Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A group of visually impaired job seekers yesterday asked that the government provide equitable public sector job chances for disabled people. They submitted three demands before today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022. The two other demands are: the government raising disability allowance to Tk 5,000 from Tk 850, and ... Read more
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SDG Network of Future Leaders launched at DU-ICE Centre seminar
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University of Dhaka’s Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Center held a seminar on November 29 on the “Role of Universities in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Realisation” at Prof. Abdullah Faruk Conference Room, Faculty of Business Studies, said a press release. Executive Director of the ICE Center, Md. Rashedur Rahman, opened ... Read more
Students at technical institutions can pay fees using tap
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Trust Axiata Pay (tap), a mobile financial services (MFS) provider, is currently live for processing fees transactions at all schools accredited by the Board of Technical Education. The Bangladesh Technical Education Board and tap have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently for the distribution of admission and registration fees, says ... Read more
Dipu Moni for lifting age cap on univ education
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Education Minister Dipu Moni hoped the university authorities will take steps to lift the restriction on the age limit for higher education at the institutions. “We want to lift the age limit for obtaining higher education in the universities,” the minister said. “I hope our university authorities will start the necessary ... Read more
DNCC to provide birth certificates through councillor office
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has taken the initiative to provide birth registration to citizens from its councillor offices, instead of its zonal offices, to reduce public suffering and make the process easier. A final summery of the initiative was sent to the Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative ministry ... Read more
Math Olympiad starts on November 25
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Mathematical Society has been organising Mathematics Olympiad since 2009 in order to create interest in mathematics, remove the fear of mathematics, and above all to popularise mathematics, said a press release. Bangladesh Mathematical Society organised 13th Mathematical Olympiad in eight regions of the country namely Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chittagong, ... Read more
Dhaka University’s 53rd convocation on Saturday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Nobel Laureate French Economist Jean Tirole will be the convocation speaker Dhaka University is set to hold its 53rd convocation on Saturday amid festive moods. President Abdul Hamid, also the Chancellor of the university, is scheduled to preside over the gala event at the central playground on the campus. DU Vice-Chancellor ... Read more
Bangladeshi universities want to attract students from the Middle East
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi universities and medical colleges will attend an education conference in Dubai next week to attract students from the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries, organisers said yesterday. Education minister Dr. Dipu Moni and deputy education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury will deliver keynote speeches at the three-day Bangladesh Education Forum conference ... Read more
Digital World 2022 to kick off this December
News Desk : dhakamirror.com ‘Digital World 2022,’ one of Bangladesh’s most important ICT events, will begin in December. Following in the footsteps of previous years, this event will be held on December 8-11, 2022, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Agargaon Shere-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. In light of this, the ICT Division organised an ... Read more
BOU celebrates 30th founding anniversary
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Open University on Friday celebrated its 30th founding anniversary on its campus in Gazipur. The celebration began with hoisting the national flag at Swadhinata Chirantan memorial sculpture on the campus by the university vice-chancellor Professor Dr Syed Humayun Akhter in the morning, said a press release. Office chiefs of ... Read more
Fall 2022 orientation held at UIU
News Desk: dhakamirror.com United International University (UIU) organized the Orientation Program for the newly admitted students of the Fall 2022 semester on 21 October at the UIU playground. Students from School of Science and Engineering (SoSE), School of Business and Economics (SoBE) and School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS) took part in the orientation ... Read more
Veritas Academy to host an event centered on innovative education
News Desk: dhakamirror.com Veritas Academy, a Dhaka tertiary and professional training college, will conduct an event for educators on Friday (21 October) in Gulshan to promote innovation in technology and pedagogy. Academics from North South University, IBA, and Brac University will participate, according to a news release. Zeeshan Kingshuk Huq, founder and former CEO of ... Read more
NSU pleased with its worldwide university ranking
Daylong celebration held on NSU campus in Dhaka as it ranked top among all universities in Bangladesh by Times Higher Education News Desk : dhakamirror.com On Thursday, North South Institution celebrated becoming Bangladesh’s top-ranked university on its Dhaka campus. According to a news release, the daylong celebration included a rally, human flag formation, balloon release, ... Read more
Danish embassy hosts 5-day exhibition ‘Going Green’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh is hosting a 5-day exhibition titled ‘Going Green’ from 16-20 October to highlight green solutions that can support sustainable and inclusive economic growth at Bay’s Edge Gallery in capital’s Gulshan. The exhibition has focused on sustainable and green development, digital and physical connectivity to energy ... Read more
DU Research, Publication Fair to begin Oct 22
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday said that a two-day Research and Publication Fair in the central playground of Dhaka University would begin on October 22. The fair, the first time of such kind in the history of the university, will showcase the innovations, research and publications of various departments, institutes, ... Read more
Debater Ahmad Tousif Jami becomes head coach of Moroccan Development Debating Team
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Independent University Bangladesh debater Ahmad Tousif Jami has been appointed as the head coach of the Moroccan Development Debating Team for the year 2023, said a press release on Monday. Jami will work with the future generation of school-level debaters of Morocco as the head coach, starting November 2022 until mid-June ... Read more
UIU, ICT Division holds seminar on breast cancer awareness, inaugurates BScan app
In Bangladesh, the prevalence of breast cancer has been rising alarmingly in recent years News Desk : dhakamirror.com Advanced Intelligent Multidisciplinary Systems Lab (AIMS Lab) of United International University and ICT Division of the government jointly organised a seminar on Breast Cancer Awareness 2022 and inauguration of BScan app, on October 10 at ICT Tower ... Read more
BUET holds ICT seminar
News Desk : dhakamirror.com An all-day hybrid lecture on “Digital Accessibility Key to Promoting Inclusive University Initiatives in Bangladesh” was recently held at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and streamed live on the Zoom platform. The Institute of Information and Communication Technology, BUET, director Rubaiyat Hossain Mondal gave a welcome address to the seminar, which ... Read more
CCTV cameras installed on buses to secure women’s safety
News Desk : dhakamirror.com 100 buses operated by four different transportation companies in the city of Dhaka now have CCTV cameras to ensure the safety of women in public transportation system. The event was officially opened by the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs (MoWCA) and Dipto Foundation at the Syed Nazrul Islam Convention Center, ... Read more
Turag pollution hits environment, livelihood hard: discussion
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Pollution in Turag River has been affecting livelihood of those long dependent on the water body and also forcing many to look for alternative means of income, observed green activists at a programme on Thursday. The observation came at a discussion in the city where they raised concern about river pollution ... Read more