News Desk : dhakamirror.com While vehicle registrations increased significantly in the previous fiscal year, the number of fitness certifications decreased to a seven-year low, creating more concerns about road safety. At least 5.42 lakh registered vehicles have been functioning on the roads without the required fitness approval, owing to insufficient monitoring by authorities. The decision ... Read more
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Shafiqul Islam, DMP commissioner to retire Oct 30
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam is retiring on October 30. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Home Ministry’s Public Security Division on Wednesday. Deputy Secretary Dhananjay Kumar Das signed the notification on the orders of the President. The announcement states that retired Commissioner of Police ... Read more
Among 20 most unsustainable cities, Dhaka comes in at number four
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a global research released on Wednesday, Dhaka is ranked fourth among the 20 unsustainable megacities in the world. Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Dhaka, Baghdad, Lahore, Kolkata, and New Delhi are all expected to have rapid population increase of over 50% by 2050, according to the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) 2022. ... Read more
PBI submits final report in Mosarat murder case
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Police Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday submitted its final report in the case of killing college student Mosarat Jahan Munia giving clean chit to Bashundhara Group managing director Sayem Sobhan Anvir who was named as the prime accused. Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner for prosecution Jashim Uddin said that they ... Read more
HSC, equivalent exams to begin November 6
Coaching centres to remain closed between Nov 3 and Dec 14 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2022 across Bangladesh from November 6. A total of 12,03,407 examinees are expected to sit for the examinations across the country. The number of examinees is less by ... Read more
65,000 passports pending data correction
Muktadir Rashid More than 65,000 applications for electronic passports and machine-readable passports remained pending with the Immigration and Passport Department for ‘basic check clearance’ due to mismatched data with national identification numbers or other basic information, causing suffering to applicants. Only 10 personnel, according to the Immigration and Passport Department, are presently working to resolve ... Read more
3 Bangladeshi people from same family killed in a horror car crash in Australia
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Three Bangladeshi people from the same family, visiting Australia, were killed in a car crash in Canberra on Sunday, reported The Daily Mail. A red Toyota hatchback crashed with a white Toyota van at a notorious black spot on Canberra’s western suburbs, forcing emergency personnel to cut the vehicle into parts ... Read more
Bandarban now prohibits tourists in two upazilas for safety issue
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Ruma and Rowangchhari upazilas have been placed under a temporary tourist ban until further notice, by the Bandarban district administration, reports UNB, citing Deputy Commissioner Yasmin Parvin Tibrizi. Effective from Tuesday, 18 October, the administration said the decision was made for the overall safety of tourists. Md Mamun Shibli and ... Read more
Minni seeks high court bail in Rifat murder case
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Ayesha Siddiqua Minni who was sentenced to death by the lower court in September 2020 as ‘planner’ for murdering her husband Rifat Sharif in broad daylight in Barguna on June 26, 2019 appealed to the High Court on Sunday seeking expeditious hearing of her prayer for ad-interim bail. Minni’s lawyer Jamiul ... Read more
Firefighters get two world’s tallest ladders to reach 24 storeys
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Fire Service and Civil Defense have received two 68-meter Turntable Ladders, which can make it easier for them to conduct rescue operations and fight fires in buildings up to 24 stories high. During a ceremony at the forces’ headquarters in Dhaka today, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan unveiled the power-operated extendable ... Read more
Bangladeshi shot in Lebanon while escaping hijackers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Hijackers shot a Bangladeshi expatriate worker in Lebanon. The injured is Nurul Islam, a resident of Mymensingh’s Gafargaon upazila, according to the Bangladeshi Embassy in Lebanon. The incident happened early on Saturday, October 15, 2022, in the Juni district, close to the Sabra Bridge on the Tabarja Highway Road. Two snatchers ... Read more
Brunei Sultan receives red carpet welcome in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan of Brunei, arrived in Dhaka today. The VVIP Special flight carrying the Sultan of Brunei, family members, key cabinet ministers and officials had landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 2:30 pm, reports The Daily Star quoting a foreign ministry official. He was ... Read more
UNICEF, Bangladesh garment industry teamed up to support mothers at work
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In accordance with the Unicef-led Mothers@Work initiative, factories will receive assistance to provide breastfeeding spaces and breaks, childcare facilities, paid maternity leave, cash benefits, healthcare, employment protection, and a safe work environment for working mothers and pregnant women. Unicef, Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and ... Read more
Top Bangladeshi universities include DU and NSU in the 2023 Times Higher Education rankings
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, Dhaka University and North South University held the top spots among all Bangladeshi universities. According to a news release released yesterday, NSU and Dhaka University were ranked between 601 and 800 in the Times Higher Education World University ... Read more
Woman gang-raped after being hired for at-home parlor service
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A beautician was raped by three youths in an apartment at Dhanmondi in Bangladesh capital Dhaka at the night following Tuesday as she was called there for beautifying a girl. The 25-year-old victim was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Centre of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Three youths raped ... Read more
Viqarunnisa students block Mirpur Road
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Students and guardians of Viqarunnisa Noon School today blocked Mirpur Road in Dhanmondi-7, following a “rumour” that the local branch of the renowned institution will be shifted from the area . They also urged the authorities to set up a permanent campus in Dhanmondi area. Witnesses said a section of students ... Read more
Ensure Bangla as medium of education at all levels
Says Prof Serajul Islam Chowdhury in memorial lecture at DU News Desk : dhakamirror.com Emphasising the need for lessons in the mother tongue, Emeritus Professor Serajul Islam Chowdhury said Dhaka University should play a pioneering role to spread Bangla as a medium of education at all levels. He made the remarks while delivering Professor Ahmed ... Read more
Evaly’s Rassel wanted to be Jack Ma of Bangladesh: co-founder Shamima
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Evaly’s co-founder Mohammad Rassel wanted to be like Chinese business magnate Jack Ma and take the e-commerce firm to the similar height of Alibaba, Rassel’s wife Shamima Nasrin said. “With the same purpose, our former managing director (Rassel) started Evaly,” said Nasrin, also a co-founder of the e-commerce platform, at a ... Read more
No scope to reduce fuel prices: Nasrul Hamid
News Desk : dhakamirror.com State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said there is no scope to reduce the price of fuel. He said this in response to a question while talking to reporters at his residence today (October 7, 2022). “There is no scope to reduce the price of fuel ... Read more
Rice labeled as Miniket will no longer be sold
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said at a meeting on Wednesday that rice could not be sold as miniket because there was no such variety. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said at a meeting on Wednesday that rice could not be sold as miniket because there was no such variety. He ... Read more