Combined pass rate 80.39pc News Desk : dhakamirror.com The pass rate and the number of candidates securing grade point average of 5 in the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations declined in 2023, according to results published on Friday. The results show that the combined pass rate this year stands at 80.39 per cent, ... Read more
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Girls outshine boys again in SSC, equivalent exam results
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Girls have outshone boys again in the results of the ongoing year’s Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations. The results were announced by education minister Dipu Moni on Friday. In the combined results, 8,44,736 girls have passed while the number of boys who passed the examinations is 7,96,404. The pass ... Read more
Over 50 pilot whales die in mass stranding in Australia
Earth Desk : dhakamirror.com Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded on a beach in Western Australia on Tuesday. Australian officials said 51 pilot whales had died as of Wednesday. The 51 long-finned pilot whales were part of a pod of almost 100 spotted off Cheynes Beach near Albany, about 400km south-east of Perth on Tuesday. Experts ... Read more
Britney Spears removed ‘nasty’ content about her mother and sister from memoir
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Britney Spears removed a great deal of “nasty” content about her mother Lynne and sister Jamie Lynn from her memoir, The Woman In Me, after reconciling with her estranged family members just months before the book’s release. An insider told Daily Mail that the Princess of Pop was not forced by ... Read more
17th IDC Nationals Debate Festival
News Desk : dhakamirror.com After holding their breath for 4 long years, Ideal Debating Club is hosting its 17th edition of IDC Nationals, where 56 teams will be competing in two different segments: ‘Bangla’ & ‘English’. A public speaking competition and debate-related quiz will be also held as subsidiary segments, reads a press release. There ... Read more
Bangladesh takes part in Texworld Los Angeles 2023
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Texworld/Apparel Sourcing Los Angeles 2023, organised by Messe Frankfurt, started from 25 July at the California Market Center in Los Angeles and successfully closed its doors on 26 July. AR Jeans Producer Ltd from Bangladesh participated in the fair, reads a press release. The Los Angeles show offered a wide ... Read more
Int’l confce on English literature to be held in July 28-29
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh in association with East West University is going to host a two-day international conference on ‘Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity’ starting from July 28. The conference would be held on the campus of East West University in the capital, said a press release ... Read more
JUSC to hold National Math Olympiad, National Science Festival
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Jahangirnagar University Science Club is going to organise its ninth edition of the National Math Olympiad and the fifth edition of the National Science Festival on July 28 and 29 respectively. Math Olympiad convener Tareq Mahmud and Science Festival convener Md Al-Mamun jointly disclosed the events at a press conference ... Read more
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies aged 56
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Irish music legend Sinead O’Connor, known for her hit single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” has died at the age of 56, according to local media on Wednesday. The famed singer, who released 10 studio albums, including 1990 hit Nothing Compares 2 U, died 18 months after the death of her 17-year-old ... Read more
Bangladesh one of the first four to get ChatGPT’s Android version
The three others are, the USA, India, Brazil Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com OpenAI has launched the android version of its popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. It made ChatGPT available for android users to download in four countries of the world: the USA, India, Bangladesh and Brazil. The American AI research and deployment company said it ... Read more
Harmanpreet Kaur suspended for two matches
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been suspended for her team’s next two international matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third match of their ICC Women’s Championship series against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday. Kaur was fined 50 per cent of her match fee and ... Read more
Bangladesh National Team participating in International Economics Olympiad 2023
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh National Team participates in the International Economics Olympiad 2023 from 24 July to 2 August 2023 in Volos, Greece. Bangladesh National Team comprises five participants, two team leaders, and one observer. The participants are; Riz Mohammad Hossain Khan from S.F.X. Greenherald International School, Sanila Binte Rahman and Fahim Mosharrof Ratul ... Read more
Two dead, three injured in Ctg road accident after driver falls asleep
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two people were killed and three others, including two children, injured when a SUV hit a parked car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway early today. The deceased were identified as cousins Mahbub, 35, and Md Mainuddin, 37. Mainuddin’s wife and two sons were injured, reports our local correspondent quoting Md Shahadat Hossain, ... Read more
ZEISS Group launches First ZEISS VISION EXPERT Center at Bangladesh Eye Hospital
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Carl Zeiss, a global leader in optical and optoelectronic technology, Monday (24th July) announced the grand opening of its first ZEISS VISION EXPERT Center in Bangladesh Eye Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. This groundbreaking launch represents a significant milestone for the nation’s eye care industry, as the renowned brand brings its cutting-edge global ... Read more
Infinix Note 30 Pro review: Powerful phone at an Affordable Price
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Infinix, the Hong Kong-based smartphone company renowned for providing top-quality and stylish smartphones at budget-friendly prices, has recently launched the Note 30 series in Bangladesh. According to a press release, the series’ premium offering, the Note 30 Pro, is now available in Bangladesh, offering a host of impressive features, including a ... Read more
Coca-Cola announces the appointment of Ajay Vijay Bathija as Vice President, Franchise Operations for Southwest Asia
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka, 24July, 2023: Coca-Cola announced the appointment of Ajay Vijay Bathija, as Vice President of Franchise Operations for Southwest Asia (SWA). Ajay’s extensive career journey with The Coca-Cola Company spans nearly 24 years and encompasses a distinct combination of marketing and franchise expertise, says a press release. In 1999, Ajay embarked ... Read more
Dhaka Theater to celebrate golden jubilee this year
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Marking the golden jubilee of one of the prolific theatre troupes of the country, Dhaka Theater will celebrate its 50 years on July 29. Established in 1973 by freedom fighter and noted cultural personality Nasir Uddin Yusuff, along with some brave freedom fighters, the troupe earned acclaim in both nationally and ... Read more
Sourav Chowdhury’s 5th solo exhibition underway at AFD
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com The 5th solo art exhibition of Sourav Chowdhury titled “Eternal Existence” has begun at Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday, 21 July 2023 at 6 pm at La Galerie. Eminent artist Prof. Rafiqun Nabi, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of France in Bangladesh, ... Read more
Biman starts selling Dhaka-Narita flight tickets with special discount
News Desk : dhakamirror.com After a long hiatus, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to start direct flights from Dhaka to Japan’s Narita on September 1. On this occasion, national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has begun selling tickets for direct flights from Dhaka to Japan’s Narita at a discounted price from July 25. The airline ... Read more
UIU inaugurates professional VLSI training
News Desk : dhakamirror.com VLSI Training Academy (VTA) of the Dept of EEE, UIU has launched industry sponsored “Professional VLSI Training Programme” for the development of skilled engineers. The inauguration ceremony was held at UIU Campus on Monday (24 July), reads a press release. Md Enayetur Rahman, CEO and president of Ulkasemi Limited; Md Shakhawat ... Read more