Moinul Haque Workers in Bangladesh suffer discriminatory wages due to the lack of a national minimum wage standard, trade union leaders and labour rights advocates said. According to them, the prevailing wage-setting system in the country is discriminatory and against the interest of workers. The May Day movement, trade union leaders said, was for an ... Read more
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Salman Khan reveals plan to become a ‘father’ but laws in India don’t allow it
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bollywood superstar Salman Khan recently revealed that he planned to become a father at some point in his life, despite not being married, and that the Indian law is the only hurdle in his plans. In a recent interview with the TV program Aap Ki Adalat, Salman discussed his intentions to ... Read more
MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46
The Scot died on Sunday, his family said. The statement, posted on his Facebook page, said: “With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday. “So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told, but ... Read more
May Day today
Free trade unionism, workplace safety, wage hike demanded Bangladesh along with the rest of the world is set to observe May Day today (Monday) with demands for ensuring workers’ rights, including rights to workplace safety and free trade unionism. To observe the day, various labour bodies will hold rallies, bring out processions and organise discussions ... Read more
‘Pathaan’ due to release in local cinemas on May 5: Anonno Mamun
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Filmmaker Anonno Mamun said that Indian Hindi-language action thriller film, Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone would be released in cinemas in the country on May 5. ‘We are looking forward to releasing the film in between 30 and 32 cinemas across Bangladesh on May 5,’ said Anonno Mamun ... Read more
Karim Benzema and girlfriend Jordan Ozuna welcome first child together
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema and his partner, Jordan Ozuna, have become parents to their first child. The reigning Ballon d’Or winner reportedly welcomed his first child with his model girlfriend on Thursday, announcing the pregnancy last October. According to Marca, Ozuna was admitted to the Ruber clinic in Madrid on ... Read more
Time to prioritise social justice
Views We have the chance to reshape the world we live in – economically, socially, and environmentally. Gilbert F Houngbo May 1 is widely known as International Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration, and hope. After three years of the Covid-19 crisis, ... Read more
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ to jump past $1billion mark in global box office earnings
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com The Super Mario Bros. Movie has become an unlikely cash-cow for Universal picture. The animated feature is expected to cross $1billion in earnings at the global box office. Even though the film by Nintendo, Universal pictures and Illumination Entertainment isn’t projected to reach the target until the weekend, Universal has enough ... Read more
Elon Musk considers himself a ‘moderate’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Elon Musk said he thinks of himself as a “moderate” in response to critics who say he’s become conservative since buying Twitter last year. He made the comments during an appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday. “I, at least, think of myself as a moderate,” the Tesla CEO ... Read more
‘Leader Amie Bangladesh’ dominates on second week
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Leader Amie Bangladesh was released from 100 Halls this Eid and has done very well so far. Even in its second week of release, the film has crammed two more halls and tops the national charts. Speaking on the film’s immense success,the director Topu Khan said “we’ve received massive response from ... Read more
Sonam Kapoor to perform at King Charles’ coronation concert
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is all set to share stage with several film and pop stars, including Hollywood star Tom Cruise at King Charles’ Coronation Concert on May 7. The other names include The Pussycat Dolls and Katy Perry. Sonam has been invited to deliver a special ‘spoken word’ performance at ... Read more
Alia Bhatt to attend MET Gala with THIS special companion
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Alia Bhatt mentions making her debut at MET Gala with her cat Edward. Alia, taking it to her Instagram, shared two pictures with her cat Edward. In the first picture she wrote: “Prepping for thr MET”, whereas in the second picture she mentioned: “… with my very own Choup-Ed.” She posted ... Read more
Hathurusingha for instilling an aggressive mindset
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After Chandika Hathurusingha was appointed for his second term as Bangladesh head coach earlier this year, the Sri Lankan quickly began working to instill an aggressive mindset in the camp. Even as the cricketers concluded a three-day training camp in Sylhet yesterday ahead of their upcoming ODI series against Ireland in ... Read more
Fakhar’s century leads Pakistan to victory chasing record run over New Zealand at Pindi Stadium
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prolific and fluent Fakhar Zaman’s (180 not out) yet another hundred spearheaded a courageous run-chase as Pakistan gunned down a record 337 winning target at the Pindi Stadium Saturday, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the second ODI in front of packed to a capacity crowd. Followed by his match-winning ... Read more
15-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona’s youngest ever La Liga player
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to represent Barcelona in La Liga when he came off the bench in Saturday’s win at home to Real Betis. The Blaugrana bounced back from a shock defeat to Rayo Vallecano by beating Real Betis 4-0 courtesy of goals from Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha ... Read more
ChatGPT outperforms physicians in quality and empathy of responses to patient: study finds
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com Chatbots won’t replace doctors. But a new study found ChatGPT offered more empathetic and higher quality response to patients than answers from human doctors. There has been widespread speculation about how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like ChatGPT could be used in medicine. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, ... Read more
CPD calls on NBR to impose taxes on Facebook, Google, and Netflix
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring non-resident tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Netflix under tax. “Legal provisions will need to be put in place for non-resident businesses to get Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in order for them to submit ... Read more
SSC, equivalent exams begin today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams will begin today. According to the education ministry, 20,72,163 candidates are likely to take this year’s SSC and equivalent exams. The exams will be held on all subjects with full marks but on revised syllabuses. They will be held in 3,810 centres across the ... Read more
DU entry test begins
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The admission test for Dhaka University’s 2022-23 academic session for undergraduate programmes started yesterday with the examination of the Faculty of Fine Arts. The exam began at 11:00am and continued till 12:30pm. The admission test was held at the university’s Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences buildings, said ... Read more
Queensland student accidentally ingests rat poison in Taiwan
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A young man from Queensland is fighting for his life after accidentally ingesting rat poison in Taiwan. A sick Australian student will be flown home from Taiwan for specialist medical care after apparently ingesting what is believed to be rat poison. Alex Shorey, 24, was on university exchange in the island’s ... Read more