Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Prices of ballpoint pens to go up

Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Ballpoint pens may become costlier in Bangladesh as the government wants to impose 15 per cent value-added tax on its manufacturing in the country. The price of all types of educational materials, including pens, has spiralled in recent times and the finance minister today proposed imposing new tax on ballpoint pens, ... Read more

‘A’ team in trouble against Windies

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A yet another listless batting performance saw Bangladesh A struggling against their West Indies counterparts on day two of the third and final unofficial Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. At stumps, Bangladesh reached 157-7 in their first innings, in reply of West Indies 445 all out, trailing ... Read more

Metro to run from 8:00am to 8:00pm

News Desk : dhakamirror.com From now on the metro rail will run from 8:00am to 8:00pm six days a week. Mahfuz Rahman, manager of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), confirmed to The Daily Star that the metro rail started following the new schedule from yesterday morning. As per the new schedule, weekly closure of ... Read more

Biman fires captain for negligence

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman has fired Capt Dildar Ahmed Tufail for negligence in duty while captaining a flight on January 15. He was reportedly napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of the Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned. A passenger had a heart attack during the overnight flight to Dhaka from Jeddah. Capt ... Read more

7 institutions in Dhaka to lose approval for higher secondary education

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government is going to cancel the approval for higher secondary education at seven non-government institutions in Bangladesh capital Dhaka for charging extra fees from the students. Following the initiative, the Dhaka Education Board issued notices against the seven institutions to answer why the approval for higher secondary education there would ... Read more

Noab demands withdrawal of tax, duties on newsprint

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh has demanded the withdrawal of taxes and duties on newsprint in the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. In a press release yesterday, Noab said it made the demands during a pre-budget discussion with the National Board of Revenue. The release mentioned that NBR Chairman ... Read more

Role of herbal medicine for beauty care discussed

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A national seminar on ‘the role of herbal medicine for prevention of disease and beauty care of women’ was organised by Bangladesh Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce’s Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Business Promotion Council. Drug Administration director general Major General Mohammad Yousuf was present ... Read more

Dhaka Residential Model College, SRO Foundation to host Bangladesh Economics Olympiad 2023

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) and Strategic Research and Outreach Foundation (SRO Foundation) announced their collaboration for the prestigious Bangladesh Economics Olympiad (BDEO) 2023. DRMC joins the annual national event as venue partner. This partnership marks a significant milestone in promoting academic excellence and fostering a spirit of competition in the ... Read more

Brac launches career hub in Chattogram to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers

Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Skill Development Programme in partnership with Citi Foundation has launched the Career Hub in the port city on Saturday (27 May) at the International Convention Centre, Chattogram to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers, according to a press release. The main objective of the Career Hub is to create ... Read more

E-toll to be compulsory on 9 bridges, 2 highways from November

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has made Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System compulsory at nine bridges and two highways from November. The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) issued a circular in this regard. According to the circular, the government has already installed automatic toll machines at those bridges and highways. The nine bridges are ... Read more

MSC beat Abahani to win Federation Cup after 14 years

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Malian forward Souleymane Diabate scored four goals as Mohammedan Sporting Club edged arch-rivals Abahani Limited in an eight goal thriller in the final to win the Federation Cup after 14 years at the Shaheed Direndranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday. The popular black and white outfit clinched the title 4-2 ... Read more

‘Little Mermaid’ dominates Memorial Day weekend box office

Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Disney’s live action remake of “The Little Mermaid” brought in $117.5 million domestically over the four-day weekend, representing the fifth-highest Memorial Day weekend opening all-time, according to Comscore. The movie’s debut fell in line with expectations. For the three-day weekend, The Little Mermaid earned $95.5 million domestically, which is roughly the ... Read more

ICC leaders in Pakistan to secure cricket World Cup participation

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials are set to travel to Pakistan to secure the country’s participation in this year’s 50-over World Cup in India which has been in doubt for political reasons. Bilateral cricket has been a casualty of the soured relations between India and Pakistan over the last decade, ... Read more

Sara Ali Khan reflects on her memorable debut at Cannes 2023

says she met Leonardo DiCaprio Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Sara Ali Khan, who made her extremely glamorous debut at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, shared what she learnt on her visit to the most prestigious event. The actress made a smashing debut, and left fans in awe with her stunning looks at the film festival. ... Read more