News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams for 2024 will be held in the first week of February. It will be the first time the exams return to their traditional schedule after a four-year disruption caused by the pandemic. The exams will cover all subjects as per the full syllabus ... Read more
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Kuakata Beach: 75,000 trees lost to erosion every year
Md Abbas There was a time when coconut, palm, tamarisk, and mangrove trees swayed with the winds on Kuakata Beach. Their tall trunks guarded the shore-dwellers against the wrath of natural calamities. However, the current state of the National Park, a government-declared forest reserve along this coastal belt since 2005, only brings dismay to tourists ... Read more
Executive Motors brings BMW X1 to Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Executive Motors Limited, the authorised dealer of BMW vehicles in Bangladesh, has launched a new sports activity vehicle (SAV) All-New BMW X1 on Saturday at Tk99 lakh before the value added tax. Executive Motors held the launching event at the flagship BMW showroom in the capital’s Tejgaon-Gulshan Link Road, reads a ... Read more
Nagad customers reach 8 crore
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mobile financial service Nagad has reached a milestone of 8 crore customers. On Sunday (9 July), Nagad celebrated the accomplishment together with the return of its brand ambassador and Bangladesh’s cricket star Tamim Iqbal to international cricket after having reversed his retirement decision, reads a press release. Responding to Prime Minister ... Read more
Al-Arafah Islami Bank becomes title sponsor of 9th Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) has become the Title Sponsor of 9th Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad in order to create attraction of science among students. The sponsor will help science research and selection of the Bangladesh team for the International Junior Science Olympiad, reads a press release. Chairman of the ... Read more
Govt site data leak: Portal didn’t have minimum security : Palak
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The incident of leaking sensitive personal information of millions of Bangladeshi citizens on the internet from the website of a government organisation was due to technical weaknesses of the site, Zunaid Ahmed Palak said on Sunday. “We saw that there were technical glitches,” the state minister for post, telecommunications and information ... Read more
Exposure to unclean air causes diseases that raise healthcare costs: CPD
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Exposure to unclean air triggers diseases that increase the healthcare cost for individuals, and each person had to spend Tk8,334 per year on healthcare from their pocket in 2019, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Deaths from diseases associated with air pollution have risen by 9% over the last 20 ... Read more
Internet subscriber base climb for 4th month in a row
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The number of Internet subscribers in Bangladesh rose by about 12 lakh in May compared to the previous month, on the back of a surge in the country’s mobile subscriber base. This has brought the total number of Internet subscribers to 12.76 crore, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). ... Read more
UCB hosts Monash graduation convocation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Universal College Bangladesh (UCB), an exclusive partner of Monash College, Australia in Bangladesh, hosted the Monash College Graduation Convocation 2023 yesterday. Seventy-six students across the different programmes offered by Monash College namely, Monash University Foundation Year, Monash College Diploma of Business, Information Technology and Engineering graduated at an event held at ... Read more
Walton organises first-ever ‘International Advanced Components and Technology Expo’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Walton’s Advance Technology Solution (ATS) Department is going to arrange the country’s first-ever mega industrial expo titled ‘International Advanced Components and Technology Expo-2023 (ATS)’ to highlight the Walton’s manufactured electrical and electronics goods, home and kitchen appliances, ICT devices, industrial materials, components, testing lab and solutions before domestic and foreign industrial ... Read more
Closing ceremony of B-MEET programme’s third batch held
Programme marks successful collaboration between Bangladesh and Miyazaki News Desk : dhakamirror.com The closing ceremony of the Bangladesh-Miyazaki ICT Engineers Educational Training (B-MEET) program’s third batch was held at the B-JET center on July 3, 2023. The event was graced by the presence of distinguished guests Hiroki Watanabe and Minami Kurokami from JICA, as well ... Read more
Next year’s HSC exams on short syllabus
Dipu Moni says candidates are not getting enough classes News Desk : dhakamirror.com Next year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams will be held on a revised or short syllabus, said Education Minister Dipu Moni in response to questions from journalists at the Chandpur Circuit House on Friday afternoon Replying to a question, the minister said ... Read more
Study in India Expo 2023 begins in Chattogram
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Study in India Expo 2023, one of the most popular education show series focusing on Indian education, is taking place from 7 to 15 July in four different divisional cities of Bangladesh. The expo began on Friday (7 July) at the Peninsula in Chattogram, and it will continue till 8 ... Read more
RU celebrates 70th anniversary
City Desk : dhakamirror.com The authorities of Rajshahi University celebrated the university’s 70th founding anniversary on Thursday amid enthusiasm and festivity. The university acting vice-chancellor, professor Sultan-ul-Islam inaugurated the day’s events at 10:05am in front of the university administrative building by hoisting the national and the university flags, and releasing pigeons and balloons.
Four lives lost as ambulance, truck collide
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Four people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and a truck in Gopalganj Sadar upazila yesterday. The deceased are Shamsul Alam, 60, a retired doctor of Khulna Shipyard; his attendant Jewel Hossain, 36; ambulance driver Momin Khan, 42; and his assistant Faisal, 25. Shamsul ... Read more
MTB DMD, CAMLCO Rais Uddin Ahmad appointed as bank’s Company Secretary
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has appointed Rais Uddin Ahmad as its new Company Secretary. He has also been serving the bank as Deputy Managing Director & Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO), reads a press release. Prior to his tenure at MTB, he served as Company Secretary, Head of Risk ... Read more
Rotary International will implement over 500 projects this financial year
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rotary Bangladesh will implement more than five hundred large projects nationwide in the fiscal year 2023-24. Ashrafuzzaman Nannu, governor of Rotary International District-3281 Bangladesh announced the annual programme of Rotary for the session of 2023-24 in a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Thursday, reads a press ... Read more
Japanese education method ‘Kumon’ now in Mohammadpur
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Kumon Mohammadpur Centre was launched on Thursday, introducing the “Kumon” method, a Japanese complementary education system for developing self-learning skills among children. Designed by Japanese educator Toru Kumon in 1954, the special method puts emphasis on maximising the potential of each child through an individual study plan. According to the ... Read more
81 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims die so far
News Desk : dhakamirror.com With six new deaths reported on Wednesday (5 July), the number of Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims who died this year has reached 81, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Among the deceased individuals, 63 were men and 18 were women. The ministry’s latest Hajj bulletin, released on the night of 5 ... Read more
Banglalink introduces tourist SIM
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mobile phone operator Banglalink Wednesday launched Tourist SIM, enabling foreign travellers to enjoy a seamless telecommunication service during their stay in Bangladesh. The third-biggest network carrier has introduced six packages with validity between seven days and 30 days for both physical SIM cards and e-SIM. Tourists will be able to make ... Read more