News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University Journalists’ Association, one of the oldest organisations of campus journalists in the country, observed its 37th founding anniversary with festivities and different programmes on Monday. DU vice-chancellor professor Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the celebration programme by cutting a cake at the games room of the university’s Teacher-Student Centre in ... Read more
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Milestone KG School holds debate contest
News Desk : dhakamirror.com An inter-class English debate competition was held at Milestone Preparatory KG School at Diabari on the outskirts of the capital. The topic of the debate was ‘Facebook or Social Media Playa a Vital Role in The Education’. The English version students from Class VI to VIII participated in the competition on ... Read more
SCC announces Tk 1,040 crore budget for FY23
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Sylhet City Corporation on Monday placed a budget of Tk 1,040.2 crore for the ongoing financial year 2022-23 – a Tk 191 crore more than what was budgeted a year ago. SCC mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced the budget in a press conference held at a party centre in the ... Read more
BADC, IRRI hold workshop on Sustainable Crop Production
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation and the International Rice Research Institute jointly organised a workshop on ‘Sustainable Crop Production’ at a hotel in the capital on Sunday. The agriculture secretary Md Sayedul Islam was present as chief guest in the workshop presided over by BADC chairman AFM Hayatullah. Higher officials from agriculture ... Read more
Fund, coordination, stressed for adaptation plan
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Climate experts and academics at a discussion on Sunday said that Bangladesh would require collective efforts, fund and skilled manpower to implement the National Adaptation Plan, once finalised, to combat the impacts of climate change. They also emphasised the need for smart technology, resilient infrastructures to mitigate loss and damage due ... Read more
Maths should be presented more attractively to students: DU VC
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka University vice-chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman on Saturday called upon the country’s mathematicians to present mathematics in a more attractive and easy way to the students. He made this call while attending an award-giving ceremony of senior mathematicians as the chief organised at AF Mujibur Rahman Ganit Bhaban on the occasion of ... Read more
Sabur Khan joins world rector’s forum in Kyrgyzstan
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The chairman of the board of trustees at the Daffodil International University of Bangladesh Md Sabur Khan attended the World Rectors Forum conference in Bishkek on an invitation by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan to present the keynote speech in a session and represent Bangladesh. The conference was ... Read more
Frobel Academy holds reading fair
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Frobel Academy, a Cambridge associate school, organised a reading fair on their campus at Ananya Residential Area in Chattogram recently. The reading fair invited booksellers from Chattogram and Dhaka. Children bought the books based on their interest at the fair, said a press release. Frobel Academy believes in nurturing the minds ... Read more
RU cancels ‘controversial’ recruitment policy
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The authorities of Rajshahi University cancelled the ‘controversial’ teachers recruitment policy and formulated a new one to recruit meritorious students at the university. According to the new policy, a student must have a thesis for being eligible to apply for the post of a lecturer at the university. The teachers recruitment ... Read more
Prof Nurul Alam new VC of JU
He has been the pro-VC of the university since August 14, 2016 News Desk : dhakamirror.com Prof Md Nurul Alam was appointed the new vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University yesterday for the next four years. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Education, President Abdul Hamid, also chancellor of the university, appointed him ... Read more
US Embassy to organize university fair in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The US Embassy will organize a US University Fair at the Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel on Friday, September 23, from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, through its EducationUSA platform in collaboration with EdPrograms. The fair is part of the Fall 2022 EdTour South Asia programme, an initiative of EdPrograms that gives ... Read more
‘Six charter flights to carry Bangladeshi students back to China’
Says Chinese embassy News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi nationals who were studying in various Chinese universities but were forced to return because to Covid-19 would be entitled to go on chartered aircraft back to China. The Chinese government has so far given its approval for six chartered flights from Bangladesh to China, The Daily Star ... Read more
Shapla Neer celebrates golden jubilee
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Non-governmental organisation Shapla Neer on Wednesday celebrated its golden jubilee at The Daily Star Centre in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday. ‘Shapla Neer always works for development of people.’ said Shapla Neer Bangladesh’s country director Tomoko Uchiyama. The main objective of the program is to thank the partners and celebrate the ... Read more
Capitalism behind the current plight of literature: Serajul Islam Choudhury
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Serajul Islam Choudhury, professor emeritus at Dhaka University, said that literature in today’s world is struggling not because of technological advances but because of the spread of capitalism. He said so while addressing the 4th National Conference of Bangladesh Pragati Lekhak Sangha on Friday noon at the Centre for Advanced Research ... Read more
Opening Ceremony of DUNMUN 2022 held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka University Model United Nations Association, the most prestigious organisation of University of Dhaka, has organised the 9th session of “Dhaka University National Model United Nations (DUNMUN) 2022. The conference was held on 8th September under the theme, “Endorsing Freedom through Consolidating Unified Effort towards Global Consonance”. This year, the conference ... Read more
Digital skills for women entrepreneurs are critical to fuel the post-pandemic recovery
News Desk : dhakamirror.com More women entrepreneurs need to be equipped with digital tools and digitalisation skills to boost their businesses through e-commerce for the country’s post-pandemic economic growth, speakers said at an event on Wednesday in the capital. Many potentials of e-commerce were exposed during the pandemic, which is subject to the availability of ... Read more
America Bangladesh University has no legal basis: UGC
UGC has advised students not to take admission in the university News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh has said there is no legal basis for the activities of America Bangladesh University and has advised students not to get admission in the university. UGC has made this suggestion in response to the ... Read more
UIU Debate Club emerges as National Champion
The fest was held at Rajshahi University News Desk : dhakamirror.com United International University Debate Club (UIUDC) became champions at the Martyred Dr Shamsuzzoha Memorial 6th Gold Bangladesh National Debate Fest 2022. The fest was held at Rajshahi University on September 2-3, 2022, according to a press release published on Wednesday. Rajshahi University vice-chancellor Golam ... Read more
Dr Ibrahim’s 33rd death anniversary
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the 33rd death anniversary of National Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim, also founder of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. Different associate organisations will place wreaths at his grave in the capital’s Banani Graveyard at 8:00am, said a press release.
Notre Dame Univ welcomes freshers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Notre Dame University Bangladesh welcomed its freshers of the fall semester in an orientation programme on the campus in the capital on Monday. Addressing the event as chief guest, professor Mesbahuddin Ahmed, former chairman of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council, said, ‘Notre Dame is a place which established based on discipline. From ... Read more