has begun to influence news making at several levels. Three social media elements are making these pressures so strong. (a) It reaches consumers almost instantly and in no way can professional media compete with that. (b) Content creators can mix and offer audio-visuals that cost little ... Read more

Hamdard Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine affiliated to DU Faculty of Medicine

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Hamdard Institute of Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine of Hamdard University, located in Gazaria, Munshiganj, has been officially affiliated with Dhaka University’s medicine faculty, marking a historic shift in healthcare education in Bangladesh. After a hiatus of 30 years, traditional medicine has found its due recognition in the country’s healthcare sector. ... Read more

World University Rankings 2024: BRACU, DU, JU, NSU secured positions within 801-1000 bracket

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The latest World University Rankings for 2024, released by Times Higher Education (THE), have revealed that no Bangladeshi university made it to the top 800 institutions on the list. This ranking was made public on Wednesday, unveiling that four Bangladeshi universities secured positions in the 801-1000 range. The institutions in this ... Read more

BRAC Bank, Stamford University to work jointly to revolutionize campus banking services

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC Bank has joined hands with Stamford University Bangladesh, a leading private university, to revolutionize transactional banking services within the academic sphere. This strategic collaboration aims to provide a wide array of transaction banking services to students and faculty members of Stamford University Bangladesh. By doing so, the partnership aligns with ... Read more

Shakib blames then-captain Tamim for Afghanistan series loss

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan blamed former captain Tamim Iqbal for the home ODI series loss to Afghanistan earlier this year. The all-rounder said in the second part of his interview with T Sports that for the first time in his life he had seen a captain announce his retirement after ... Read more

George Kottan, football friend of Bangladesh passes away

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh football team’s SAFF Championship-winning coach, George Kottan, passed away on Monday in Budapest. He was 76. Due to his old age and physical difficulties, the experienced coach had been hidden from the public for some time. On Thursday, former national team goalie Biplob Bhattacharjee posted on Facebook that he ... Read more

LafargeHolcim launches rain water collection project for the community in Chatak

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL), one of the leading building material solutions providers in the country recently inaugurated the project titled “Rain Water Harvesting for Safe Drinking Water for the Community” near its plant in Chhatak, Sunamganj. Availability of safe drinking water in Chhatak has always been a concern for the communities. ... Read more

Seminar on studying abroad held at Islamic University

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Under the initiative of the Islamic University Research Society, Islamic University in Kushtia recently hosted a seminar on studying abroad. The event took place on 20 September in Room no 435 of the university’s Mir Mosharraf Hossain academic building, reads a press release. The seminar welcomed Professor Dr Md Alamgir Hossain ... Read more

Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

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Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Beloved actor Sir Michael Gambon, best known for his memorable performance as Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, has passed away. He was 82. The news was confirmed by his family, who shared the news he had died peacefully in hospital. “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael ... Read more

Music video of ‘Aaij Kaail Aai Aile’ released

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Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Young singer Zahed Parvej Pabel released the music video of a song in the local dialect of Chattogram region titled Aaij Kaail Aai Aile on his official YouTube channel recently, said a press release. The song has been written and tuned by Sirajul Islam Azad. The music video has been directed ... Read more

Alamgir Kabir re-elected BCMA president

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Alamgir Kabir, vice-chairman of Crown Cement PLC, has been re-elected as president of Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) for the period covering 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Imran Karim, vice-chairman of Confidence Cement Ltd, and Abdul Khaleque Pervez, managing director of Diamond Cement Ltd, have also been re-elected the 1st and 2nd ... Read more

Unfair means in exams: DU syndicate suspends 99 students

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended a total of 99 students for different terms for adopting unfair means during examinations. The DU syndicate in a meeting yesterday evening took the decision following a recommendation from the university’s Disciplinary Board, said a press release. DU VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman chaired the meeting. ... Read more

Stakeholders on St. Martin’s demand stringent action against plastic pollution

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Environment Desk : dhakamirror.com Stakeholders have stressed that raising awareness alone is not enough to tackle plastic pollution on the country’s only coral island, Saint Martins, and are advocating for restrictions on plastic use and penalties for non-compliance. At a panel discussion entitled “Plastic Free St Martins” on Wednesday, they called for strict limits on ... Read more