News Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC University has signed an agreement with Central European University (CEU) to join the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Global Teaching Fellowship Programme (GTFP). This cooperation agreement signifies a major achievement for BRAC University, as it further strengthens its relationship with this worldwide network of universities, reads a press release. The ... Read more
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BMW 735i launched in Bangladesh
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Executive Motors Limited, the luxury automotive arm of Meghna Executive Holdings, has unveiled the seventh-generation flagship model of the BMW 7 Series, which embodies pure driving pleasure, lounge-like comfort and digitalization at a new level. The front-end design of the new BMW 7 Series features multi-sensory vehicle experience BMW iDrive with ... Read more
Samsung gives up to Tk38,000 off smartphones for Eid
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Samsung is offering up to Tk 38,000 discount on Galaxy smartphones to bring new colors to the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. From entry-level smartphones to flagship ones here are 16 Samsung devices which are included in the discount this Eid-ul-Azha, according to a press release. Among them, customers can purchase 8GB/128GB variants of ... Read more
Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 29
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on June 29 as the moon of Zilhaj was sighted in Bangladesh today. The decision came at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation this evening. Eid-ul-Azha is ... Read more
bKash app introduces “Auto Pay” for automatic money transfers.
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com bKash app’s new ‘Auto Pay’ feature allows users to automatically send money to others, according to a press release. Read the full press release… Ruma Islam, a resident of Dhaka, looks after the educational expenses of a day labourer’s child residing in Joypurhat. On the fifth day of every month, she ... Read more
Eid holidays extended by one day
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government today decided to extend this year’s Eid-ul-Azha holidays by a day, with June 27 included as part of the holidays. According to a source close to developments, the decision was taken today during a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Prothom Alo reported. The earlier announcement ... Read more
Grameenphone partners with Anjuman Mufidul Islam to support humanitarian campaigns
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Grameenphone has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Anjuman Mufidul Islam, the renowned welfare organisation, to provide 2 million SMS, free of cost, to support their campaigns for social well-being and charity. The signing event took place on Sunday (18 June) at GP House in Dhaka, where Hans Martin Hoegh ... Read more
BRAC Bank opens dedicated Agami Student Banking Centre at Pragati Sharani
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC Bank has launched another dedicated Agami Student Banking Centre at Pragati Sharani in Dhaka. Having a spacious place and suitable ambience, the centre will provide a delightful banking experience to the students, reads a press release. The students and their guardians will get a one-stop service for all their banking ... Read more
Eid-ul-Azha on June 28 in Saudi Arabia
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that Monday, June 19, will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, after sighting the new crescent in the Kingdom. ”Arafat Day will fall on Tuesday June 27, while Wednesday will be the first day of Eid Al Adha,” according to ... Read more
Ruben Neves close to €55m Saudi Arabia move
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Wolves captain Rúben Neves is close to a €55 million move to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal. The Portuguese had been linked with a switch to Barcelona but the La Liga champions have not been able to get a deal over the line. Several UK media outlets are reporting that ... Read more
Miss Universe 2023 contestants who’ve been selected so far
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The next Miss Universe pageant, to be held in El Salvador later this year, will be historic in many ways. For the first time, married women and mothers are allowed to participate in the 72nd edition of the annual beauty pageant. The rule change announced last year represents one of the ... Read more
EC scraps Hero Alam’s nomination for Dhaka-17 by-polls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Election Commission today cancelled the nomination paper of Ashraful Hossain Alam aka Hero Alam for the Dhaka-17 by-elections. His was among eight nomination papers, including that of Jatiya Party nominee Mamunoor Rashid, rejected by the EC, said Returning Officer Md Muneer Hossain Khan. Speaking at the Electoral Training Institute after ... Read more
Only 11 mm of rain floods parts of Chattogram city
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Just 11mm of rain in three hours was enough to flood many of the low-lying areas in the town of Chottogram today. The rain at 12:00 and 3:00 pm flooded Muradpur, Sholashahar Gate No.2, Agrabad, Chawkbazar, Bakalia, Halishahar and Bahaddarhat, Badurtola, DC Road, Dampara, Reaz Uddin Bazar and Amtol areas under ... Read more
At least a million children displaced by conflict in Sudan, says UNICEF report
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than a million children, including 270,000 in the Darfur region, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Thursday, warning that many more are at grave risk. The grim milestone was reported as the war that broke out between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and ... Read more
Naim, Afif, Taskin return to Bangladesh ODI squad against Afghanistan
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Afif Hossain and Naim Sheikh made it to the national team as the national team announced Bangladesh’s 15-man squad for the upcoming ODI series at home against Afghanistan on Saturday. Joining Afif and Naim was pacesetter Taskin Ahmed, who missed the last series against Ireland due to injury, are also making ... Read more
Bangladesh crushes Afghanistan by 546 runs in one-off Test
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs on the fourth day of their one-off Test to secure the format’s biggest victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Taskin Ahmed was peak of Bangladesh bowlers in the second innings with 4-37 while Rahmat Shah top-scored ... Read more
Meena Bazar opens 3 outlets
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Meena Bazar, one of the leading retail chains in Bangladesh, has launched three new outlets at Uttara-3, Uttara-4 and Nazimuddin Road in the capital. Kazi Inam Ahmed, director of Gemcon Group, its parent company, inaugurated the Uttara outlets while investors Md Kamruzzaman and Md Mokhlasur Rahman opened the one on Nazimuddin ... Read more
Grameenphone launches tourist SIM for first time in Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Grameenphone has introduced “Tourist SIM” for foreigners, entrepreneurs, travelers, business owners, traders and others making a short trip to Bangladesh. Shyam Sundar Sikder, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), launched the service at Le Meridien Dhaka on Wednesday, said a press release. “To highlight our country on the world ... Read more
Alliance Française to teach French to students at Glenrich Intl School as part of regular curriculum
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Mentors from the Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD), a non-profit organization also known as the French Cultural Centre, will teach French courses to students at Glenrich International School (GIS) as part of their regular curriculum. GIS signed an agreement with Alliance Francaise de Dhaka on Thursday (15 June) with a view ... Read more
Uttara University organises Research and Publication Award Ceremony 2022
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Center for Research and Training (CRT) of Uttara University organized the the Research and Publication Award Ceremony 2022 at the University’s Central Auditorium in Dhaka on Friday (16 June). The ceremony awarded the top 20 researchers of the university for the year 2022, reads a press release. From a list ... Read more