News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka University has released the list of 49 students initially selected to the 2022-23 undergraduate academic session for the sports quota . The list was published on Sunday (September 17) in a circular from the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, and Law. The athletes include Towhid Hridoy, ... Read more
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NID server will remain down for maintenance until 2:00 p.m tomorrow
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The National Identity Card (NID) server of the Election Commission (EC) has been down since this morning due to maintenance reasons, the Election Commission’s Information System Management Officer Aminul Islam said today. “It is to inform everyone that the NID server is undergoing maintenance. Due to this all services will remain ... Read more
Pushed off from moving bus in Gazipur, RMG worker dies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A female garment worker died after she was allegedly pushed off a moving bus following an argument with the helper of the bus over fare on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway of Gazipur district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Champa Begum, 30, wife of Abul Kalam of Mymensingh district. The incident ... Read more
From January to August 2023, 361 students commit suicide
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 361 school, college, madrassah and university students across Bangladesh killed themselves in the last eight months, revealed a study on Saturday. Aachol Foundation, a social organisation initiated by students, conducted the study titled — Students Suicide Rate Increasing: Which Way the Solution?— from January 2023 to August based on ... Read more
SSC exams in 2024 likely to start in February, HSC in June
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate examinations of 2024 are likely to start from the second week of February, according to a notice issued by different education boards on Tuesday. The Higher Secondary Certificate examinations of 2024 are likely to start from the second week of June, another notice issued by the boards ... Read more
Microbus catches fire on Purbachal Expressway
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A running microbus caught fire near Kanchan Bridge on Purbachal Expressway in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila this afternoon causing temporary tailback on the busy road. However, there were no report of casualties, reports our Narayanganj correspondent. Two firefighting units of Purbachal station brought the fire under control. Station chief of local fire ... Read more
Nine arrested for storming train, robbing belongings in Tongi
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Robbers boarded the Dhaka-bound Karnaphuli Express train when it was stopped near Gazipur’s Tongi last night and robbed its passengers. Nine people were arrested with sharp weapons and mobile phones in connection with the robbery, Ferdaus Ahmed Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhaka Railway Police Station, told our local correspondent today. The ... Read more
Parts of Bangladesh likely to see light to moderate rain
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at many places over Dhaka, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions. Moderately heavy to heavy falls may occur at ... Read more
2 bodies washed ashore in St Martin’s Island
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Police have recovered the partially decomposed bodies of two unidentified men washed away by the tide on the beach of St Martin’s Island under Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. The bodies were found on the beach about 4 kilometres south of St. Martin’s Jetty, at about 8:00am on Friday. Police estimated one ... Read more
Another physician dies from dengue in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A female doctor died of dengue at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Friday. The victim, Mosammat Sharifa Binte Aziz, 27, died at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at about 5:00am while undergoing treatment there. Sharifa is a daughter of Aziz Bhuiyan of Joypara village under Dohar upazila in Dhaka ... Read more
Car accident on Dhaka-Barisal highway kills intern physician
News Desk : dhakamirror.com An intern physician of a private medical college was killed yesterday after her car collided with a roadside tree at Gourandi on Dhaka-Barishal highway. Gournadi Highway Police Sub Inspector Mamun said the accident took place at 7:00am yesterday. According to the SI, Iqra Binte Hafiz (27), an intern physician of Medical ... Read more
Landslide kills Rohingya woman, her daughter in Ukhiya camp
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Rohingya woman and her daughter were killed in a landslide on the foot of a hillock in Balukhali Rohingya camp -9 under Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar Monday late afternoon. The deceased are Jannat Ara, 28, wife of Anwar Islam, and their two-year old daughter Mahim Akhter. Armed Police Battalion ... Read more
Sundarbans inundated due to rain and tidal wave
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Heavy rain caused by a a depression in the bay and a tidal wave caused by the full moon have inundated the low-lying areas of Bagerhat. According to the additional district commissioner Hafiz Al Asad, 750 families in the district are currently suffering from the waterlogging disaster. However, locals said the ... Read more
‘Uncle, nephew murdered by colleagues’
Reveals PBI after a 5-year probe into death of two press workers News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two bodies, two mysteries unsolved. In November 2017, press worker Sohel Mia was beaten unconscious by unidentified assailants. He later succumbed to his injuries in a Dhaka hospital. His distant uncle, Iqbal Hossain, initially faced blame for the murder ... Read more
Two children drown in Habiganj
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two children drowned in separate incidents in Habiganj’s Bahubal and Shayestaganj upazilas yesterday. The deceased are Rihan Mia, 3, of Barlaria village in Shayestaganj and Toha Mia, 6, of Bahubal. Nazmul Haque Kamal, OC of Shayestaganj Police Station, said Rihan fell into a puddle near his home in the afternoon. Acting ... Read more
Five killed in road accidents
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least five people were killed in road accidents yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents. In Rajshahi, three people were killed on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila in the morning. The deceased are Abul Hossain, 55, Zahangir Alam, 45, and Azibar Rahman, 35. The accident happened as a ... Read more
Private hospitals, perform unnecessary C-sections
Says health minister News Desk : dhakamirror.com Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said caesarean sections are being performed at private clinics and hospitals unnecessarily when patients seek childbirth assistance. Due to the negative role of private clinics and hospitals, the C-section rate is not coming down, said the minister while addressing an event marking World ... Read more
Hajj quota 1.27 lakh next year
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabia has approved a quota of 127,000 hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh for next year. Religious Affairs Secretary Md A Hamid Zamadder said this yesterday at a meeting at the conference room of the religious affairs ministry, said meeting sources. The meeting was held to discuss preparations for 2024 hajj operations. ... Read more
Depression, floods and cyclones likely in August: BMD
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is likely to witness a range of atmospheric events, including depression, low pressure, heatwaves, and floods in August, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In its long-term forecast for August, the BMD predicted the possibility of one to two monsoon low pressures, which may potentially develop into seasonal depressions, ... Read more
Attestation will no longer be required for job applications in future
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The procedure of attestation of certificates by first-class gazetted officers for job applications will be lifted soon, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said today. Speaking at a dialogue organised by the Secretariat Reporters Forum, the state minister said many changes are currently underway, focusing on digitalisation. Mentioning that people ... Read more