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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Department of Life Sciences under the School of Environment and Life Sciences of Independent University, Bangladesh has organised a two and half day long technical skills development workshop titled ‘Hands-on training: Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology’ during May 11-13. The inaugural ceremony of the event was open for all which started ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) and Pune Institute of Business Management (PIBM) have collaborated to enhance the opportunities for students by fostering skill development. The promising partnership between these two prestigious institutions was inaugurated with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony held on 14 May, said a press release. ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has moved up 21 notches in the coveted Global Top 100 Innovative Universities in the World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI) Ranking – from 96th position in 2022 to 75th in 2023. In ceremonies held on 17 May in Fort Myers, Florida, WURI project ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh (SUB), has organised the International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences. Senior officials of pharmaceutical companies, respected researchers, faculties, students from more than 30 universities in the world, including the United States, South Korea, Malaysia, India and Nepal, are participating in the conference, reads a ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Thinking North Smart Cities Hackathon recently took place in Toronto, Canada where more than 700 participants competed in the hackathon for the top prize, making it one of the largest hackathons in the city. Amid the intense competition, team Foam on Latte took home the first grand prize under the ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Sajida Foundation hosted an important webinar titled “Covid Landscape in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Lessons Learnt from Experience and Impact of Covid -19′ on recently. The sessions were live on their Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube pages, reads a press release. Over the past few years, Covid-19 has had a significant ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Oxfam, a global NGO dedicated to ending poverty and inequality, celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 10, Wednesday, with a daylong event that highlighted its achievements and showcased its future plans. The event at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka brought together Oxfam staff, partners, supporters, and beneficiaries to celebrate ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Daffodil International University’s Career Development Centre organised a ‘Meet the Leader, Career Talk’ event to help students develop their professional skills, receive career guidance and counseling, and become competent to face future employment challenges. The event featured chief executive officer of bdjobs.com AKM Fahim Mashroor as keynote speaker, who emphasised the ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Dhaka University student has allegedly been pushed from a running train following an argument with a fellow passenger. The incident took place on Saturday evening at Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur in the intercity train Silkcity Express heading towards Dhaka from Rajshahi. Mirazul Islam Sheble, a fourth-year student of theatre and ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Reception and orientation of newly enrolled students for the Fall 2022 semester were held at the MH Khan Auditorium of the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in Dhaka on Saturday. Engineer Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, attended the programme as chief guest, while professor Mohammed ... Read more

Engineers’ day today News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Saturday said that engineers should be appointed to top posts at engineering organisations to ensure smooth planning and implementation. Engineers made the demand at a press conference marking the IEB’s 75th founding anniversary and engineer’s Day at the IEB office in the ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) Media Communication and Journalism Department (MCJ) has organised a seminar on 3 May titled “Transformation of Mass Media”. The seminar started with an opening speech from the preeminent Vice Chancellor of CUB, Prof HM Jahirul Haque, reads a press release. Tushar Abdullah was the keynote speaker ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com The government of Bangladesh has formulated a new policy titled “Policy for the Prevention of Bullying and Ragging in Educational Institutions 2023”, according to an education ministry notification. Actions will be taken as per existing criminal law under the policy which will be applicable to all educational institutions across the country, ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 6th death anniversary of Professor Mahmuda Khanam, First Vice-Chancellor and Board Member of the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology has been observed. On Sunday (April 30), a memorial meeting and prayer ceremony was held at the IUBAT campus to seek the forgiveness of the departed soul, reads a ... Read more

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

News Desk : dhakamirror.com This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations may start by mid-August this year, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today. The education minister said this in a press briefing after a meeting at International Mother Language Institute in the capital today. The meeting was held to review the law ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rajuk College Games and Sports Club (RCGSC) hosted an e-sport tournament titled “FIFA Fiesta 1.0” on 19 April. Around 48 students were able to participate in the tournament which gained an overwhelming response, reads a press release. Ridwan Mamun Abir and Shahriar Alam Luban secured the title of winners of the ... Read more

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

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