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QS placed Stamford University among leading universities in Asia

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Stamford University Bangladesh has secured the 781st position in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026, marking a significant milestone in its academic journey. The university ranked 244th in South Asia, 11th among private universities, and 25th among all universities in Bangladesh. Recognised by QS as a “Very High Research-Intensive University”, ... Read more

NSU achieves 149th place in QS University Rankings 2026

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University (NSU) has been ranked 149th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026, published on 4 November 2025, says a press release. With this achievement, NSU has retained its position as the top private university in Bangladesh and the second-best overall among both public and private institutions. This year’s ... Read more

BNP announces lineup of party candidates for upcoming elections

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com On Monday, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, announced the party’s candidates for 237 constituencies in the upcoming national elections. The spotlight was especially on the nominations of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her son, Tarique Rahman. Khaleda Zia, who serves as the party’s ... Read more

Tourism resumes in St Martin, no ships sailing

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh’s only coral island, Saint Martin, has officially reopened to tourists today. However, not a single ship set sail for the island, as operators have paused their services due to a government ban on overnight stays. According to the Sea Cruise Operators Owners Association of Bangladesh, the decision to suspend day-long ... Read more

Jatka catching halted aiming hilsa production boost

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com An eight-month countrywide ban on catching, trading, and marketing jatka began today to boost the production of hilsa, the national fish. The ban will remain in force until June 30 next year, according to a press release of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. During this period, catching, selling, transporting, exchanging, or ... Read more

Community clinic amidst the rice fields

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com No access road even after 12 years; patients forced to walk through croplands In Kamrabad union of Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila, visitors are met with an unusual sight – a small community clinic standing alone amid a vast paddy field. The Char Dharaborsha Community Clinic, built on eight decimals of land, donated ... Read more

Three-Day internatrional tourism fair kicks off in Dhaka

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The 13th Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2025—the country’s largest tourism expo—was inaugurated on Thursday (30 October) in a grand ceremony at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in the capital, Dhaka. The three-day international tourism fair has been organized by the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), the ... Read more

ACI Motors sets Guinness Record with 350 tractors delivery in an event

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com ACI Motors Limited, one of the pioneers in agricultural mechanization, successfully organized a grand tractor handover event on Monday at the Trade Fair Ground adjacent to the Gor-e-Shaheed Central Eidgah Maidan in Dinajpur, under the theme “Sonalikar Bisshojoy.” In this event, 350 units of Sonalika tractors were handed over to farmers ... Read more

Pathao introduces CNG rides offering users exclusive cashback

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Homegrown super app Pathao has launched a new ride option, Pathao CNG, marking its 10th anniversary and expanding its transport portfolio beyond bikes and cars. The new feature aims to offer commuters an affordable, reliable, and safe way to travel across the city, with fares positioned between Pathao Bike and Pathao ... Read more

IUB’s Ive Sithi heads to Lagos for 55-country youth leadership forum

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Ive Sithi Chambugong, an undergraduate student of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been selected to represent Bangladesh at the International Gold Event (IGE) and Forum 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria, which will take place from 16 to 22 November. Ive, a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DEA) Gold Holder ... Read more

Unregistered phones to be cut off after Dec 16

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com From 16 December this year, all unregistered mobile phones in Bangladesh will automatically be deactivated, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Major General (retd) Md Emdadul Bari. At a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in the capital today (29 October), he said the government’s new National Equipment Identity Register ... Read more

Bangladesh and KSA sign pact for workers’ rights

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have just inked a labour recruitment agreement, marking the first deal aimed at promoting fair recruitment practices and protecting workers’ rights. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser, Prof. Asif Nazrul, and the Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Engineer Ahmad Bin Solaiman Al-Rajhi, recently came ... Read more

Canadian delegation visits AIUB to discuss academic ties

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A delegation from the Canadian high commission recently made a visit to the American International University-Bangladesh in Dhaka. The team was headed by Debra Boyce, who serves as the counsellor and senior trade commissioner, along with Quazi Gulam Farhad, the trade commissioner, as noted in a press release on Monday. During ... Read more

Poor pay, allowances of teachers affect education

Dhaka Mirror
World Teacher’s Day today Shahin Akhter Poor pay-scale and allowances and low social status mark the poor condition of the teachers in Bangladesh affecting the education sector, observed educationists and researchers. They also said that the Bangladeshi teachers were lagging much behind their fellows even in the neighbouring countries in terms of these facilities and ... Read more

Women with disabilities graduate from digital marketing training

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) and Bangladesh Business & Disability Network (BBDN) have celebrated the graduation of fifteen women with disabilities from a specialised digital marketing training programme. The certificate-giving ceremony was recently held at the Skill Jobs office, with representatives from EBL, BBDN, Skill Jobs, and B-SCAN, says a press release. ... Read more

Protecting hilsa: 22-day fishing ban begins

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has put a 22-day halt on catching, transporting, storing, selling, and marketing hilsa throughout the country. This measure aims to protect the fish during its crucial breeding season. The ban started at midnight yesterday and will last until October 25, as stated in a notification from the Ministry of ... Read more

One in three graduates remains jobless for up to 2yrs

Dhaka Mirror
Finds state-run statistical agency Economy Md Asaduz Zaman One in three university graduates remained unemployed for up to two years while looking for work last year. Of them, one in seven had been without work for between one and two years. In the next category, one in six graduates had been jobless for more than ... Read more