News Desk : dhakamirror.com The first phase of the Biswa Ijtema concluded today with the Akheri Munajat (final prayers), seeking peace on earth and prosperity for the Muslim Ummah. Thousands of devotees of all ages gathered at the Ijtema ground on the Turag banks and on the roads adjacent to the Ijtema venue during the ... Read more
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Women use mobile phones more than men
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The latest survey from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) shows that more women than men in the country have access to mobile phones. The proportion of mobile phone use of the male and female in the last 3-month is 89.9 percent and 90 percent respectively, said the report. The BBS ... Read more
What does a ride on the metro cost?
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Uttara-Agargaon section of the country’s first metro rail will be inaugurated tomorrow. Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), the government agency responsible for fixing metro rail fare, has published the full list of metro rail fares. The minimum fare was fixed at Tk 20 and the maximum fare for travelling from ... Read more
DGHS advises taking booster and using mask amid rising COVID-19 cases
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Health officials told people today to be careful, such as by getting booster shots and wearing masks in crowded places. This comes after a warning from the National Advisory Committee about a possible new variant that has already spread through China and been found in India. Because of a highly contagious ... Read more
Met Office warns of fog
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A light to thick blanket of fog is likely to envelope large parts of Bangladesh for up to 12 hours from midnight. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins and northern part of the country and light to moderate fog elsewhere over the country from midnight to morning, ... Read more
Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day
Nahid Riyasad The nation celebrates 52nd Victory Day on Friday commemorating the freedom fighters whose supreme sacrifice freed the country from Pakistani occupation force in 1971. Thousands of people from all walks of life started gathering at the National Memorial in Savar to pay tribute to the 1971 martyrs from the morning after the president ... Read more
Bangladesh’s Saleemul Huq among Nature’s top 10 scientists
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The scholarly publication Nature has presented a selection of ten individuals who were instrumental in shaping the most significant scientific stories in 2022. Saleemul Huq, a Bangladeshi scientist, has made it onto the list for his work to get wealthier nations to pay for the losses and damages caused by climate ... Read more
Martyred Intellectuals Day: People paying homage to martyred intellectuals
News Desk : dhakamirror.com People from all walks of life have been paying tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Rayerbazar this morning, marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day. Most of the people, including teachers and students from different educational institutions, were wearing black clothes, a symbol of mourning. ... Read more
Stakeholders can deal with Evaly on own accord
News Desk : dhakamirror.com HC says in full text of order The High Court in the full text of an order has cleared the way for banks and other stakeholders to deal with beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly on their own accord. “Since this court has never passed any order to halt the activities of Evaly, ... Read more
Argentina plans embassy in Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Argentina wants to open a diplomatic mission in Bangladesh. South Atlantic News Agency Merco Press says that the decision may have been helped by the fact that Bangladesh cheered for Lionel Messi’s team at the World Cup in Qatar. Bangladesh has always had a lot of die-hard Argentina fans, but during ... Read more
BBC’s 100 Women list includes Bangladeshi student
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The BBC placed Bangladeshi student Sanjida Islam Choya on its list of the world’s 100 most influential women for 2022 because of her work to stop child marriage. The BBC says that Sanjida has stopped at least 50 child marriages in Bangladesh. When she was in school, she saw a presentation ... Read more
HSC enrollment starts Dec 8, classes start Feb 1
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Enrollment for the following academic year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) courses will open on December 8 using an online registration system. Prof. Tapan Kumar Sarker, head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, said applicants can apply through December 15. He added the admission process will be posted on education boards’ and ... Read more
Umrah e-visa requires biometric data.
Elderly pilgrims may be affected, according to HAAB. News Desk : dhakamirror.com In order to receive their Umrah e-visas, pilgrims from Bangladesh and four other countries must submit biometric data, including “fingerprints,” to the Saudi authorities. According to a report citing an announcement by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the other nations include ... Read more
75% disabled children not in secondary school
News Desk : dhakamirror.com About three-quarters of children with disabilities have dropped out of high school, and about 60% do not go to regular primary schools. A recent government study found that only 8% of them go to primary schools for early childhood education, with girls enrolling at a rate of 5.39 percent and boys ... Read more
Depression, cold wave anticipated in late December
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A low to moderate cold wave – coupled with a depression – could grip the country at the end of December. As a result, mercury may dip as low as 6 Degrees Celsius in some regions of the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasted on Thursday. Bangladesh could see less rainfall than ... Read more
Car hits woman and drags her through DU campus, killing her
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The woman who was hit by a private car and dragged for several hundred yards on Dhaka University (DU) campus this afternoon died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. She passed away around 4:30pm at DMCH, Masud Mia, an assistant sub-inspector of DMCH Police Outpost. The deceased was identified as Rubina Akther, ... Read more
International Travel & Tourism Expo from December 1
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first-ever Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo BITTE, will open on December 1 in Dhaka for three days to promote of the country’s tourism industry and exposure to international visitors. The organiser of the expo, the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB), organised a press conference in this regard ... Read more
90 lakh people will get Covid vaccine from December 1-7
News Desk : dhakamirror.com From December 1-7, the government will conduct a nationwide Covid vaccination program, with the goal of giving shots (including boosters) to 90 lakh individuals. Shamsul Hoque, member secretary of the vaccine deployment committee of Directorate General of Health Serv ices (DGHS), said this at a press briefing today. The campaign, which ... Read more
Pori Moni tells court she was “sexually harassed” at Uttara Boat Club
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Today, Pori Moni told a Dhaka tribunal about being sexually harassed by Dhaka’s Uttara Boat Club Limited’s former president Nasir U Mahmud, his assistant Tuhin Siddiqui Omi, and others in June of last year. Pori Moni said this while giving her depositions against Nasir, Omi and their associate Shah Shahidul Alam ... Read more
87.44% student pass SSC, equivalent examinations
2,69,602 get GPA 5 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations were published on Monday. The combined pass rate of SSC examination of all the education boards across Bangladesh and equivalent examinations in 2022 is 87.44 per cent. The rate was 93.58 per cent in 2021. ... Read more