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News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Rohingya woman and her daughter were killed in a landslide on the foot of a hillock in Balukhali Rohingya camp -9 under Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar Monday late afternoon. The deceased are Jannat Ara, 28, wife of Anwar Islam, and their two-year old daughter Mahim Akhter. Armed Police Battalion ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Heavy rain caused by a a depression in the bay and a tidal wave caused by the full moon have inundated the low-lying areas of Bagerhat. According to the additional district commissioner Hafiz Al Asad, 750 families in the district are currently suffering from the waterlogging disaster. However, locals said the ... Read more

Reveals PBI after a 5-year probe into death of two press workers News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two bodies, two mysteries unsolved. In November 2017, press worker Sohel Mia was beaten unconscious by unidentified assailants. He later succumbed to his injuries in a Dhaka hospital. His distant uncle, Iqbal Hossain, initially faced blame for the murder ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two children drowned in separate incidents in Habiganj’s Bahubal and Shayestaganj upazilas yesterday. The deceased are Rihan Mia, 3, of Barlaria village in Shayestaganj and Toha Mia, 6, of Bahubal. Nazmul Haque Kamal, OC of Shayestaganj Police Station, said Rihan fell into a puddle near his home in the afternoon. Acting ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least five people were killed in road accidents yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents. In Rajshahi, three people were killed on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila in the morning. The deceased are Abul Hossain, 55, Zahangir Alam, 45, and Azibar Rahman, 35. The accident happened as a ... Read more

Says health minister News Desk : dhakamirror.com Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said caesarean sections are being performed at private clinics and hospitals unnecessarily when patients seek childbirth assistance. Due to the negative role of private clinics and hospitals, the C-section rate is not coming down, said the minister while addressing an event marking World ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabia has approved a quota of 127,000 hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh for next year. Religious Affairs Secretary Md A Hamid Zamadder said this yesterday at a meeting at the conference room of the religious affairs ministry, said meeting sources. The meeting was held to discuss preparations for 2024 hajj operations. ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is likely to witness a range of atmospheric events, including depression, low pressure, heatwaves, and floods in August, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In its long-term forecast for August, the BMD predicted the possibility of one to two monsoon low pressures, which may potentially develop into seasonal depressions, ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The procedure of attestation of certificates by first-class gazetted officers for job applications will be lifted soon, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said today. Speaking at a dialogue organised by the Secretariat Reporters Forum, the state minister said many changes are currently underway, focusing on digitalisation. Mentioning that people ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Meteorology Department on Saturday predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on the day. ‘Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com All primary and secondary schools throughout the country should complete final exams by November keeping the next general election in mind so that students do not face any problems, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today. “We want to complete all exams of the secondary schools, including evaluation of students of classes ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the European Union’s contribution of $3.7 million to support UNHCR’s continued protection services and assistance delivery for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. This support includes rehabilitation efforts after cyclone Mocha struck Cox’s Bazar district, including the Rohingya camps, ... Read more

Combined pass rate 80.39pc News Desk : dhakamirror.com The pass rate and the number of candidates securing grade point average of 5 in the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations declined in 2023, according to results published on Friday. The results show that the combined pass rate this year stands at 80.39 per cent, ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Girls have outshone boys again in the results of the ongoing year’s Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations. The results were announced by education minister Dipu Moni on Friday. In the combined results, 8,44,736 girls have passed while the number of boys who passed the examinations is 7,96,404. The pass ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two people were killed and three others, including two children, injured when a SUV hit a parked car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway early today. The deceased were identified as cousins Mahbub, 35, and Md Mainuddin, 37. Mainuddin’s wife and two sons were injured, reports our local correspondent quoting Md Shahadat Hossain, ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com After a long hiatus, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to start direct flights from Dhaka to Japan’s Narita on September 1. On this occasion, national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has begun selling tickets for direct flights from Dhaka to Japan’s Narita at a discounted price from July 25. The airline ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Visiting European Union special representative for human rights Eamon Gilmore on Tuesday said that human rights remaining at the centre of the relationship between the EU and Bangladesh were linked to trade and economic activities. He said that human rights had been at the heart of their relationship with the country ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court yesterday sought a list of people who have illegally grabbed lands of Bangladesh Railway across the country. The court ordered the authorities concerned of the government to prepare the list and to submit it in 30 days. At the same time, it issued a rule asking the authorities ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com In order to prevent gender-based sex selection, a national guideline based on a study of gender preference and the associated risks was presented yesterday. Entitled “National Guideline for Prevention of Son Preference and the Risk of Gender-Biased Sex Selection-2022”, it was presented at an event jointly organized by the Ministry of ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Mild heatwave is sweeping over the districts of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Pabna, Feni and Chuadanga and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins 9:00am on Tuesday. Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places ... Read more