Sohrab Hossain The Shuvo Sandhya Beach in Barguna’s Taltali upazila has been facing serious erosion by the Bay for the last couple of years. Due to continuous erosion by the Bay, nearly 50 acres of forestland close to the beach and about 60,000 trees have already been washed away in the last five year. Meanwhile, ... Read more
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Turkish ambassador opens international firefighting training course in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Turkey Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen inaugurated the international firefighting training course for firefighters. He inaugurated this training course for fire service officers and employees at Fire Service Training Complex in Mirpur, Dhaka on Sunday (30 July), reads a press release. Fire Service and Civil Defense Directorate Brigadier General Md Main ... Read more
Mercantile Bank conducts entrepreneurship development training in Khulna
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mercantile Bank Limited concluded a month-long training course for the second batch at Khulna for developing entrepreneurship and making new entrepreneurs under the Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) of Bangladesh Bank, reads a press release. After completion of the training 26 participants have been awarded certificates, according to the press ... Read more
Prime Bank signed ‘Prime Payroll’ agreement with Adventure Dhaka
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Prime Bank Japan Desk has recently signed a ‘Prime Payroll’ agreement with Adventure Dhaka Ltd. Adventure Dhaka is a subsidiary of Adventure Inc, the largest online travel agency in Japan, reads a press release. Under this payroll agreement, the employees of Adventure Dhaka will be eligible for privileged rates on consumer ... Read more
Golam Kabir, Mohammed Jamil Iqbal re-elected as NRB Bank vice chairman
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Golam Kabir and Mohammed Jamil Iqbal were re-elected as Vice Chairman of NRB Bank Limited at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank held on 23 July. Golam Kabir is the President of Kabir Auto Export Co Ltd and a dual citizen of Bangladesh and Japan. He is ... Read more
Attestation will no longer be required for job applications in future
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The procedure of attestation of certificates by first-class gazetted officers for job applications will be lifted soon, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said today. Speaking at a dialogue organised by the Secretariat Reporters Forum, the state minister said many changes are currently underway, focusing on digitalisation. Mentioning that people ... Read more
SUB pharmacy department develops “Super Boost” to prevent infectious diseases and cancer
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A group of researchers of the Department of Pharmacy of State University of Bangladesh (SUB), led by Prof Dr Md Moklesur Rahman Sarker, head of Academic and Research Affairs of the department, has developed a novel immunobooster ‘Super-Boost’ targeting to use for the prevention of any kind of infections including Covid-19 ... Read more
ICGAB gets nod to conduct academic activities
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has allowed the Institute of Certified General Accountants of Bangladesh (ICGAB) to conduct their academic activities and issue certified general accountant degree on some conditions. The commerce ministry issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday. The ICGAB would conduct academic activities and be able to issue certificates, read ... Read more
EBL signs payroll banking deal with STS Capital
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and STS Capital Limited have signed a payroll banking agreement at the STS corporate office in Dhaka. Under the agreement, employees of Glenrich International School and Eduko Bangladesh Limited, sister concerns of STS Capital, will enjoy EBL preferential banking facilities including dual currency debit card, loan facilities ... Read more
ACI to enter aviation market, invest in digital bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com ACI Ltd, one of the leading business houses in Bangladesh, has decided to enter the aviation business and invest Tk 10 crore in a digital bank, said the company. The company, in a board meeting on July 26, decided to form a subsidiary named ACI Avionics and Airlines Services Ltd with ... Read more
IUB organises musical evening to celebrate Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com A musical evening was organised at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Thursday (27 July) to mark the birth anniversaries of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Renowned singers Adity Mohsin and Bijon Chandra Mistry performed Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti respectively. IUB’s Kazi Nazrul ... Read more
‘Venom 3’ to release in summer next year
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Sony Pictures has scheduled the release date for the third instalment of the “Venom” movie series, starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom, for July 12, 2024. While the film remains untitled for now, it marks the first time the franchise ventures into the summer movie season. The previous two films, “Venom” ... Read more
11 women in Kerala pool money to buy ticket, win Rs 10 crore bumper lottery
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Eleven municipality women workers from Kerala decided to take part in a lottery. For this, they collected small amounts from their meager income and bought a lottery ticket worth 250 rupees. When the lottery results were announced they hit the jackpot and won Rs 10 crore. The women are members of ... Read more
BMD predicts light to moderate rain likely across Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Meteorology Department on Saturday predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on the day. ‘Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions ... Read more
Tamim under 2-day observation in London
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh One-Day International (ODI) captain Tamim Iqbal underwent an invasive pain management procedure in London for his back pain, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in a press release on Friday, reports news agency BSS. “Tamim consulted a spine specialist for his ongoing back pain and underwent invasive pain management procedure ... Read more
Marufa overjoyed with her SSC result
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s team pacer Marufa Akter was overjoyed after passing the SSC examination with a GPA of 4.06 in the Arts discipline. The results of this year’s SSC and Equivalent exams were published at 11:00am on Friday. Marufa had sat in the examination from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP). “I couldn’t ... Read more
Body of missing mountaineer found after 37 years on melting glacier
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The body of a German climber who has been missing since 1986 has been uncovered on a melting glacier in Switzerland. DNA analysis showed the body was that of a of a German climber, who disappeared 37 years ago. A huge search and rescue operation at the time failed to find ... Read more
Brazilian woman falls in love with thief who stole her phone
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A thief stole her mobile phone and ran away. Finally, a Brazilian woman fell in love with this thief. Their quirky love story went viral on social media. The couple detailed their romantic history in a Twitter video that garnered more than 38,000 views online. “I was walking down the street ... Read more
Rangs launches Sony Bravia L Series LED TV
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Rangs Electronics Ltd recently launched the 2023 Sony Bravia L Series LED TV at its Sonartori Store, Banglamotor in Dhaka. Powered by the cognitive processor XR™ on Sony Bravia XR™ OLED TVs, the content reproduces the way humans see and hear for an incredibly lifelike experience, said a press release. The ... Read more
Walton Plaza opens branch in Dhamrai
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Walton Plaza, the electronics sales and service-providing enterprise of Walton Group, has opened a new branch at Kawalipara in Dhamrai, Dhaka on Wednesday. Benazir Ahmed, a member of parliament from Dhaka-20 constituency, inaugurated the branch, said a press release. Local buyers can now easily purchase Walton-made frost and non-frost refrigerators, freezers, ... Read more