News Desk : dhakamirror.com The tourist who went missing a week ago from Patuakhali’s Kuakata beach has been found in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state of India. Seven days after his disappearance, Firoz Sikder called his family from Chennai at noon today (June 4, 2022). His elder brother Masud Sikder confirmed the matter ... Read more
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4 friends among 6 dead in road accident on the way to see Padma Bridge
Four friends – on their way to see the newly constructed Padma Bridge – were among six persons dead in a tragic road accident in Munshiganj early today. Three of the deceased were identified as Samad Gazi (24), Ahad (20), and Sifat (20), all hailing from Ichli upazila of Chandpur. Identities of the three other ... Read more
Toxic Paracetamol Syrup: Pay each victim’s family Tk 15 lakh
HC tells DGDA on deaths of children between 1991 and 2009 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court yesterday ordered the Directorate General of Drug Administration to pay Tk 15 lakh each to the families of 104 children who died after taking toxic paracetamol syrup in 1991 and 2009. It also asked the DGDA to ... Read more
No Bangladeshi university in Asia’s top 250
No Bangladeshi universities have been ranked among the top 250 Asian universities, according to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022 launched today (June 1, 2022). The 2022 rankings include 616 universities in Asia. Dhaka University has secured a position in the 251-300 group in the ranking prepared
HC orders NTRCA to recommend recruiting 2,500 candidates as teachers
The High Court today (June 1, 2022) directed the Non-government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned to recruit around 2,500 candidates, who qualified relevant exams as teachers of private educational institutions in 2016. The bench of Justice Kashefa Hussain and Justice Fatema Najib delivered the
Admission tests in 22 univs to start from July 30, test fee up by Tk 300
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The admission tests for 2021-2022 academic year are going to start from July 30 this year under the cluster system at 22 public universities. The fee for the admission tests also increased from Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,500. The decisions were taken on Monday night at a virtual meeting of vice-chancellors of ... Read more
Bangladesh top recipient of Covid vaccines under covax: Unicef
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is the top recipient of Covid-19 vaccines under Unicef’s Covax program since its first delivery following the start of the pandemic. Unicef has delivered over 190 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, and it has received the most vaccines under the global
Mitali Express between Bangladesh, India inaugurated
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A new train service between Bangladesh and India was flagged off on Wednesday. The Mitali Express, the third passenger train service between Bangladesh and India, has been launched after a delay of over one year due to Covid-19 outbreak. The train service was jointly inaugurated in New Delhi at Rail Bhavan under ... Read more
Three-way collision killed six in Kalukhali of Rajbari
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Six people were dead in a three-way collision – involving a truck, a private car and an easy bike – in Rajbari’s Kalukhali upazila on Wednesday morning. The accident took place at around 9:15am on Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in front of fire service office in Chandpur area
Bangladesh-India Mitali Express to begin maiden journey tomorrow
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Mitali Express, the third passenger train to be operated between India and Bangladesh, is set to start its maiden journey tomorrow morning. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan, who is now visiting India, and Indian Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will jointly flag off the new train virtually from the Rail Bhavan ... Read more
Policeman killed in Dhaka road accident
A policeman was killed in a road accident at Kakrail crossing in Dhaka on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Md Shahidul Islam, 46, a constable of Gazipur Highway Police. He was from Iswarganj upazila in Mymensingh. Ramna police subinspector Subir Kumar Karmakar said that the accident took
‘Reckless driving’ claims 10 lives
25 hurt as bus crashes into tree Ten people, including a nine-year-old, died and 25 others were seriously injured as a bus of Jamuna Line Transport crashed into a tree in Sanuhar area of Ujirpur, Barishal, in the early morning yesterday. Survivors of the crash said they repeatedly asked the driver to slow down the ... Read more
How many poor students at pvt universities studying for free? HC asks
The High Court today (May 30, 2022) wanted a report on how many underprivileged students and children of freedom fighters have received the opportunity to study at private universities without paying tuition fees since 2010 under the relevant law. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been ordered to submit the report to the
Fun trip turns tragic
Three Buet staffers killed in Bandarban road crash; five labourers die in separate accident in Sirajganj Three tourists were killed and six others injured as a microbus carrying them crashed into a roadside ditch in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila Thusdayday morning. Among the victims are eight employees of Buet’s security unit, said police. Another road crash ... Read more
It’ll need Tk 59,000 more for Hajj cost
Executive committee on Hajj management announces State minister for religious affairs Faridul Haque Khan on Thursday said the cost for performing hajj has increased by Tk 59,000 per person. The authorities have raised the expenses of Hajj per person by Tk 59,000, due to the rise in essential costs in Saudi Arabia
Unregistered private hospitals to be shut down within 72 hours: DGHS
All unregistered private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres will be shut down within 72 hours, says the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to decision, all private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres who have not renewed their registrations, must renew those within the specified
Expatriate bangladeshi beaten and stabbed by miscreants dies in France
An expatriate Bangladeshi was killed by miscreants in the French capital Paris. He died yesterday (May 25, 2022) after being hospitalised for four days. The deceased, Sohel Rana, was beaten and later stabbed by miscreants on his way home from work on Saturday (May 21, 2022) morning
Slain sailor Hadisur’s family to get $500,000 compensation from BSC
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has agreed to pay USD 500,000 (about taka five crore) as compensation for Hadisur Rahman’s death. Hadisur was third engineer of the Bangladeshi ship “Banglar Samriddhi”. He was killed in a rocket attack at a Ukraine port on March 3, 2022
Ban water taxis from Hatirjheel, High Court rules
The High Court on Tuesday suggested banning the Hatirjheel water taxi service, stating that plying of all types of motorised vessels in a lake is ‘harmful’ for its water. The bench of Justice Ashraful Kamal and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil came up with the suggestion in the Hatirjheel-Begunbari project protection case verdict, the
Hajj flights from June 5, not May 31: ministry
Flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj will begin on June 5 instead of May 31, said the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The decision was taken at a ministry meeting on Tuesday (24 May) following the request of the Saudi government. According to sources, an inter-ministerial meeting had