News Desk : dhakamirror.com Emdadul Haque, a government employee who, during his tenure, had traveled several times without tickets on different trains on the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet railways recently paid for all his tickets after retiring. Emdadul Haque (61) from South Mourail area of Brahmanbaria town came to the booking assistant room at Brahmanbaria train ... Read more
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Suborno Nagorik Foundation honors inspiring people with disabilities News Desk : dhakamirror.com 15 people with disabilities and organizations supporting them from across the country received crests and certificates yesterday at the Daffodil Education Network conference hall in Dhanmondi. The event, titled “UCBL Suborna Nagorik Award 2022: Special Citizen Award for Changing perception and Improving the ... Read more
519 people killed in road accidents in August
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 519 people died in 458 road accidents across Bangladesh in August, according to a report compiled by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).Among the deceased were 64 women and 69 children.Another 961 people were injured in the accidents last month.Meanwhile, 172 people have been killed in 183 motorcycle accidents – ... Read more
2 climbers from Bangladesh for the GoZayaan Expedition Ladakh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two Bangladeshi mountaineers Salehin Arshady and Imran Khan plan to attempt a series of peaks in the western part of the great Himalayas. Titled GoZayaan Expedition Ladakh, five high mountain peaks are to be climbed, including Kang Yatse II (6250m), Dzo Zongo (6250m), Dzo Zongo East (6200m), Regioni Mallai Ri-I (6080m) ... Read more
Actor Sohel Chowdhury murder trial finally begins
News Desk : dhakamirror.com After 24 years, the formal trial of the sensational murder case of actor Sohel Chowdhury in the city’s Gulshan area began with the deposition of prosecution witnesses. Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 recorded the statement of Towhidul Islam Chowdhury, brother of the victim and also the plaintiff, ... Read more
PM sets tea workers’ wage at Tk 170
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The daily wage of tea workers has been fixed at Tk 170. Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus briefed the media after a meeting of tea garden owners with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The meeting began at 4:00pm at Gono Bhaban. After the meeting, Ahmad Kaikaus said, “The prime minister has ... Read more
Former election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar dies at 80
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Former Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar passed away today. He was 80. “He started feeling sick around noon. He was sent to the city’s United Hospital. Doctors said he had a massive heart attack. Around 1:00 pm, he passed away “Irene Mahbub, the daughter of Mahbub Talukdar, told the media. He had ... Read more
United States donates Bangladesh another 1 crore doses Pfizer Covid vaccine
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The United States has contributed an additional 10 million (1 crore) doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility in order to aid the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in continuing to expand its immunization programs for adults and teenagers throughout the nation With the most recent delivery, ... Read more
Govt offices from 8am-3pm, banks 9am-4pm from Aug 24
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The cabinet has rescheduled the office hour of government and autonomous institutions from 8am to 3pm to save electricity and reduce traffic jam. All the banks across the county will remain open from 9am to 4pm. The new timings will come into effect from Wednesday (24 August), said Cabinet Secretary Khandker ... Read more
Tea workers to join work at the current daily wage of Tk 120
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Workers in the tea industry, who had been on a nationwide, indefinite work stoppage in favor of a pay raise, have decided to resume their jobs at the Tk 120 daily rate that they are currently earning. Following a meeting between district officials and representatives of the Bangladesh Tea Workers’ Union ... Read more
Qatar to recruit skilled manpower from Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dr. Ali bin Saeed bin Al Samikh Al Marri, Qatar’s minister of labor, said Wednesday that Qatar wants to hire skilled and semi-skilled people from Bangladesh in the industries of medicine, hospitality, driving, and information technology. He made this statement while speaking with Minister Imran Ahmad of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas ... Read more
Job offered to Santosh following emotional Facebook post about tea labourer mother
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Sifat Uddin, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Kamalganj, said Santosh Ravi Das of Kamalganj in Moulvibazar district who gave an emotional post about his tea-worker mother, would obtain a part-time job at a public high school. “Santosh has been assigned a part-time teaching position at Kamalganj Government Model High School. On ... Read more
Shohoz claim to issue 1cr Bangladesh Railway tickets in 4 months
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In the last four months, Shohoz-Synesis-Vincen-JV, Bangladesh Railway’s ticketing partner, issued about one crore train tickets.According to a news statement issued on Thursday, Shohoz on an average issued 80,000 to 1 lakh tickets each day, both online and at counters in the stations.Shohoz-Synesis-Vincen-JV, the ticketing service provider, began issuing train tickets ... Read more
Teacher-couple found dead in car
On Thursday, a teacher couple was discovered dead inside their own vehicle in the Borobari neighborhood of the Gazipur district.The deceased were named as Tongi Shaheed Smriti High School headmaster AKM Ziaur Rahman Mamun and his wife Mahmuda Akter Joly, an assistant teacher at Tongi Amzad Ali Sarkar Pilot High School and College.The couple’s son ... Read more
Tea garden workers still stay with strike for salary hike
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Yesterday, a government-convened meeting to consider raising the pay of workers in tea gardens came to an end without making a decision.At the Sreemangal office in Moulvibazar, the Department of Labor held a day-long meeting with tea gardens employee yesterday.The department will have another meeting with both workers and tea garden ... Read more
College teacher’s death: Husband sent to jail
A Natore court yesterday sent to jail Mamun Hossain, husband of college teacher Khairun Nahar whose body was recovered from her home on Sunday. Nasim Ahmed, officer-in-charge of the Natore sadar police station, said that Saber Hossain, a cousin of the deceased, filed the case with the police station. Though, none was accused in the ... Read more
Five dead as segment of viaduct of BRT falls on car in Uttara
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of five people were killed and two others injured after a segment of a viaduct meant for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell from a crane on a private car at Uttara in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday. The accident happened around 4pm at Jashim Uddin area, said ... Read more
Hasina pays tribute to Bangabandhu in Tungipara
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his final resting place in Tungipara on his death anniversary. After arriving in Gopalganj around 11 am on Monday, Hasina placed a wreath on Bangabandhu’s grave and observed a moment of silence as an army contingent gave a guard of honour. Later, ... Read more
Natore teacher who married student found dead
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Police recovered the body of a female college teacher from a rented house in Balaripara of Natore town, who married a student after six months of a love affair, from home early today. Deceased Khairun Nahar was an assistant professor of Philosophy department of Khubjipur Mozammel Haque Degree College in Gurudaspur ... Read more
Government considering two-day weekend at educational institutions: Dipu Moni
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In an effort to save electricity, the government is exploring two-day weekends for educational institutions, said education minister Dipu Moni. She made the declaration in response to a query from a reporter in the capital on Friday. “The situation hasn’t been resolved yet, though. Soon, a decision will be made “She ... Read more