World Desk : dhakamirror.com Mourners and family members were stunned when a 76-year-old woman, originally pronounced dead, began knocking on the coffin door just before her funeral. The local media described by the incident “returning from death.” A video posted on Twitter shows Bella Montoya, 76, in an open coffin, breathing heavily, surrounded by two ... Read more
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Bangladesh set to take on India at ODI World Cup on October 17 in Pune
ODI World Cup is scheduled to begin Oct 5 Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a draft fixture list reported by ESPNcricinfo, the Bangladesh cricket team is likely to play India during the group stage of the one-day international men’s World Cup on October 19 in Pune, India. England are drafted to face New Zealand ... Read more
Liton confident of playing on grassy surface
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Liton Das, Bangladesh’s substitute captain in Shakib Al Hasan’s absence in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, is keen to test their skills on a green-top wicket and says he is confident of upholding the challenge and winning the Test. The Test that begins on June 14 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, ... Read more
Women cricketers see pay rise
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan Papon announced Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that the board has significantly increased the salaries and match fees of women cricketers. Nigar Sultana and Co would have a pay ceiling of Tk1,00,000, with a Tk50,000 minimum. The eighth board meeting of the BCB also ... Read more
NSU, BUET join hands for collaborative research and AI development
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University (NSU) and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have solidified a collaborative academic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 11 June (Sunday). The agreement aims to strengthen joint research projects, academic partnerships, publications, and other shared initiatives between the two institutions, ... Read more
All-day science carnival will be held at Chittagong University on Thursday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com For the third time, Chittagong University (CU) is hosting a one-day science carnival, bringing together students and professionals from 61 educational institutions across the country. The Chittagong University Scientific Society (CUSS), in association with Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals, is organising the event titled “Chattogram Science Carnival 3.0” on Thursday. This carnival will be ... Read more
Helicopter service for expatriates
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Probashir Helicopter, a private company, has launched helicopter service to facilitate the movement of expatriates. Yasin Chowdhury, general secretary of the NRB CIP, an international organisation of expatriate CIPs, inaugurated the service at a ceremony held at CCULB Resort in Purbachal area on Monday (12 June), reads a press release. “Expatriates ... Read more
Sadia Rayen Ahmed elected chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Sadia Rayen Ahmed was elected the chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd at the 267th meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank held on 12 June. She succeeds Sayem Ahmed. She has been serving as a director of the bank since 14 June 2022, reads a press release. She has ... Read more
Rain likely as monsoon sets over Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The monsoon is fairly active and rain is likely to occur across the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its weather forecast today. “Southwest monsoon has set over Bangladesh. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over the north Bay,” the Met office said. The day and night ... Read more
bKash CEO honoured by Aspen Institute for Finance Leaders Fellowship among selected 23
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Kamal Quadir, CEO of bKash, has been named as one of the global high-impact leaders in finance by Washington-based nonprofit organisation Aspen Institute. The Aspen Institute—the global organisation committed to realising a free, just, and equitable society—has named the 2023 Class of its Finance Leaders Fellows and included Quadir in the ... Read more
Standard Chartered conducts training programme for aspiring entrepreneurs
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Standard Chartered and UCEP recently celebrated the conclusion of the “Sustainable Development through Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme.” The programme was designed to support burgeoning entrepreneurs create and run sustainable businesses that will have a positive impact on their communities, reads a press release. This latest cohort consisted of 40 participants, with ... Read more
Scientific convention ‘SCAI course on complex PCI’ held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A scientific conference titled ‘SCAI course on complex PCI’ (percutaneous coronary intervention) was held in the capital’s Hotel Sonargaon on 8-9 June. The conference was organised by Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention (SCAI), reads a press release. More than 500 specialists and young interventional cardiologists from the country and abroad ... Read more
Nestlé Bangladesh plants trees in 64 districts on World Environment Day
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com To commemorate World Environment Day, Nestlé Bangladesh PLC carried out a Tree plantation programme in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, collaborating with educational institutions around the country. The programme is aimed at harnessing nature’s own solution to remove carbon from atmosphere and bolstering awareness on global warming, reads a press release. ... Read more
East West University hosts its annual law lecture event
News Desk : dhakamirror.com East West University (EWU) held its annual law lecture on “Bangladesh Liberation War and Genocide from an International Legal Perspective” on Saturday (June 10) at the Manzur Elahi Auditorium on the EWU campus in Aftabnagar, Dhaka The lecture was delivered by Professor Dr M Rafiqul Islam, emeritus professor at Macquarie University, ... Read more
Man City clinches the historic treble after Rodri’s goal and defeats Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rodri was the unlikely hero as Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the very first time and clinch a historic treble. Boosted by the firepower of multiple talented players, Spaniard Rodri scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute to clinch the ... Read more
Two teenagers go missing in the Padma River
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two college students went missing in Padma River in Shrirampur area of Rajshahi city on Saturday. The Missing – Golam Sarwar Sayem, 19, son of Saidur Rahman from Meherchandi area and Rifat Khandokar, 19, son of the late Gazi Moin Uddin from Dargapara area of the city are XI class students ... Read more
408 people lost lives on the roads in May
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 408 people were killed and 631 others injured in 491 road accidents across Bangladesh in May, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Friday. Nearly 14 people were killed every day on average in road accidents across the country in May this year, said the report which was ... Read more
Why Amitabh Bachchan addresses fans barefoot
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan never let his enthusiasm or sense of humor falter. Taking to Instagram, on Tuesday, Big B posted a photo of his Sunday ritual of greeting his fans stationed outside ‘Jalsa’. In the caption, Amitabh wrote, “… they ask me somewhat contentiously .. ‘who goes out to meet ... Read more
There may be more rain today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Light to heavy rain brought temperatures down across most of the country yesterday, giving people relief from the searing heat that has swept across the country in recent weeks. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), further rain or thunderstorms are threatening various parts of the country, including Dhaka, will occur ... Read more
DoE organises seminar on plastic management
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A joint seminar was organised by the Department of Environment (DoE), Unilever Bangladesh Ltd. (UBL), World Bank, UNIDO and Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BPGMEA), to mark World Environment Day 2023 on 8 June. The seminar titled ‘Adopting Circular Economy for Sustainable Plastic Management in Bangladesh’, was held at ... Read more