News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court today directed the government to take necessary steps to set up breastfeeding corners at all work places, shopping malls, airports, bus stops and railway stations across the country. The court delivered the verdict following a writ petition filed by Advocate Ishrat Hasan on October 24, 2019. The name ... Read more
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Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Lalmonirhat border
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila last night. The deceased is Rabiul Islam, 54, of Kalabagan area undar Patgram upazila and the injured one who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lalmonirhat is Shahidul Islam, 30, ... Read more
ActionAid Bangladesh and Asian Paints begin working with underprivileged street girls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Global non-governmental orgazisation ActionAid Bangladesh started their project ‘Happy Home’ in 2006 to stand by the underprivileged street girls. Innovative and consumer centric paint manufacturer company Asian Paints Bangladesh started a campaign to inspire a colorful world for the girls at Happy Home. Asian Paints wanted to bring hassle-free, safe and ... Read more
Prolific sperm donor who may have fathered 550 children is in court
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A Dutch sperm donor is facing legal action to stop him from fathering more children. The 41-year-old from The Hague has allegedly fathered at least 550 kids around the world. A woman who conceived a child in 2018 using his donated sperm is behind the lawsuit along with the Donorkind Foundation, ... Read more
WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction, Highlights Before WrestleMania 39
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com On the final SmackDown before WrestleMania, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes faced off each other one last time before the ultimate main event. The show was kicked off by the Usos. Plus, Andre the Giant battle royal match also took place on the night. About 24 hours before the biggest Pay-Per-View ... Read more
ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns
Tech Desk : dhakamirror.com In the past few months, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the technology world, and a big credit goes to OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, which has brought AI into the mainstream narrative. In fact, billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has called ChatGPT the most “revolutionary” technology in 40 years or so. However, ... Read more
Jisoo of BLACKPINK makes an impressive solo début with the new album Me
Music Desk : dhakamirror.com Jisoo, a well-known member of BLACKPINK, is finally debuting as a solo artist for her admirers. She is the last member of the girl group to issue a solo album, ME, which was made available on Friday by YG Entertainment. The artist made history by selling over 1.31 million copies of ... Read more
Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas and infant Malti make their first trip to Mumbai
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com International music sensation Nick Jonas, global symbol Priyanka Chopra, and their daughter Malti Marie are visiting India for the first time as a family. When the actress landed in Mumbai, there were photographers ready to photograph the family there. Couple Nick Jonas and Priyanka smiled for the cameras while holding their ... Read more
Oscar Pistorius denied parole in Reeva Steenkamp murder case
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius who was sentenced to prison in 2016 for killing his partner Reeva Steenkamp, has been refused parole,South African prison authorities and a lawyer for the victim’s family said on Friday. Pistorius has been in prison since 2016 for the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva ... Read more
Women must be at the forefront of the transition to a low-carbon economy
Opinion Veronica Mendizabal Joffre and Pinky Serafica Can we truly reimagine a path to a low-carbon transition and change the climate narrative? This is hard to envision when we witness the unprecedented damage we are inflicting on the planet. For women, the effects of climate change are already a lived experience. Where environments are damaged ... Read more
Maize farming leading char farmers to financial stability
Mostafa Shabuj About two decades ago, farmers in remote char areas of northern Bangladesh were quite impoverished due to the consequences of repeated flooding and other natural disasters. Now though, these farmers have achieved financial stability by growing maize, which is more suitable for the region compared to other crops. For example, more profitable crops ... Read more
All 9 stations along Uttara-Agargaon line of Dhaka metro rail are now operational
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two more stations have been added to the MRT-6 route, Dhaka’s first metro rail, which now connects all of the stops along the Uttara-Agargaon line. On Friday at 8:30 am, the Shewrapara and Uttara South platforms opened for service. All stops along the route are now accessible to travelers. “Passengers began ... Read more
2 companies will provide internet service to 2,600 unions
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In order to provide high-speed internet links in 2,600 unions throughout Bangladesh, the government has given the jobs to Summit Communications and Fiber@Home. A draft public-private partnership deal for revenue sharing with the providers of internet infrastructure was approved yesterday by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). The ... Read more
Brac Bank, Nucleus Software win fintech award
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd have jointly won a “Best Implementation in Transaction Banking” award at IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 for FinnAxia, a transaction banking and supply chain finance solution for small and medium enterprises. The award recognised the rapid implementation of FinnAxia to support the ... Read more
Huawei, bKash make an agreement on financial inclusion
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Huawei has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bKash over enabling more people to participate in financial inclusion and benefit from the digital economy in Bangladesh. Pan Junfeng, president of Huawei South Asia region and CEO of Huawei Bangladesh, and Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of the mobile financial service ... Read more
Brac Bank adopts digital processes to promote sustainability
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank’s SME business is taking steps towards reducing paper usage and promoting environmental sustainability by adopting various digital processes. The bank now digitally conducts the performance management of 2,800 field-based business development managers (BDMs) and relationship officers (ROs) instead of traditional paper-based methods, said a press release. “The bank strives ... Read more
‘Protect children and their rights’
Say speakers, demanding implementation of Children’s Act-2013 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Children’s Act-2013 needs to be implemented as soon as possible, along with creating a separate commission, to ensure the rights of children, said speakers at an event yesterday. They said although it has been required by law, since 2001, to obtain birth certificates, ... Read more
UNOs can’t serve as upazila chief executive officer
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court yesterday scrapped the provisions in a law that gave sweeping powers to upazila nirbahi officers to act as the chief executive officer and secretary of upazila parishads. Delivering a verdict on two writ petitions, the HC at the same time ruled that the terminology “Upazila Proshason” cannot be ... Read more
4,500 smoking breaks at work get a Japanese man in trouble
The man received a fine around $14,700 for the same. World Desk : dhakamirror.com A 61-year-old Japanese civil servant was recently punished for smoking more than 4,500 times while at work over the course of 14 years. He received a fine of almost 1.44 million yen (S$14,700) for smoking during working hours, according to the ... Read more
Priyanka Chopra reveals actual reason she left Bollywood
Entertainment Desk : dhakamirror.com Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has revealed the reason she left Bollywood and moved to working in the US. She said that she had “beef with people” and was pushed into a corner. Speaking on the latest episode of Dax Shepard’s podcast Armchair Expert, Chopra said she had “beef” with people in ... Read more