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
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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
Evenings on DU campus no longer abuzz as shops close by 8pm
The vibrance of people on Dhaka University campus in the evening is diminishing gradually as vendors and shopkeepers are closing their businesses by 8pm, as per the directives from the university authorities. any students used to chat with friends on the campus centring the tea stalls. Following the DU authorities’ directives, the shops now have ... Read more
BGB distributes relief
The Border Guard Bangladesh distributed various relief goods and provided emergency medical services to flood-affected people in the country on Friday. BGB’s Sunamganj battalion distributed relief goods among around 600 families at Baliakandi village of Surma union, and Birampur village of Rangarchar union in
CCC proposes Tk 2,161 crore budget for FY23
The Chattogram City Corporation on Sunday announced a Tk 2,161.27 crore budget for 2022-23 fiscal. Chattogram mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury announced the budget at Theatre Institute Chattogram. The mayor also announced Tk 1,202.57 crore revised budget for 2021-22 fiscal while it was Tk 2,464.96 crore. The budget implementation rate in the outgoing fiscal was
New SSC exam schedule after floodwater recedes from schools: Dipu Moni
The schedule of suspended Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be announced once floodwater completely recedes from schools, said Education Minister Dipu Moni today (June 25, 2022). Students will be able to take the exam effortlessly after flood is over, she said while addressing as the chief guest at a programme at Chandpur ... Read more
JU announces Tk 279.13cr budget for FY2022-23
Jahangirnagar University on Friday announced its annual budget of Tk 279.13 crore for the financial year 2022-23, keeping Tk 4.40 crore for research. JU treasurer Rasheda Akhter placed the budget in the annual senate session of the university at the senate hall with vice-chancellor Nurul Alam in
NU staff donate salary of one day
The National University administration has raised Tk 12 lakh from one-day salary of teachers, officials and employees and sent them to Sylhet to help the flood victims. Twelve colleges in the region have been tasked with delivering food aid. With the money collected, the students of 12 colleges will make ruti on their own and ... Read more
1,502 candidates selected for final test under DU “Cha” unit
The admission test result (General Knowledge) of Dhaka University’s “Cha” unit under the Faculty of Fine Arts for the 2021-22 academic session was published yesterday (June 22, 2022). Total 1,502 candidates have been selected in the first step “General Knowledge” test, and now they have to sit for the final step —Figure Drawing test on ... Read more
44th BCS preliminary test results announced with 15,708 successful candidates
A total of 15,708 candidates have passed the preliminary test of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) published the results this afternoon. The preliminary exam for the 44th BCS under the PSC was held on May 27 this
BADC wins 1st prize in fruit fair
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation has won the first prize in the National Fruit Fair organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and attended by the organisations under the ministry and different non-governmental organisations. The fair was inaugurated by agriculture minister Md Abdur Razzaque on the