News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Thinking North Smart Cities Hackathon recently took place in Toronto, Canada where more than 700 participants competed in the hackathon for the top prize, making it one of the largest hackathons in the city. Amid the intense competition, team Foam on Latte took home the first grand prize under the ... Read more
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Shahjalal Islami Bank celebrates 22nd anniversary
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited celebrated its 22nd anniversary on Wednesday (10 May). The bank has been operating banking activities by complying Islamic Shariah and has successfully completed 22 years. On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the bank, a special doa mahfil and Quran Khatam was organised on the day ... Read more
Sonali Bank donates mattress to Hajj camp
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Sonali Bank Limited has donated 100 mattresses to Hajj camp for facilitating the accommodation of those who are going to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Hajj Office Director (joint secretary) Md Saiful Islam received the mattresses from Sonali Bank Deputy General Manager Md Ferdous Serniabat at Ashkona Hajj camp on Wednesday, ... Read more
Sajida Foundation hosts webinar on impact of Covid-19 on low, middle-income countries
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Sajida Foundation hosted an important webinar titled “Covid Landscape in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Lessons Learnt from Experience and Impact of Covid -19′ on recently. The sessions were live on their Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube pages, reads a press release. Over the past few years, Covid-19 has had a significant ... Read more
Oxfam celebrates 50th anniversary in Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Oxfam, a global NGO dedicated to ending poverty and inequality, celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 10, Wednesday, with a daylong event that highlighted its achievements and showcased its future plans. The event at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka brought together Oxfam staff, partners, supporters, and beneficiaries to celebrate ... Read more
UN Women hosts event to prevent violence against women
News Desk : dhakamirror.com UN Women Bangladesh held a learning-sharing event at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) today showcasing the remarkable results achieved by the Combatting Gender-Based Violence (CGBV) project. Funded by the government of Canada, the project aimed to develop effective strategies for preventing violence against women (VAW) in the country. Through extensive ... Read more
CHT Bangladesh opens unit in Meghna economic zone
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com CHT Bangladesh, a subsidiary of German textile chemical manufacturer GmbH Group, yesterday inaugurated its first factory, which was set up on 2.2 acres of land at the Meghna Industrial Economic Zone in Sonargaon of Narayanganj. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun inaugurated the factory as chief guest, according to a press ... Read more
Sweets, LPG cylinders come under BSTI’s mandatory certification
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Total 37 new products are brought under the authentication Consumers are expected to get better quality sweets, pressure cookers, LPG cylinders and microwave ovens as the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has brought these items under its mandatory certification rule. Companies will have to get certification marks compulsorily for the ... Read more
Alarming increase in child marriage
Opinion Zillur Rahaman CHILD marriage is one of the social ills in Bangladesh. It was once an epidemic in Bangladesh. It, however, came under control because of various measures and the supervision of the government in the past decade or so, but has been increasing at an alarming rate since the Covid pandemic, which increased ... Read more
Depression may turn into cyclone today
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com The well-marked low over the Bay of Bengal gathered strength and intensified into a depression last night and it could turn into a cyclone by today, the Met office said. “The depression may turn into a cyclonic storm tomorrow [Wednesday] or the day after,” said Bazlur Rashid, meteorologist, Bangladesh Meteorological Department, ... Read more
Twitter to remove inactive accounts, confirms Elon Musk
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
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