News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that Monday, June 19, will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, after sighting the new crescent in the Kingdom. ”Arafat Day will fall on Tuesday June 27, while Wednesday will be the first day of Eid Al Adha,” according to ... Read more
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EC scraps Hero Alam’s nomination for Dhaka-17 by-polls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Election Commission today cancelled the nomination paper of Ashraful Hossain Alam aka Hero Alam for the Dhaka-17 by-elections. His was among eight nomination papers, including that of Jatiya Party nominee Mamunoor Rashid, rejected by the EC, said Returning Officer Md Muneer Hossain Khan. Speaking at the Electoral Training Institute after ... Read more
Only 11 mm of rain floods parts of Chattogram city
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Just 11mm of rain in three hours was enough to flood many of the low-lying areas in the town of Chottogram today. The rain at 12:00 and 3:00 pm flooded Muradpur, Sholashahar Gate No.2, Agrabad, Chawkbazar, Bakalia, Halishahar and Bahaddarhat, Badurtola, DC Road, Dampara, Reaz Uddin Bazar and Amtol areas under ... Read more
Mother, daughter stabbed to death at Noakhali home
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A woman and her daughter were stabbed to death at their residence in Noakhali town yesterday. Police suspect a monetary dispute to be the motive behind the double murder. The victims were Nur Nahar Begum, 40, wife of Fazle Azim, and her daughter Fatema Azim Priyonti, 17, who sat for this ... Read more
Improve the quality of life of slum dwellers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A large number of urban residents live in slums, lacking water, healthcare, sanitation, governance, infrastructure, and socialisation, said speakers at an event yesterday. At the event titled “Redefining Resilience of Cities and its Services,” speakers emphasised the need to enhance the quality of life for slum residents in Bangladesh. They also ... Read more
Rain falls, Sylhet inundates
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rainfall of 151 millimeters from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. yesterday inundated many areas in the town of Sylhet, shattering city authorities’ lofty claims about monsoon preparedness. The city came to an abrupt halt due to the rain, prompting a wave of criticism of the city corporation’s expensive projects. Hundreds of ... Read more
Road safety project of Tk 5,000 crore starts
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government, in cooperation with the World Bank, launched a Tk 5,000 crore project to improve road safety and reduce the number of fatalities and injuries in road accidents. The Road Safety Project, funded by the World Bank with US$358 million, aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from ... Read more
Helicopter service for expatriates
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Probashir Helicopter, a private company, has launched helicopter service to facilitate the movement of expatriates. Yasin Chowdhury, general secretary of the NRB CIP, an international organisation of expatriate CIPs, inaugurated the service at a ceremony held at CCULB Resort in Purbachal area on Monday (12 June), reads a press release. “Expatriates ... Read more
Rain likely as monsoon sets over Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The monsoon is fairly active and rain is likely to occur across the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its weather forecast today. “Southwest monsoon has set over Bangladesh. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over the north Bay,” the Met office said. The day and night ... Read more
Two teenagers go missing in the Padma River
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two college students went missing in Padma River in Shrirampur area of Rajshahi city on Saturday. The Missing – Golam Sarwar Sayem, 19, son of Saidur Rahman from Meherchandi area and Rifat Khandokar, 19, son of the late Gazi Moin Uddin from Dargapara area of the city are XI class students ... Read more
408 people lost lives on the roads in May
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 408 people were killed and 631 others injured in 491 road accidents across Bangladesh in May, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Friday. Nearly 14 people were killed every day on average in road accidents across the country in May this year, said the report which was ... Read more
There may be more rain today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Light to heavy rain brought temperatures down across most of the country yesterday, giving people relief from the searing heat that has swept across the country in recent weeks. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), further rain or thunderstorms are threatening various parts of the country, including Dhaka, will occur ... Read more
NID correction to be made easy
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Election Commission has moved to ease the hassle for people in correcting information on National ID Cards. EC officials prepared a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which will make it easier for fixing NID corrections. It has re-designated officers’ jobs and proposed increasing the powers of field officers of the ... Read more
Mango special train starts operation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The “Mango Special Train”, loaded with the seasonal delicacies, started its service yesterday. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the service on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi at Chapainawabganj Railway station on Thursday as the chief guest. One train will be operated every day from Rohanpur Railway Station at 4:00pm and will ... Read more
HSC exams to start on August 17
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2023 across Bangladesh between August 17 and September 25. The education ministry on Thursday published the routine. According to the routine, the theoretical part of the examinations will be held between August 17 and September 25 and the practical ... Read more
Biman chef Rodrik finishes 2nd in a cooking competition in Lebanon
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Libin Shishir Rodrik, sous chef at Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight Catering Center (BFCC), clinched second place in the cooking competition at the “Phoenicians Festival for Tourism and Hospitality” in Beirut, Lebanon. In recognition of his achievement, he was presented with a certificate, crest, and medal from Lebanon as a token of ... Read more
Man, woman found dead inside car at Tejgaon
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Police on Wednesday recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from a private car in the Tejgaon area of the capital. The car was parked in a garage in the government officials’ quarters in Tejgaon-Elenbari area. The deceased were Delwar Hossain Molla, 53, an office assistant at a government ... Read more
Heatstroke kills 20 people since April: Disaster Forum
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to the Disaster Forum, up to 20 people across the country have died from heat stroke since April. The disaster preparedness network said 14 men, five women and one child were among the dead, citing news reports. Most of them are low-income workers. A severe heat wave has been raging ... Read more
Secondary schools will remain closed due to the heatwave on Thursday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has announced that classes at all secondary schools in the country will remain closed on Thursday (June 8) due to the severe heatwave. The decision was announced in a press release from the Directorate for Secondary and Higher Education on Wednesday (7 June). The ... Read more
HC grants Evaly CEO conditional bail
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court yesterday granted conditional bail to Mohammad Rassel, founder and CEO of e-commerce platform Evaly, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. According to the conditions, Rassel cannot leave the country, he has to surrender his passport to the authorities concerned, he cannot tamper evidence, he must ... Read more