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Emotional support event for cancer patients

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Renata Limited organised an event to provide emotional support to cancer patients. Study says, medication worked better for patients who received psychiatric help during cancer treatment, reads a press release. According to the press release, the program was held with 45 families of cancer patients at Renata office in Mirpur on ... Read more

Gold prices fall for second time in three days

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Jewellers today reduced prices of gold, a move that comes after three days of slashing its rates by 1.2 percent, according to a press release by Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus). From tomorrow, prices of each bhori of gold will be Tk 98,210, down by 1.74 percent from today’s rate Tk 99,960. ... Read more

GP Accelerator launches ‘Jelay Jelay Smart Uddyokta’ campaign

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Grameenphone’s flagship startup innovation platform GP Accelerator has launched “Jelay Jelay Smart Uddyokta” – Regional Design Bootcamp with the endeavor to unleash the potential of youth ideapreneurs. A formal announcement was made at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday (30 September), where community builders from different districts, startup founders, GP Accelerator ... Read more

BRAC University ranks country’s No. 1 university in Times Higher Education (THE) rankings

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC University has been ranked No. 1 nationally and 801–1,000 globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024, announced yesterday. This achievement is particularly significant because BRAC University has participated in THE World University Rankings for the very first time this year, reads a press release. The Times ... Read more

Habibur takes charge as 36th DMP commissioner

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Additional Inspector General of Police Habibur Rahman took charge as the 36th commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police today. The outgoing commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq formally handed over the charge to Habibur, after receiving a heartfelt farewell from officers at the DMP Headquarters, said a press release. Habibur served as deputy commissioner ... Read more

Miraz once again named Walton brand ambassador for the third time

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh national cricket team all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been re-appointed as the brand ambassador of Walton for the third time. The local electronics giant renewed the contract with the young cricketer for the next two years. Earlier in 2015, Miraz became Walton’s ‘Youth Ambassador’ for two years while he was ... Read more

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam nominated as UNACLA member

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam has been nominated as a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities. On September 25, 2023, a letter signed by UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres informed about the nomination of Mayor Atiqul Islam. After receiving consent, the DNCC mayor was formally ... Read more

Hamdard Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine affiliated to DU Faculty of Medicine

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Hamdard Institute of Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine of Hamdard University, located in Gazaria, Munshiganj, has been officially affiliated with Dhaka University’s medicine faculty, marking a historic shift in healthcare education in Bangladesh. After a hiatus of 30 years, traditional medicine has found its due recognition in the country’s healthcare sector. ... Read more

World University Rankings 2024: BRACU, DU, JU, NSU secured positions within 801-1000 bracket

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The latest World University Rankings for 2024, released by Times Higher Education (THE), have revealed that no Bangladeshi university made it to the top 800 institutions on the list. This ranking was made public on Wednesday, unveiling that four Bangladeshi universities secured positions in the 801-1000 range. The institutions in this ... Read more

BRAC Bank, Stamford University to work jointly to revolutionize campus banking services

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC Bank has joined hands with Stamford University Bangladesh, a leading private university, to revolutionize transactional banking services within the academic sphere. This strategic collaboration aims to provide a wide array of transaction banking services to students and faculty members of Stamford University Bangladesh. By doing so, the partnership aligns with ... Read more

LafargeHolcim launches rain water collection project for the community in Chatak

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL), one of the leading building material solutions providers in the country recently inaugurated the project titled “Rain Water Harvesting for Safe Drinking Water for the Community” near its plant in Chhatak, Sunamganj. Availability of safe drinking water in Chhatak has always been a concern for the communities. ... Read more

Seminar on studying abroad held at Islamic University

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Under the initiative of the Islamic University Research Society, Islamic University in Kushtia recently hosted a seminar on studying abroad. The event took place on 20 September in Room no 435 of the university’s Mir Mosharraf Hossain academic building, reads a press release. The seminar welcomed Professor Dr Md Alamgir Hossain ... Read more

Alamgir Kabir re-elected BCMA president

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Alamgir Kabir, vice-chairman of Crown Cement PLC, has been re-elected as president of Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) for the period covering 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Imran Karim, vice-chairman of Confidence Cement Ltd, and Abdul Khaleque Pervez, managing director of Diamond Cement Ltd, have also been re-elected the 1st and 2nd ... Read more

Unfair means in exams: DU syndicate suspends 99 students

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended a total of 99 students for different terms for adopting unfair means during examinations. The DU syndicate in a meeting yesterday evening took the decision following a recommendation from the university’s Disciplinary Board, said a press release. DU VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman chaired the meeting. ... Read more

493 girls raped in last 8 months, says Advocacy Forum

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Between January and August this year, at least 493 girls aged 18 or younger were raped in the country, including 39 children with disabilities, according to a National Girl Child Advocacy Forum presentation. The organisation disclosed the findings of ‘News Analysis on Violence Against Girl Children’ in the capital on Wednesday, ... Read more

Four-day tourism festival begins in Dhaka

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A four-day long festival to boost local tourism will be launched on September 27 in Dhaka to celebrate World Tourism Day 2023. The Bangladesh Tourism Board under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism will organise the festival titled ‘Bangladesh Festival’ at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The festival will be ... Read more

British Council IELTS launches One Skill Retake

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com British Council IELTS test takers who do not achieve their desired results first time around will no longer have to re-sit the full test, after the launch of a game-changing new feature. One Skill Retake increases a test taker’s chances of success by offering them the opportunity to retake just one ... Read more

bKash provides collection solution service to eCourier

Dhaka Mirror
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Country’s one of the leading online courier service providers eCourier will use bKash’s B2B (Business to Business) collection solution service at its 100 hubs across the country. This will ease the financial management of the company as well as speed up the product delivery service. For this purpose, recently, an agreement ... Read more

Justice Obaidul Hassan sworn in as Bangladesh’s 24th Chief Justice

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Justice Obaidul Hassan took oath as the 24th chief justice of Bangladesh today (26 September). President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at 11am at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, witnessed by the president’s wife Dr Rebecca Sultana, Cabinet members, former chief justices, judges of both the Appellate and High Court divisions, ... Read more

Festival of Tolerance celebrated in Ctg

Dhaka Mirror
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Festival of Tolerance was held on Sunday at Zilla Shilpakala Academy in Chattogram with the goal of building a peaceful, tolerant, and harmonious Bangladesh. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organised the festival as part of its Partnerships for a More Tolerant and Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) project, with support from ... Read more