Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Shams Mahmud has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTCCI) for 2023-2025. The appointment was made in the 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BTCCI held yesterday in Dhaka Club Ltd, reads a press release. Md Munir Hossain and Md Salem Sulaiman have been ... Read more
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BTI, Shimizu Corporation sign MoU
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Building Technology and Ideas (BTI) Limited, the leading real estate company of Bangladesh, and Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction company, signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the BTI corporate office in Dhaka recently. FR Khan, managing director of BTI, and Manabu Hirose, general manager, Bangladesh Branch Office of Shimizu Corporation, ... Read more
Nazeem A Choudhury appointed Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Nazeem A Choudhury has joined Prime Bank Limited as the Deputy Managing Director (DMD), reads a press release. Choudhury has more than 22 years of diversified experience in business development, sales and marketing and communications. Prior to his joining Prime Bank Limited, he served in multiple capacities with Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Metlife, ... Read more
Amber Heard leaves Hollywood and relocates to Madrid: Reports
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com After a tumultuous few years, actress Amber Heard has reportedly left Hollywood behind and moved to Madrid, Spain with her young daughter Oonagh Paige. Lovers of the actress were recently excited over Amber’s upcoming project that was on the pipeline. Unfortunately, Amber Heard ‘has quit Hollywood’ after Johnny Depp battle. It’s ... Read more
It also takes ‘serious talent’ to dance and sing around trees, says Bhumi Pednekar
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar recently expressed that she disagrees with people who think actors who look beautiful on screen aren’t talented. During an interaction with former journalist Rajeev Masand at the recently held FICCI Frames 2023, Bhumi stated that her ‘vanity’ does not detract from her ‘craft.’ Bhumi also addressed the ... Read more
Jaya Ahsan’s Ardhangini hits theaters this June
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Following the release of ‘Beauty Circus’ starring Jaya Ahsan in Bangladesh, the actor’s upcoming film ‘Ardhangini’ will be released in India on June 2nd. The Kaushik Ganguly directed project will play Jaya in the main role. After ‘Bishorjon’ and ‘Bijoya’, this is the third time Jaya and Kaushik are working together. ... Read more
First-ever SAFF Club C’ship likely next year
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The South Asian Football Federation, at its Ordinary Congress on Saturday, decided to hold the first-ever SAFF Club Championship next year. ‘The championship will start in the middle of next year on a home and away basis. The details of the championship, however, will be given following discussions among the members ... Read more
Fourth anniversary of Subir Nandi’s death today
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the fourth anniversary of the death of Ekushey Padak-winning singer Subir Nandi, whose contribution to Bangla songs made him a household name, affecting the way how music lovers perceive songs and singing in the post-independence Bangladesh. On November 30, 1953, Subir Nandi was born at Teliapara Tea Estate in ... Read more
Heat wave continues after a short break
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A mild heatwave set in again on Saturday with chances of it continuing and intensifying in parts of Bangladesh over the next couple of days, according to the Met Office. The cyclonic circulation formed in the Bay of Bengal, likely to develop into a low pressure with potentials of a cyclonic ... Read more
Electric vehicle registration gets lukewarm response
News Desk : dhakamirror.com People are taking little interest in electric vehicles as the government has framed a policy to introduce the vehicles as these are environment-friendly. After introducing the registration of these vehicles, till mid-April about 10 electric vehicles got registered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, the BRTA officials said. Different incentives are ... Read more
DSCC urged to plan dev projects felling no trees
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Green activists, students and local residents in Dhanmondi on Saturday asked the Dhaka south city authorities to plan development projects without cutting trees in the capital in the name of development. They also demanded the authorities stop cutting trees immediately, otherwise, they would start planting trees in the middle of the ... Read more
Fake doctor sent to jail, clinic sealed off
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A mobile court yesterday sentenced a fake doctor to two-year imprisonment in Thakurgaon town. The convict is Shariful Islam, 39, of South 24 Parganas district in India’s West Bengal, he claimed. Mohammad Samsuzzaman, executive magistrate and assistant commissioner, led the mobile court. The court also fined the convict Tk 1 lakh. ... Read more
Gonoshasthaya Kendra to operate based on Zafrullah’s ideology
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Gonoshasthaya Kendra trustee board members and executive council members of its sister concerns at a joint meeting on Saturday reiterated that all the Gonoshasthaya Kendra institutes would operate on the basis of the ideology of its founder Zafrullah Chowdhury, who died past month. The meeting was held at Savar Gonoshasthaya Samaj ... Read more
New students’ orientation held at AUST
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Reception and orientation of newly enrolled students for the Fall 2022 semester were held at the MH Khan Auditorium of the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in Dhaka on Saturday. Engineer Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, attended the programme as chief guest, while professor Mohammed ... Read more
Engineers demand top posts in engineering organisations
Engineers’ day today News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Saturday said that engineers should be appointed to top posts at engineering organisations to ensure smooth planning and implementation. Engineers made the demand at a press conference marking the IEB’s 75th founding anniversary and engineer’s Day at the IEB office in the ... Read more
Tushar Abdullah addresses seminar at Canadian University of Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) Media Communication and Journalism Department (MCJ) has organised a seminar on 3 May titled “Transformation of Mass Media”. The seminar started with an opening speech from the preeminent Vice Chancellor of CUB, Prof HM Jahirul Haque, reads a press release. Tushar Abdullah was the keynote speaker ... Read more
Elephant ‘electrocuted’ to death in Sherpur
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The forest officials and police yesterday recovered the body of an elephant from Bakakura area of Garo Hills in Sherpur’s Jhenaigati upazila. A herd of elephants entered the area from across the Indian border and raided paddy fields, causing a lot of damage to the crops, said Monirul Alam Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge ... Read more
Charles III crowned in ancient rite at Westminster Abbey
It was the culmination of a seven-decade journey for Charles from heir to monarch. LAPRESSE King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, receiving the bejeweled St. Edward’s Crown in a ceremony built on ancient tradition at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain. Trumpets sounded ... Read more
Miss Universe Australia finalist Sienna Weir dies at 23 following tragic horse riding accident
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The world of modeling and beauty pageants is mourning the recent tragic death of Sienna Weir, one of the finalists of the Miss Universe Australia 2022 pageant. Sienna Weir, a 2022 Miss Universe finalist and Australian fashion model, died at the age of 23 following a tragic horse-riding accident, New York ... Read more
Jennifer Lopez reveals Ben Affleck likes to roast her more risqué looks
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Jennifer Lopez might have been known for her singing and acting skills, but when it comes to fashion, she can literally make the supermodels run for their money as she knows how to own the red carpet being a fashionista. However, her loving husband, Ben Affleck, often gives his opinion on ... Read more