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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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