News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Cox’s Bazar Development Authority (CoxDA) is set to prepare a master plan to turn Cox’s Bazar into a modern and smart city, an official said. “We’re working to devise the master plan for 20 years from 2023 to 2043 to transform Cox’s Bazar into a smart city as its formal ... Read more
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114 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died so far in Saudi Arabia
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 114 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia till July 23. Of the deceased, 25 were female and 89 male, according to the hajj portal of the religious affairs ministry of Bangladesh. Age of most of the deceased pilgrims was between 50 and 71, according to the portal. ... Read more
July becomes deadliest month ever for dengue in Bangladesh
11 more die, 2,242 hospitalised in 24 hours News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 120 people died of dengue in the past 22 days of July, which was the highest death toll in a single month in 23 years keeping nine days in hand since 2000 when the government started keeping records of dengue. ... Read more
Biman Bangladesh Airlines to enhance operations with SITA Connect Go
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd has partnered with SITA to adopt a suite of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions that will increase network speeds, optimise the airline’s operations, and reduce expansion costs, said a press release. SITA Connect Go is a new Secure SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) solution designed specifically for the air ... Read more
17 killed, 26 injured as bus plunges into pond in Jhalokathi
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 17 people were killed and 26 others injured as a bus fell into a pond by the side of Khulna-Barishal highway at a location adjacent to Dhansiri Union Parishad under Sadar upazila in Jhalokathi district Saturday morning. Jhalokathi Civil Surgeon Jahirul Islam confirmed the casualties. Five of the deceased ... Read more
Gold price tops Tk 1 lakh a bhari on Bangladesh market
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Gold price has hit a record high of Tk 1,00,777 a bhari (11.664 grams) on the local market. According to a Bangladesh Jewellers’ Samity press release, the price of 22-carat gold was on Thursday raised by Tk 2,333 a bhari from Tk 98,444 a bhari in line with an increase in ... Read more
Barishal University student found dead in her dormitory
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A student of Barishal University was found dead in her room at a dormitory in Barishal city Wednesday night. The deceased is Ribna Shahrin, a first-year student of Botany Department and resident of Molla Chhatri Nibas, locally known as Rokeya Hall, near the university. She is from Pirojpur district. The university ... Read more
Six killed in Sylhet road accident
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least six people were killed and three were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Bholaganj Road at Salutikor under Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet district on Thursday. One of the deceased is Kazi Amir Uddin, a teacher of Anwar High School and College, while identities ... Read more
Channel 24 introduces country’s first AI news presenter
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Privately-run television network Channel 24 on Wednesday introduced Bangladesh’s first-ever artificial intelligence news presenter named ‘Aparajita.’ AI-generated news presenter Aparajita made a brief appearance in the prime-time news bulletin of Channel 24, one of the top news channels in the country, in the evening. Talat Mamun, executive director at Channel 24, ... Read more
Two week summer vacation of secondary schools across Bangladesh cancelled
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has cancelled the two-week-long summer vacation for secondary schools and colleges across the country. The vacation was scheduled to begin tomorrow but it would be later adjusted with the winter vacation in December, Education Ministry Public Relations Officer (PRO) Abul Khair said. He said that the ministry took the ... Read more
Analysis suggests 46% decline in labour supply, productivity in Bangladesh under 3°C warming: Report
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A recently published report by Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy suggests that labour supply and productivity are projected to decline by 46% in Bangladesh by 2080 under a 3°C warming scenario unless workers and employers are able to fully ... Read more
SSC results on July 28
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on 28 July. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to publish the results on this day, confirmed an education board secretary on Wednesday afternoon. He said, “Usually the results are not released on holidays. We expected it to be ... Read more
Highest 13 dengue patients die, 1,533 hospitalised in a day
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 13 more people, including nine in the Dhaka city, died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning across Bangladesh. This was the highest single-day reported death toll since January this year. A total of eight dengue deaths were reported on Monday, which now turned into the ... Read more
Met office forecasts light to moderate rain over country
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at a few places with moderately heavy falls at some places over the country. “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over ... Read more
Japan grants $3.38m for human resource development in Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Japan has pledged to provide a funding of $3.38 million for the project known as ‘The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)’. An exchange of notes and a grant agreement were signed between Bangladesh and Japan on Monday (17 July). The Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreement were signed by ... Read more
Waterbus capsizes in Buriganga, three bodies recovered
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered three bodies from Buriganga after a waterbus had capsized in the river following collision with a sand-laden bulkhead in Telghat area under Keraniganj Sunday night. Sadarghat River Police Station duty-officer Maruf Hasan said that all the bodies were kept at Sir Salimullah Medical College ... Read more
3rd terminal of Dhaka airport to be handled by Japan: CAAB
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh chairman Air Vice-Marshal M Mafidur Rahman on Saturday said that Japanese companies would be hired to manage the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport under the public-private partnership model. ‘The government has decided to give the third terminal for management to Japan…it will be managed ... Read more
Eriko Nakano finally gets custody of her 2 children
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka District Judge’s Court today upheld the family court verdict that allowed Eriko Nakano, a Japanese citizen, to have custody of her two children. Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan dismissed the appeal filed by their father, Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif, on February 2. Imran filed the appeal challenging the ... Read more
‘Smart Density’ can be a boon for Dhaka: Researchers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com “Smart Density”, a type of development model, can be a blessing for Dhaka city in improving its living conditions by incorporating innovative ideas, researchers and architects have observed. “According to Western standards, the living conditions in Dhaka are extremely poor, which can be frustrating. However, to improve Dhaka and its living ... Read more
Seven Bangladeshis killed in fire in Saudi Arabia
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Nine people including seven Bangladeshis have died in a fire incident at a furniture workshop in the commercial area of Al-Hofuf city in Saudi Arabia last evening (local time). The Bangladeshis were identified as Arif Md Sahadat, Barek Sardar, Md Shakil Pramanik, Saiful Islam, Ruman Pramanik, Md Firoz Sardar Ali and ... Read more