News Desk : dhakamirror.com On August 24, 2022, at the Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka, the American Center in Dhaka presented a lecture on the Fulbright FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and its application process. The Institute of Modern Languages coordinated the event in ... Read more
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CUET inaugurates SCIP Plastics Project
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Department of Civil Engineering of the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology inaugurated a SCIP Plastics Project under the Sustainable Capacity Building to Reduce Irreversible Pollution by Plastics research project. Vice-chancellor Mohammad Rafiqul Alam was chief guest at the event held in the seminar room of Civil Engineering Department on ... Read more
Hotels, restaurants to remain closed after 10:00pm: DSCC
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Shopping malls, shops, kitchen markets and business establishments under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will be closed by 8:00 pm while restaurants and hotels by 10:00 pm to save power. This order will be enforced from 1 September and it will remain in force until further notice, said a public ... Read more
Countrywide “DDoS” cyberattack warning issued
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A government agency has informed all significant organizations, including information infrastructures, to take the required precautions to prevent Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) cyberattacks. The attacks were discovered during routine monitoring by the Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT), which is in charge of safeguarding cybersecurity in the country, according ... Read more
The Orion Medical Scholarship goes to six students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 6 medical students from different medical colleges have been given the Orion Pharma Medical Scholarship at an inaugural ceremony for the scholarship programme on Thursday.The Company Director and Trustee of Orion Pharma Welfare Trust Arzuda Karim and Orion Pharma Managing Director Zareen Karim presided over the ceremony at ... Read more
Wamy awarded scholarship for IIUC students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A full-free scholarship was given to 20 students at the International Islamic University of Chittagong (IIUC) on Thursday by the international organization World Assembly of Muslim Youth (Wamy), which has its headquarters in Saudi Arabia.The ceremony was presided over by IIUC Vice-chancellor Prof. Dr. Md Anwarul Azim Arif, while IIUC Board ... Read more
IQAC holds workshop on ‘Etiquette in Teaching’ at NSU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell at the North South University organised workshops on ‘How not to Teach: Etiquette in Teaching’ for the faculty members of NSU on July 28 and August 11, said a press release.The workshops were conducted school wise, in two sessions and were well attended by the faculty ... Read more
Network of Bangladeshi Researchers in Japan kicked off
In recent times, the Network of Bangladeshi Researchers in Japan (NBRJ) was formed in Tokyo. According to a press release, the NBRJ began its official voyage on August 12 during the “Multidisciplinary Research Workshop at 50 years of Bangladesh” event held at the Tokyo International Forum. The network comprises about 60 members working as faculty ... Read more
Bangladesh Brand Forum organises communication summit
Bangladesh Brand Forum, in collaboration with the Cannes Lions and in association with The Daily Star, hosted the 11th edition of the communication summit at the Sheraton in Dhaka on Saturday. This year’s summit was themed ‘creativity in challenging times’, said a press release. The summit brought together global & leading industry professionals, decision-makers, thought ... Read more
Fulbright scholarships to teach Bangla in US
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The United States Embassy in Dhaka announced a call for applications for the 2023-2024 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program, according to a press release issued on Sunday. The Fulbright FLTA program provides scholarships for highly-motivated early career Bangladeshi educational professionals working in English language and other related fields – ... Read more
Bangladesh to start Covid vaccine trial run for children aged 5-11 from August, 11
News Desk : dhakamirror.com On August 11, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses will be administered to children aged 5-11 as part of a trial in Dhaka, Minister for Health and Family Planning Zahid Maleque said on Sunday. At the World Breastfeeding Week opening ceremony at the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (Nipsom) auditorium in ... Read more
BUP film fest closing ceremony held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The two-day BUP Film Fest-2022 was concluded and awards were given out on Wednesday in the university’s Bijoy Auditorium by the department of mass communication and journalism of Bangladesh University of Professionals. In the event, 277 competitors from 40 prestigious public and private institutions competed in the short film, cosplay, script ... Read more
Virtual education summit to be held in Aug 12-14
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The International Network for Outcome Based Education, USA, will host the Global Virtual Education Summit 2022 from August 12 for three days in cooperation with United International University, Dhaka. In connection to the education summit, the UIU, the local chapter of IN4OBE in Bangladesh, organized a news conference that was held ... Read more
DSCC approved Tk 6,741.28-crore budget for 2022-23 fiscal
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Yesterday, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) approved a Tk 6,741.28 crore budget for the fiscal year 2022–2023. DSCC’s 15th board meeting, which took place in Nagar Bhaban, approved the budget. The DSCC Mayor, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, remarked at the meeting, “With the hard efforts of our councillors and officers, ... Read more
CUET holds BME Fiesta
The BME Fiesta-2022 was held on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday. A joyous procession was brought out on the occasion from in front of the biomedical building led by CUET vice-chancellor Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, said a press release. Later, ... Read more
DU celebrates 102nd founding anniv today
Dhaka University is set to celebrate its 102nd founding anniversary through various programmes today, while the university authorities on Wednesday decided to introduce graduation festivals to replace the students’ ‘rag day’ culture. The first of the university’s founding anniversary programmes will begin with the
RU introduces health insurance for students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rajshahi University introduced health insurance and life insurance facilities for its students for the first time in its history. Under the insurance, a student of the university will get insurance facilities up to a maximum of Tk 80,000 if he/she falls ill and is admitted to a hospital for treatment, while
Ridesharing biker killed by passenger
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A ridesharing motorcyclist was stabbed to death by his passenger in the capital’s Mirpur area early Wednesday. Police arrested the accused at a checkpoint in Birulia of Savar after noticing the blood stained motorbike he was riding. The body of Mohammad Raja, 34, a resident of Arambagh in Rupnagar area, was
President emphasizes more youths’ involvement in scouting
In order to help young people become good citizens, President Md Abdul Hamid urged everyone on Monday to encourage more youth involvement in scouting in addition to academic performance. He directed the authorities concerned to continue their efforts to increase the number of scouts as well as ensure their quality through effective training
Freshers’ reception held at Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A freshers’ reception, a prize-giving ceremony for meritorious students, and a cultural programme were held at Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College in Mirpur, Section-13 in Dhaka on Monday. State minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder was present as chief guest at the events while college governing body chairman prominent Buddhist monastic ... Read more