Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Bangladesh award ceremony held

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Stockholm Junior Water Prize Bangladesh (SJWPBD) Award Ceremony 2024, held on 10 May from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, at Ascott Palace, Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh, dazzled audiences as it showcased the groundbreaking solutions crafted by the brilliant young minds of Bangladesh to tackle pressing water-related challenges. Set against the backdrop of a ... Read more

Uttara University’s ‘Infopedia’ poster competition: A spectacle of knowledge and creativity

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Department of English at Uttara University recently organized a vibrant and intellectually stimulating poster competition titled “Infopedia.” The event showcased the creative prowess and academic excellence of students from the 61st and 62nd batches of the department. The competition, held on April 30th and May 4th, 2024, featured themes centered ... Read more

DU to resume in-person classes from Wednesday

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University of Dhaka will return to in-person classes starting next Wednesday (8 May). As the intensity of the heatwave came down to a bearable level following a drop in the city temperature due to downpours witnessed in the last couple of days, in-person classes will start again in the university ... Read more

BRAC University students win awards at OSUN film festival

News Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC University students have recently won multiple prestigious awards at the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Film Festival. The festival was held online and featured 25 student-made videos, the final projects of the “Visual Storytelling for Student Engagement” course in the Fall 2023 semester. This collaborative course was offered at seven ... Read more

Professor Dr. Mohammad Ashik Mosaddik joined as the new Pro-Vice Chancellor of East West University

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Professor Dr Ashik Mosaddik joined as the new Pro-Vice Chancellor (Pro-VC) of East West University (EWU) on Monday, 4 December 2023. The Honourable Chancellor of the University, His Excellency the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed him as Pro Vice-Chancellor for four years, reads a press release. ... Read more

Department of Population Sciences at Dhaka University hosts farewell ceremony and freshmen reception

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The freshers’ reception for the students of the 2022-23 session and the farewell ceremony for the students of the 2017-18 session were recently held in the Department of Population Sciences of University of Dhaka. Professor Dr Zia Rahman, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka, was present as ... Read more

Youth festival held in Dhaka

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The premises of the Krishibid Institution echoed the energetic strides of more than 300 youths from across the country who gathered to participate in the Youth Festival on Sunday. Organized by the Right Here Right Now (RHRN2) project of Brac’s Social Empowerment and Legal Protection (SELP) Program, the purpose of the ... Read more

Cadet College admission test fee through bKash

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Like previous years, admission seekers of the country’s 12 cadet colleges can pay application fee for admission test through bKash. Applicants or their guardians can apply for admission test at the cadet colleges’ admission website till 5:00pm of 13 December and complete the application with fee payment through bKash. The applicants ... Read more

NSU Center for Business Research hosts seminar on applied business research

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Center for Business Research at North South University (NSU) hosted a seminar titled “Applied Business Research in the Digital Age” on Monday (16 October). ANM Ziaul Islam Mithu, a distinguished industry leader and managing director of KANTAR was present as the keynote speaker, reads a press release. Professor Helal Ahammad, ... Read more

Amazon Web Services shortlists 34 Bangladeshi startups for credit facilities of $10,000 each

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Following the jury’s evaluation at Amazon Web Services Startup Day Bangladesh 2023, 34 Bangladeshi startups were selected to receive credit facilities from the company worth $10,000 each. Amazon Web Services Startup Day Bangladesh 2023 was held for the first time in Bangladesh on October 5, says a press release. The day-long ... Read more

UIU holds seminar on youth development

News Desk : dhakamirror.com United International University organised a seminar on ‘Youth Development’ at the UIU campus on Madani Avenue in Dhaka on Tuesday. Nazma Rahman, mayor of Camden in London, was present as chief guest on the occasion. Mike Sherriff, charity trustee, author and former charity chief executive, Nayeem Hossain, president of Nagorik Dhaka ... Read more

Scholarship awarded for IELTS exam candidates at North South University

News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University (NSU) and British Council jointly organized a scholarship award ceremony for IELTS exam candidates. The event was graced by Tom Miscioscia, Country Head of the British Council with his delegation of administrative and business heads, reads a press release. Professor Atiqul Islam, Vice-Chancellor of NSU led the events. ... Read more

NSU secures top spot in NASA Space Apps Challenge

News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University’s department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has soared to new heights by making a splash in the prestigious NASA SPACE APPS CHALLENGES 2023. This marks a watershed moment for NSU as the challenge is a globally recognised hackathon spearheaded by NASA itself, said a press release. The team, ... Read more

ULAB holds CSE Freshers’ Orientation Fall 2023

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organised the Fall 2023 CSE Freshers’ Orientation on 5 October 2023, at the ULAB Permanent Campus, reads a press release. Russell T. Ahmed, the President of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), ... Read more

30 Bangladeshi universities compete in International Humanitarian Law moot

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The national rounds of the 14th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition on international humanitarian law (IHL) have kicked off on Thursday at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in Dhaka. A total of 30 teams are participating in the competition, representing different public and private universities of the country, reads a ... Read more

ISD celebrates world teachers’ day

News Desk : dhakamirror.com International School Dhaka on Thursday celebrated World Teachers’ Day recognizing its diverse and international teacher faculty from over 30 different countries. This year’s theme for the day was ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage’, said a press release. On the ... Read more

SUB hosts grand ceremony to celebrate World Teachers’ Day

News Desk : dhakamirror.com On 5 October 2023 State University of Bangladesh (SUB) held a remarkable celebration in honour of Teachers’ Day, a day dedicated to recognizing and appreciating the tireless efforts and dedication of educators who play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our nation. A total of 17 teachers from various ... Read more

SJOBF gets new executive committee

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Imran Karim, vice chairman of Confidence Group, took in charge as the president, and Sheikh Shabab Ahmed, cheif external affairs officer of Nagad Ltd, as the general secretary of the new Executive Committee of St Joseph Old Boys’ Foundation (SJOBF), the alumni association of St Joseph Higher Secondary School. The announcement ... Read more