Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Actor Shakib Khan filed a case with a Dhaka court against film producer Rahmat Ullah on charge of demanding 1,00,000 Australian dollar as extortion. Following a hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib recorded Shakib’s statement after taking the charges against the producer into cognisance. The magistrate also summoned Rahmat Ullah to ... Read more
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Manchester United exit made Cristiano Ronaldo a ‘better man’
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo reveals he do not regret leaving the club after what transpired between him and the manager Erik ten Hag, saying that particular episode made him a better man. Ronaldo’s contract was terminated by United on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in November after his ... Read more
Australia back on top ahead of 2023 ODI World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Australia overtook India to top the ICC-ODI rankings by beating the hosts 2-1 in the three-game series. The visitors outclassed the hosts in the series decider, suffering a 21-run defeat to win the series in Chennai on Wednesday. Australia is now back at the top of the ICC ODI rankings, leaving ... Read more
Covid vaccination status: ‘No regrets’ over missing US tournaments, says Djokovic
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Ace tennis star Novak Djokovic said he had no regrets about missing tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. But the Serbian star – who was not allowed to compete at Indian Wells and Miami due to his refusal to be vaccinated – still hopes that ... Read more
Nagad to provide no-cost cash withdrawal service
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Nagad will provide free cash withdrawal services to its account holders by this year in an effort to speed up Bangladesh’s drive toward financial inclusion, said its Managing Director Tanvir A Mishuk. “The free service for cash-outs won’t have any detrimental effects on earnings. Instead, it will significantly contribute in the ... Read more
Moon not seen, Ramadan begins on Friday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country from Friday as the new crescent moon was not sighted in Bangladesh’s night sky this evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul ... Read more
Saudi Arabia confirms first day of Ramadan 2023
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabia announced Thursday, March 23 as the first day of Ramadan 2023. Observers were unable to spot the new moon on Tuesday, the sighting committee reported, meaning the holy month will not commence until Thursday. Wednesday will be the last day of the month of Shabaan, which precedes Ramadan, the ... Read more
Sculptor Shamim Sikder dies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Ekushey Padak awardee sculptor and former professor of Dhaka University Shamim Sikder died this afternoon. She died around 4:30pm while being treated at the United Hospital Limited in Dhaka, Imran Hossain, a curator of Shamim Sikder Sculpture Park, confirmed. The 70-year-old artist was suffering from multiple illnesses, including cardiovascular, respiratory and ... Read more
Dhaka’s green space less than half of needed: study
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A study released on Monday by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology revealed that only 8.5 per cent of the land in Dhaka has tree cover, compared to the minimum requirement of 20 per cent green landscape for a healthy city. BUET urban and regional planning department professors Afsana Haque ... Read more
Shakib pleased to have achieved ‘academic graduation’
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has completed his graduation from the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) and attended the convocation ceremony at the capital on Sunday. Just the day after achieving yet another milestone of scoring seven thousand ODI runs where Shakib scored a magnificent 93 run knock that helped Bangladesh to ... Read more
Hajj flights begin on May 21
News Desk : dhakamirror.com This year’s hajj flights will start on May 21, Biman’s Managing Director and CEO Shafiqul Azim said today. The return hajj flights will begin on August 2, said the Biman boss during a press conference at the Biman Headquarters in the city’s Kurmitola this afternoon. The national flag carrier will operate ... Read more
No scope to curtail this year’s hajj airfare: Biman CEO
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman will not slash this year’s hajj airfare despite calls from different quarters, including the religious affairs ministry and a parliamentary watchdog, for reducing the ticket price. There is no scope to curtail the hajj airfare, said Biman’s Managing Director and CEO Shafiqul Azim during a press conference at its headquarters ... Read more
Madaripur road accident claims 19 lives
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 19 people were killed and over a dozen injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Kutubpur under Shibpur upazila in Madaripur district on Sunday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident took place minutes after 7:30am on Sunday, said Madaripur Highway ... Read more
Rainfall is predicted to rise during the following 3 days
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rainfall or thunder showers may increase in the country in the next 72 hours, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in a forecast today. The 24-hour forecast issued at 9:00am said that the trough of westerly low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area and the seasonal low lies over the South Bay. ... Read more
Hajj registration: Deadline extended ‘for the last time
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government today extended the deadline for hajj registration “for the last time” amid concerns that the quota for the annual pilgrimage won’t be fulfilled. According to a circular of the Religious Affairs Ministry issued this evening, the deadline for hajj registration has been extended till March 21. In the circular ... Read more
Princess Kate’s “fertility was tested” prior to her marriage with Prince William
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding in 2011 was a lavish event and a first for the royal family because William chose a bride outside from aristocracy or royalty. Now, a shocking revelation regarding the circumstances of the couple’s marriage has been made in a new book. A test of whether ... Read more
2 more Metrorail stations open to public from today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Kazipara and Mirpur-11 stations of the country’s first-ever metro rail service was opened to public this morning. Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Kazipara and Mirpur-11 stations.For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit ... Read more
No exams for sixth, seventh grades
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Classes of the sixth and seventh grades have been ongoing following the new curriculum since the start of 2023 academic year. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), however, has said teachers won’t be allowed to take any conventional exams or model tests for student evaluation in these two grades. ... Read more
Jyotika Jyoti made Director of Shilpakala Academy
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Prominent film actress Jyotika Jyoti has been appointed as a director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy for two years. Jyotika Jyoti, a member of AL’s sub-committee on forests and environment, confirmed the matter to media. ‘I have been appointed as a director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. In this regard, public administration ministry ... Read more
Tigers clean sweep world champions England
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh enjoyed a first T20I series whitewash in a three-match series after 11 years, inflicting a rare clean sweep on world champions England after winning the third and final T20I against the visitors by 16 runs in Mirpur on Tuesday. The Tigers enjoyed a first three-match series sweep in this format ... Read more