Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Rangs Electronics Ltd recently launched the 2023 Sony Bravia L Series LED TV at its Sonartori Store, Banglamotor in Dhaka. Powered by the cognitive processor XR™ on Sony Bravia XR™ OLED TVs, the content reproduces the way humans see and hear for an incredibly lifelike experience, said a press release. The ... Read more
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Walton Plaza opens branch in Dhamrai
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Walton Plaza, the electronics sales and service-providing enterprise of Walton Group, has opened a new branch at Kawalipara in Dhamrai, Dhaka on Wednesday. Benazir Ahmed, a member of parliament from Dhaka-20 constituency, inaugurated the branch, said a press release. Local buyers can now easily purchase Walton-made frost and non-frost refrigerators, freezers, ... Read more
Dream71 to develop job portal for East Timor
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com UNDP-East Timor has signed an agreement with Dream71 Bangladesh Limited, a software development company, to create a government job portal, a press release says. An international tender was invited by UNDP-East Timor last May for the design and development of a government job portal. The portal will be developed under a ... Read more
EWU holds international conference on literature
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A two-day international conference on ‘Teaching Literature and Interdisciplinarity’, jointly organised by the Department of English of East West University (EWU) and Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB), is taking place at EWU campus in Aftabnagar, Dhaka on 28-29 July. More than 170 researchers from England, Singapore, India, ... Read more
Final exams of schools to be completed by Nov: Dipu Moni
News Desk : dhakamirror.com All primary and secondary schools throughout the country should complete final exams by November keeping the next general election in mind so that students do not face any problems, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today. “We want to complete all exams of the secondary schools, including evaluation of students of classes ... Read more
Physicians’ role sought in building a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Experts at a workshop called upon health professionals to play their due role in making Bangladesh a tobacco free country. The health professionals have a prominent role to play in this regard, they observed while addressing a ‘workshop with health professionals on the present situation of tobacco cessation: Challenges and Way-Forward’ ... Read more
Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Fold 5
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Samsung has unveiled its fifth-generation foldables – Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 – enabling heightened productivity, creating new possibilities of customisation, and an operating system, said a press release. The unpacked event took place in Seoul, South Korea recently. The devices will soon come to the Bangladesh market. According ... Read more
Chevron Bangladesh president joins US-Bangladesh Business Council as board member
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Chevron Bangladesh President and Managing Director Eric M Walker has joined the US-Bangladesh Business Council as a board member, according to a press release. The US-Bangladesh Business Council is the business advocacy group advancing policy priorities of the US business community in the bilateral trade relationship with Bangladesh. Regarding his joining ... Read more
UNHCR welcomes $3.7m from EU for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bhasan Char
News Desk : dhakamirror.com UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the European Union’s contribution of $3.7 million to support UNHCR’s continued protection services and assistance delivery for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. This support includes rehabilitation efforts after cyclone Mocha struck Cox’s Bazar district, including the Rohingya camps, ... Read more
Orientation program for Summer’23 Batch at CUB
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) has held a grand Orientation Program for the newly enrolled students of the Summer’23 Batch at its city campus in the Pragati Sarani area. The event witnessed the enthusiastic participation of fresh minds, eager to embark on their educational journey with CUB. The prestigious occasion was ... Read more
Le Méridien Dhaka appoints new executive chef, chef de cuisine
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Marriott hotel, Le Méridien Dhaka appointed two new brand faces for its culinary team. Earlier this month, native Spanish Jesus Nino joined the hotel as executive chef and Marrosu Cristiano from Italy joined as chef de cuisine. Executive Chef Nino will oversee the main restaurants in Dhaka city. As chef ... Read more
Pass rate, GPA 5 in SSC, equivalent exams decline
Combined pass rate 80.39pc News Desk : dhakamirror.com The pass rate and the number of candidates securing grade point average of 5 in the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations declined in 2023, according to results published on Friday. The results show that the combined pass rate this year stands at 80.39 per cent, ... Read more
Girls outshine boys again in SSC, equivalent exam results
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Girls have outshone boys again in the results of the ongoing year’s Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations. The results were announced by education minister Dipu Moni on Friday. In the combined results, 8,44,736 girls have passed while the number of boys who passed the examinations is 7,96,404. The pass ... Read more
17th IDC Nationals Debate Festival
News Desk : dhakamirror.com After holding their breath for 4 long years, Ideal Debating Club is hosting its 17th edition of IDC Nationals, where 56 teams will be competing in two different segments: ‘Bangla’ & ‘English’. A public speaking competition and debate-related quiz will be also held as subsidiary segments, reads a press release. There ... Read more
Bangladesh takes part in Texworld Los Angeles 2023
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Texworld/Apparel Sourcing Los Angeles 2023, organised by Messe Frankfurt, started from 25 July at the California Market Center in Los Angeles and successfully closed its doors on 26 July. AR Jeans Producer Ltd from Bangladesh participated in the fair, reads a press release. The Los Angeles show offered a wide ... Read more
Int’l confce on English literature to be held in July 28-29
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh in association with East West University is going to host a two-day international conference on ‘Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity’ starting from July 28. The conference would be held on the campus of East West University in the capital, said a press release ... Read more
JUSC to hold National Math Olympiad, National Science Festival
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Jahangirnagar University Science Club is going to organise its ninth edition of the National Math Olympiad and the fifth edition of the National Science Festival on July 28 and 29 respectively. Math Olympiad convener Tareq Mahmud and Science Festival convener Md Al-Mamun jointly disclosed the events at a press conference ... Read more
Bangladesh National Team participating in International Economics Olympiad 2023
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh National Team participates in the International Economics Olympiad 2023 from 24 July to 2 August 2023 in Volos, Greece. Bangladesh National Team comprises five participants, two team leaders, and one observer. The participants are; Riz Mohammad Hossain Khan from S.F.X. Greenherald International School, Sanila Binte Rahman and Fahim Mosharrof Ratul ... Read more
Two dead, three injured in Ctg road accident after driver falls asleep
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two people were killed and three others, including two children, injured when a SUV hit a parked car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway early today. The deceased were identified as cousins Mahbub, 35, and Md Mainuddin, 37. Mainuddin’s wife and two sons were injured, reports our local correspondent quoting Md Shahadat Hossain, ... Read more
ZEISS Group launches First ZEISS VISION EXPERT Center at Bangladesh Eye Hospital
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Carl Zeiss, a global leader in optical and optoelectronic technology, Monday (24th July) announced the grand opening of its first ZEISS VISION EXPERT Center in Bangladesh Eye Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. This groundbreaking launch represents a significant milestone for the nation’s eye care industry, as the renowned brand brings its cutting-edge global ... Read more