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
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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
Int’l day for disaster risk reduction today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Pragmatic early warning system for all types of disasters is yet to be introduced in the country although natural disasters cause huge losses and damages every year in Bangladesh. Disaster experts said that Bangladesh has early warning for flood and cyclone but yet to develop pragmatic forecasting for flash flood, lightning ... Read more
74th meet of BOU academic council held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 74th meeting of the academic council of Bangladesh Open University was held at its Dhaka regional centre on Tuesday. BOU vice-chancellor Syed Humayun Akhtar presided over the meeting, said a press release. Pro-vice-chancellor (administration) Nasim Banu, pro-vice-chancellor (education) Mahbooba Nasreen and treasurer Mustafa Azad Kamal were present. New 10 members ... Read more
Korean King Sejong Instt opens at AIUB
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The public diplomacy team of the Korean Embassy attended the opening ceremony of King Sejong Institute Dhaka1 held at the American International University-Bangladesh on Monday. Carmen Z Lamagna, vice-chancellor of AIUB welcomed the team at AIUB and delivered the opening address. Youngmin Seo, head of the Public Diplomacy Wing conveyed the ... Read more
Sabur Khan gets Book of Records award
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Sabur Khan, chairman, Daffodil International University and Daffodil Family received the Award of ‘World Book of Records’ on Monday at an award receiving ceremony. World Book of Records is a UK-based organisation that certifies, verifies and records extraordinary achievements around the world. This year Md Sabur Khan has been felicitated ... Read more
Towards a brighter future for our girls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com To uphold girls’ rights, ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, along with 10 dignitaries signed a commitment yesterday that included providing necessary actions and investments for girls, opening up more pathways to pursue their leadership ambitions, and supporting people working on overturning oppressive gender norms and systems. The commitment was taken ... Read more
Mobile app, game testing lab launched at BUBT
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A mobile app and game testing lab was inaugurated at Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) at Mirpur in a bid to make students more specialised in development of mobile and gaming apps. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the lab, which is equipped with 10 specialised computers. ... Read more
Final round English Olympiad held at DIU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The final round and the prize-giving ceremony of the English Olympiad Bangladesh 2022 were held at Daffodil Smart City at Ashulia, Dhaka on Saturday. The Department of English of Daffodil International University organised the event for the third time with the motto ‘Show Your English Talents, Go for Greater Challenge’ to ... Read more
Japanese education method Kumon to be introduced in 300 ‘Schools of Future’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 300 “Schools of Future” run by the ICT Division would start using the “Kumon” curriculum, a home-based education system by next year, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. Toru Kumon, a Japanese citizen, founded the Kumon education network with the goal of fostering students’ independence and intellectual prowess. ... Read more
DU 53rd convocation on 19 November
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Online application for the 53rd convocation has started from Friday (7 October) and will be open till 26 October Dhaka University (DU) will hold its 53rd convocation on 19 November at the central field of the university. Online application for the 53rd convocation has started from Friday (7 October) and will ... Read more
bKash and BigganChinta will host ‘Science Festival’ for pupils
News Desk : dhakamirror.com To encourage and support the innovation and experimentation in science among school students bKash and BigganChinta, a leading science related monthly publication, are going to organise ‘bKash-BigganChinta Science Festival-2022’ for the second time across the country. An agreement has been signed between bKash and BigganChinta at bKash’s head office in the ... Read more
4th season of Priyo Shikkhok Shomannona launched
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 4th season of IPDC-Prothom Alo Priyo Shikkhok Shommanona was inaugurated at the capital’s Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on 3 October. The initiative to recognize the extraordinary contributions of school-level teachers across the country began in 2019, reads a press release. The program started with speeches from Prothom Alo Digital Transformation ... Read more
ULAB celebrates foundation day
News Desk : dhakamirror.com University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh celebrated its 18th foundation day with great enthusiasm on Saturday, said a press release. Information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud was present as chief guest at the event. The celebration started with the university theme song followed by the welcome speech of Kazi Anis Ahmed, vice-president ... Read more
Bkash distributes books for underprivileged students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com To cultivate the habit of reading various books alongside textbooks among the underprivileged children, this year Bkash has distributed 50,000 books to 74 organisations including schools, voluntary organisations working for underprivileged and disadvantaged children. Bkash collected a part of these books from visitors, writers and readers at Bangla Academy book fair, ... Read more
University clubs can play crucial role in raising climate awareness: seminar
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In the buildup to the upcoming COP27, the Department of Environmental Science and Management and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development of Independent University, Bangladesh organised a roundtable recently on the role of universities in addressing environmental concerns. The roundtable, held at the IUB Trustee Lounge, was attended among ... Read more
Shaon student at DU, youngest traveler from Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rifat Jahan Shaon, a student at Dhaka University’s Department of Theater and Performance Studies, has been named the youngest traveler from Bangladesh. He was honored in a ceremonial event on Tuesday at the university’s Student-Teacher Center in honor of ‘World Tourism Day,’ which was arranged by the Dhaka University Tourist Society. ... Read more
Two-day international psychiatrists’ conference begins Thursday
More than 350 psychiatrists from both home and abroad take part in the conference News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists (BAP) is organising the 11th International Conference on Psychiatry (ICP) and 13 SAARC International Conference on Psychiatry 2022, Bangladesh, which will be held on 29-30 September 2022 at Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View, ... Read more