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
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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
Seminar holds on business opportunities for jute, leather and leather products by Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Embassy of Bangladesh, Tokyo, organised a seminar and networking event on “Bangladesh- Japan Business Opportunities in Jute, Leather & Leather Goods” on 9 June, 2023 at the Bangabandhu Auditorium at the Embassy. The event was supported by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Investment and Technology Promotion Office Tokyo of the ... Read more
Bangladesh emerges as world’s most advanced refrigerator manufacturing country
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh has transformed into the world’s most advanced refrigerator producer country. The country’s electronics brand Walton has unveiled AIoT (Internet of Things) based Giantech (GT) series three new models of smart refrigerators, reads a press release. These new models included South Asia’s first manufacturing four-door smart refrigerators and the world’s first ... Read more
Huawei hosts special workshop for Huawei Buet ICT academy students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Huawei South Asia Rep Office has recently organised a workshop for the students of Huawei Buet ICT academy at Huawei Bangladesh Academy. The session also included professors of Buet who are also trainers of Huawei Buet ICT Academy and hosted elaborate discussions on solutions and technology trends in the telecommunication and ... Read more
NID correction to be made easy
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Election Commission has moved to ease the hassle for people in correcting information on National ID Cards. EC officials prepared a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which will make it easier for fixing NID corrections. It has re-designated officers’ jobs and proposed increasing the powers of field officers of the ... Read more
Mango special train starts operation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The “Mango Special Train”, loaded with the seasonal delicacies, started its service yesterday. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the service on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi at Chapainawabganj Railway station on Thursday as the chief guest. One train will be operated every day from Rohanpur Railway Station at 4:00pm and will ... Read more
HSC exams to start on August 17
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2023 across Bangladesh between August 17 and September 25. The education ministry on Thursday published the routine. According to the routine, the theoretical part of the examinations will be held between August 17 and September 25 and the practical ... Read more
ACI to launch tools for Japanese roof gardening system ‘Midori-chan’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com ACI Fertiliser is set to roll out tools for the Japanese rooftop gardening system ‘Midori-chan’ in the country, considering the reality that there is no alternative to rooftop gardening when it comes to creating a path towards a greener and better urban landscape. To make this happen, a deal was signed ... Read more
Biman chef Rodrik finishes 2nd in a cooking competition in Lebanon
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Libin Shishir Rodrik, sous chef at Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight Catering Center (BFCC), clinched second place in the cooking competition at the “Phoenicians Festival for Tourism and Hospitality” in Beirut, Lebanon. In recognition of his achievement, he was presented with a certificate, crest, and medal from Lebanon as a token of ... Read more