Friday, March 29, 2024

Fall 2023 Orientation held at UIU

News Desk : dhakamirror.com United International University (UIU) organized the Orientation Program for the newly admitted students of the Fall-2023 semester yesterday in the UIU playground. Students from School of Science and Engineering (SoSE), School of Business and Economics (SoBE), School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS) and School of Life Sciences (SoLS) took part ... Read more

Emotional support event for cancer patients

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Renata Limited organised an event to provide emotional support to cancer patients. Study says, medication worked better for patients who received psychiatric help during cancer treatment, reads a press release. According to the press release, the program was held with 45 families of cancer patients at Renata office in Mirpur on ... Read more

BRAC University ranks country’s No. 1 university in Times Higher Education (THE) rankings

News Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC University has been ranked No. 1 nationally and 801–1,000 globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024, announced yesterday. This achievement is particularly significant because BRAC University has participated in THE World University Rankings for the very first time this year, reads a press release. The Times ... Read more

Hamdard Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine affiliated to DU Faculty of Medicine

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Hamdard Institute of Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine of Hamdard University, located in Gazaria, Munshiganj, has been officially affiliated with Dhaka University’s medicine faculty, marking a historic shift in healthcare education in Bangladesh. After a hiatus of 30 years, traditional medicine has found its due recognition in the country’s healthcare sector. ... Read more

World University Rankings 2024: BRACU, DU, JU, NSU secured positions within 801-1000 bracket

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The latest World University Rankings for 2024, released by Times Higher Education (THE), have revealed that no Bangladeshi university made it to the top 800 institutions on the list. This ranking was made public on Wednesday, unveiling that four Bangladeshi universities secured positions in the 801-1000 range. The institutions in this ... Read more

Seminar on studying abroad held at Islamic University

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Under the initiative of the Islamic University Research Society, Islamic University in Kushtia recently hosted a seminar on studying abroad. The event took place on 20 September in Room no 435 of the university’s Mir Mosharraf Hossain academic building, reads a press release. The seminar welcomed Professor Dr Md Alamgir Hossain ... Read more

Unfair means in exams: DU syndicate suspends 99 students

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended a total of 99 students for different terms for adopting unfair means during examinations. The DU syndicate in a meeting yesterday evening took the decision following a recommendation from the university’s Disciplinary Board, said a press release. DU VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman chaired the meeting. ... Read more

British Council IELTS launches One Skill Retake

News Desk : dhakamirror.com British Council IELTS test takers who do not achieve their desired results first time around will no longer have to re-sit the full test, after the launch of a game-changing new feature. One Skill Retake increases a test taker’s chances of success by offering them the opportunity to retake just one ... Read more

IUB hosts the inaugural of Preserve Planet Earth conference

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The conference, which is the first of its kind, brought together experts and stakeholders to focus on turning emerging actionable solutions into investment and employment opportunities to deal with rising global temperatures and reducing the use of fossil fuels, said a press release. ‘Aiming to turn challenges into opportunities, we need ... Read more

Information and communication technology for sustainable development was the focus of the 2nd international conference

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The three-day-long 2nd international conference on ‘Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development’ organised by Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) has successfully concluded on Saturday (23 September). In the closing ceremony, the chief patron of this conference BUP Vice Chancellor Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam awarded certificates to three outstanding research ... Read more

CUB commences Fall Semester 2023 Admission Fair

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) has commenced its Admission Fair for the Fall Semester 2023. This fair will run from September 24 to 6 October 2023. Admission is ongoing on the campus that is located on Pragati Sarani in the capital city, reads a press release. During this fair, the ... Read more

7th convocation of Eastern University held

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The seventh convocation ceremony of Eastern University was held on Tuesday at Bashundhara International Convention City in the capital. A total of 3,109 students graduated from fall semester of 2019 to the spring semester of 2023 and 10 students with the highest CGPA from four faculties achieved gold medals in the ... Read more

US University Fair in Chattogram attracts large crowds

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The US University Fair in Chattogram attracted a large crowd on Thursday as graduate and undergraduate students attended the event to meet representatives of 26 reputed higher education institutions of the United States. The number of Bangladeshi students enrolling in colleges and universities in the United States is increasing and the ... Read more

IUB inaugurates summer school in Linguistics

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Sasheen Center for Multilingual Excellence (SCMLE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) proudly marked the commencement of its pioneering Sasheen Summer School in Linguistics (SSS) on Sunday (3 September). For the first time in Bangladesh, students and community researchers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a comprehensive program from ... Read more

Bangladesh Business & Disability Network and the CSR Centre join hands to promote disability inclusion

News Desk : dhakamirror.com With a spirit of unity and shared purpose, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between Bangladesh Business & Disability Network (BBDN) and the CSR Centre was held on 9 August, 2023, marking a significant milestone towards an inclusive world of work for persons with disabilities, reads a press release. The ... Read more

Bicycle popularisation programme launched at DIU

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Daffodil International University has recently adopted a new programme to encourage and accustom the university’s nearly 22,000 students and 3,000 faculty-staff to use bicycles as pollution-free vehicles. “RFL Bike”, a subsidiary of PRAN-RFL Group, is supporting the programme by providing 100 cycles for free. Dr Masudur Rahman, chairman, SME Foundation, was ... Read more

17th IDC national debate festival held

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The17th IDC national debate festival concluded with a remarkable display of its rich heritage. On the final day of the event on 29 July, amidst a gathering of distinguished guests, the closing ceremony carried the legacy forward. The event was graced by Mohammad Sabirul Islam, district commissioner of Dhaka, as the ... Read more

United Nations in Bangladesh holds Human Resources Open Day

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The United Nations in Bangladesh held the UN Human Resources Open Day for gender equality on Tuesday at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. The event, co-organised by the HR Working Group and the Gender Equality Theme Group, aimed at encouraging and orienting women who are interested in pursuing a ... Read more