Business Desk : dhakamirror.com US-Bangla Airlines, one of the largest airlines in Bangladesh, has become the first domestic private airline to be recognised as an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airline. By 2023, 18 airlines in the world have achieved accreditation as IATA Airlines, among which US-Bangla is one, reads a press release. Although several ... Read more
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Spanish Food Festival opens at Le Méridien Dhaka
City Desk : dhakamirror.com The Spanish Food Festival has inaugurated, and Le Mridien Dhaka, one of the city’s top 5-star hotels and a brand of Marriott International is pleased to announce it. The Spanish Food Festival promises to deliver an authentic and immersive experience that will bring intriguing tastebuds to the guests. The hotel is ... Read more
Amazon Web Services shortlists 34 Bangladeshi startups for credit facilities of $10,000 each
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Following the jury’s evaluation at Amazon Web Services Startup Day Bangladesh 2023, 34 Bangladeshi startups were selected to receive credit facilities from the company worth $10,000 each. Amazon Web Services Startup Day Bangladesh 2023 was held for the first time in Bangladesh on October 5, says a press release. The day-long ... Read more
Woman delivers birth to five babies at DMCH
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A woman has given birth to five premature babies. The quintuplets were born at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 10am on Thursday to Mansura Begum, 22, the wife of CNG driver Md Mamun from Bandardia village in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district. One of the newborns, however, died shortly ... Read more
Emirates crowned as 2024 APEX World Class Airline
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Having mastered the guest experience and providing exceptional customer service, Emirates was recently named a 2024 APEX World Class Airline winner at the 2024 APEX/IFSA Awards, held in Long Beach, California. Emirates is one of just eight airlines globally to achieve this accolade, reads a press release. Emirates also received a ... Read more
UIU holds seminar on youth development
News Desk : dhakamirror.com United International University organised a seminar on ‘Youth Development’ at the UIU campus on Madani Avenue in Dhaka on Tuesday. Nazma Rahman, mayor of Camden in London, was present as chief guest on the occasion. Mike Sherriff, charity trustee, author and former charity chief executive, Nayeem Hossain, president of Nagorik Dhaka ... Read more
Bangladesh permits 375cc domestically produced motorcycles
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh government has allowed locally made motorcycles of up to 375cc along with the existing imported motorcycles of up to 165cc to facilitate the expansion of the local industrial sector. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, under the road transport and bridges ministry, on Wednesday issued a circular in this regard. It ... Read more
LAYS launches campaign with Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar and Taskin Ahmed Tazim
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Lay’s, one of the world’s most loved potato chip brands under the PepsiCo umbrella, has launched an engaging campaign featuring Bangladesh cricket stars Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and Soumya Sarkar as its brand ambassadors. Together, this dynamic trio will play essential roles in the upcoming Lay’s campaigns, endorsing the brand ... Read more
1,000 can win bKash World Cup Quiz everyday
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A thousand winners can get Tk50 each everyday by participating in the bKash World Cup quiz. By answering 3 simple cricket related questions in the shortest possible time and making a transaction through bKash app one can win the prize. The quiz competition will continue till October 25, reads a press ... Read more
Syed Moazzam Hossain
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Syed Moazzam Hossain has been elected as President of the Australia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and lndustry (ABCCI) for the term of 2023 -2025. Hossain is the chairman of Lama Rubber Industries Ltd and managing director of SMH Engineering Ltd, SMH New Generation Apparels Ltd and SMH AGRO Industries Ltd, said ... Read more
Reedisha Food holds sales conference
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Reedisha Food & Beverage Ltd recently organised an “Annual Sales & Marketing Conference-2023” for members of the sales and marketing division of the company. Rezaul Karim, managing director of the company, inaugurated the conference as chief guest at the Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar, said a press release. The company ... Read more
Leather products exhibition to begin Oct 12
City Desk : dhakamirror.com The fourth edition of Bangladesh Leather Footwear & Leathergoods International Sourcing Show (BLLISS-2023) will begin on Thursday (12th October) at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka. The international exhibition, from 12-14 October, is going to be jointly organized by the LFMEAB and Ministry of Commerce of Bangladesh. The organisers shared ... Read more
Scholarship awarded for IELTS exam candidates at North South University
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University (NSU) and British Council jointly organized a scholarship award ceremony for IELTS exam candidates. The event was graced by Tom Miscioscia, Country Head of the British Council with his delegation of administrative and business heads, reads a press release. Professor Atiqul Islam, Vice-Chancellor of NSU led the events. ... Read more
Tk8.44 cr fine imposed to Kazi Farms, 3.44 crore to Suguna Food
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Competition Commission has fined Kazi Farms Group and Saguna Food and Feeds on charges of market manipulation causing abnormal rise in broiler chicken prices. BCC officials said that the companies must deposit the fine amount to the BCC within 10 working days. If they fail to deposit the fine ... Read more
IPDC Finance hosts awareness-building workshop for breast cancer prevention
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com IPDC Finance organised an awareness-building workshop at its headquarters to promote breast cancer prevention. The workshop was held in the presence of the esteemed female clients and female workforce of IPDC Finance, reads a press release. The event was organised in collaboration with Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust (BANCAT) and Labaid Cancer ... Read more
Summit extends support to integrate underprivileged children into cultural life
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Summit has pledged grants to Shurer Dhara’s Music for Development (MfD) programme, which aims to integrate underprivileged children into cultural life and to give them hope for the future, said a press release on Sunday. Summit Power managing director Mozammel Hossain and chairperson of Shurer Dhara Rezwana Choudhury Bannya signed the ... Read more
NSU secures top spot in NASA Space Apps Challenge
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University’s department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has soared to new heights by making a splash in the prestigious NASA SPACE APPS CHALLENGES 2023. This marks a watershed moment for NSU as the challenge is a globally recognised hackathon spearheaded by NASA itself, said a press release. The team, ... Read more
Heritage volunteers visit national museum
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The heritage volunteers participating in UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Programme 2023 visited national museum in Dhaka on Sunday. The ten-day workshop programme organised by Nagar Upakhyan-Perceive started on October 1, said a press release. The Heritage volunteers’ team visited national museum which is on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list on ... Read more
Fare for Bangladesh-India trains to increase from November 10
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Ticket prices of three inter-country trains on Bangladesh-India routes are going to be hiked from November 10. The fares are going to increase due to high exchange rate of US dollar and rising travel tax, according to the Bangladesh Railway officials. The trains are – Maitree Express on Dhaka-Kolkata, Bandhan Express ... Read more
Walton to participate in prestigious ‘Canton Fair’ in China
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi electronics brand Walton for the third time is going to take part in the world’s largest trade ‘China Import and Export Fair’, popularly known as ‘Canton Fair’ around the world, said a press release. Walton is the only Bangladeshi company going to showcase ‘Made in Bangladesh’ labelled world-class advanced technologies ... Read more