Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com CEO Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will remove all accounts that have been inactive for several years. In a tweet on Monday, Musk said that the action is “important to free up abandoned handles.” The Twitter policy requires users who log into their account at least once every 30 days. ... Read more
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Tiger populations are expected to increase
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The number of tigers in the Sundarbans is expected to increase due to successful conservation efforts in the world’s largest mangrove forest, officials said. Forest Department officials involved in the ongoing tiger census said they found evidence of tigers using camera traps in areas where a previous investigation found none. According ... Read more
Low-pressure area over Bay could intensify further: Met office
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has now turned into a well-marked low pressure, and could intensify further, the Met office said today. A bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said, “The low-pressure area over the Southeast Bay and adjoining south Andaman Sea has intensified into a well-marked ... Read more
Air Astra to expand its route network to Saidpur
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Air Astra, a new commercial airline in passenger service, has begun to operate two flights between Dhaka and Saidpur every day from Sunday (9 May). The one-way fare of an Air Astra flight on this route will cost Tk3,490 and above including all taxes, reads a press release. After Chattogram, Cox’s ... Read more
Mahbub Alam promoted to BB director
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mohammad Mahbub Alam has been made Director of the Bangladesh Bank on 3 May. He was promoted from Additional Director of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), reads a press release. Mohammad Mahbub Alam joined the Bangladesh Bank in 1999 as Assistant Director. He earlier served in the Bangladesh Bank’s Forex Reserve ... Read more
South Korean company to set up jewelry industry in Uttara EPZ
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com South Korean company M/s Smile Arts Co, Ltd. is going to set up a Jewelry manufacturing industry in Uttara Export Processing Zone (Uttara EPZ). Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) signed an agreement with the company to this effect at BEPZA Complex on Tuesday (9 May), said a press release. Ali ... Read more
Amari Dhaka to lunch ‘eat 3 pay 1’ Saturday brunch
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Amari Dhaka is going to introduce a new kids’ eat-free brunch where families have a chance to enjoy a leisurely Saturday brunch while their children have fun with a range of activities from 13 May. The “Eat 3 Pay 1” offer is limited to certain cards and allows guests to indulge ... Read more
Bengal Group’s retail chain ‘Happy Mart’ now in Bashabo and Mymensingh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Recently two new outlets of Happy Mart have started its journey in Bashabo and Mymensingh’s CK Ghosh Road on the 3rd and 7th of May with an initiative to reach every corner of Bangladesh while creating a bond with its customers. Happy Mart is a place that not only offers plastic ... Read more
Praava Health partners with PHWC to offer affordable mental health counselling
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Praava Health, a healthcare brand in Bangladesh, recently announced its partnership with Psychological Health and Wellness Clinic (PHWC) to offer mental health counselling services. The partnership aims to make mental health counselling accessible and affordable to everyone, reads a press release. As part of the collaboration, Praava Health and PHWC are ... Read more
Renowned Indian author Samaresh Majumdar dies
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Renowned Indian author Samaresh Majumdar died in a hospital in Kolkata of Indian state of West Bengal on Monday late afternoon, reports Anandabazar Patrika Online. The report said that the author died at about 5:45pm on Monday. He was 81. Samaresh was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for more than ... Read more
Tagore’s 162nd birth anniversary today
Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the 162nd birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, one of history’s most revered poets and writers, towering above all others in the Bangla canon. Kabiguru Rabindranath, was born at Jorasanko in Kolkata on 25 Baishakh, 1268 (May 7, 1861). He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate after winning the ... Read more
Google, Facebook to face 15% tax on digital ad income
The NBR shared the information a clarification to Bangladesh Bank Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Global tech giants such as Google and Facebook will face 15 per cent withholding tax deduction from payments made by local companies against advertisements given in the digital sphere, said the National Board of Revenue (NBR). And in case of payments ... Read more
Love for Argentina recognised as AFA, bKash tie up
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Argentine Football Association (AFA) and bKash Limited (bKash), the largest mobile financial services provider in Bangladesh, announced their partnership to promote further financial inclusion through sports today. With this initiative, bKash became the first and only Bangladeshi brand partner of the reigning world champions. After years of support for La ... Read more
Se7en and Lee Da Hae tie the knot after dating for 8 years
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Korean actor Lee Da Hae got married to her long time boyfriend and singer Se7en on Saturday (May 6). The pictures from the wedding ceremony surfaced online on the Internet earlier in the day and immediately went viral. The wedding ceremony took place in Seoul. On May 6, Se7en and Lee ... Read more
Sonam Kapoor wishes Anand Ahuja happy wedding anniversary and adds: “Every day I thank my stars.”
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja are one of the adorable couples in Bollywood. And it’s their fifth wedding anniversary today (May 8). Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja got married in a lavish ceremony on May 8, 2018. Their adorable display of affection, for each other on social media wins the internet. ... Read more
Meghan Markle attended the coronation but in disguise, royal family fans claim
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Some Twitter users are convinced that Meghan Markle showed up to Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III in disguise, despite her staying in California with children Archie and Lilibet. Meghan Markle stayed back in California while King Charles III was officially crowned as the new monarch of the United Kingdom and ... Read more
Shakira after being awarded Woman of the Year: ‘It doesn’t matter so much if someone is faithful to you or not’
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Shakira, received the Woman of the Year award at Billboard’s Women in Latin Music Awards on Saturday, an event held at the Watsco Center in Miami, where the singer currently lives with her children. ‘Reuniting with the family’: Shakira is lovingly received in Miami by her colleagues Juan Luis Guerra, Emilio ... Read more
Tiger Woods’s ex-girlfriend accuses him of sexual harassment in Lawsuit
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Tiger Woods is facing an accusation of sexual harassment by his ex-girlfriend Erica Herman, according to a court filing by Herman’s attorney in Florida on Friday. Woods’ ex-girlfriend, Eric Herman, is suing the golf superstar in an attempt to nullify the non-disclosure agreement prior to the two beginning their relationship. Herman ... Read more
National advisory committee for relaxing Covid rules
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 on Saturday opined that the pandemic guidelines – social distancing, wearing mask and the like – be relaxed as the infection rate in Bangladesh was under control for some days. The committee made the opinion at its 63rd meeting held virtually. The meeting was ... Read more
24kg crystal meth seized in biggest haul
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Rapid Action Battalion seized over 24 kilograms of crystal meth, known as Ice, from Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia on Saturday night, in the biggest ever seizure of the drug in the country. The latest seizure took place within 10 days of the previous biggest seizure of 22 kilograms by the Border ... Read more