News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 11th convocation of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology was held at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital on Monday. Education minister Dipu Moni presided over the ceremony on behalf of president Mohammed Shahabuddin and chancellor of AUST, while University Grants Commission member Professor Dr Muhammad Alamgir was ... Read more
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IUB Green Genius Season 04 concludes
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Green Plant Club of Independent University, Bangladesh organised the symposium round and award-giving ceremony of the 2-month long ‘IUB Green Genius Season 04’ on Saturday at IUB, said a press release. ‘Warming Cities, Sustainable Living’ was the theme for this year’s competition for environmental innovation and ideas of school, college ... Read more
Hamdard take part in University Admission Festival
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Hamdard University Bangladesh vice-chancellor Faruque-Uz-Zaman Chowdhury gave a formal briefing at the University Admission Festival organised at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Monday, said a press release. Hamdard University Islamic Studies department head Md Kahedul Islam, Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh director information and public relations Amirul Momeen Manik and teachers ... Read more
Mild heatwave sweeping over Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Mild heatwave is sweeping over the districts of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Pabna, Feni and Chuadanga and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins 9:00am on Tuesday. Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places ... Read more
Pregnant govt official dies of dengue
News Desk : dhakamirror.com SM Nazia Sultana, senior assistant secretary (WTO Wing) of the Ministry of Commerce and a mother-to-be, died of dengue on Tuesday morning (25 July) at a capital hospital. She was eight months pregnant at the time of her death and was admitted to the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in ... Read more
bKash, DataSoft in microcredit instalment deal
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com An agreement has been signed between DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Limited and bKash to enable microcredit borrowers to pay loan installments easily, safely and quickly from anywhere, anytime. Under this agreement, customers of more than 200 microfinance institutions (MFIs) that use technology and software solutions of DataSoft will get the opportunity to ... Read more
‘80pc population to live in cities by 2041’
Study says this may increase risk of urban disasters News Desk : dhakamirror.com Around 80 percent of the country’s population will live in the cities by 2041, which could lead to an increased risk of urban disasters, according to a study. The study, “Disaster Risk of Bangladesh”, jointly conducted by Buet professors Raquib Ahsan and ... Read more
2 people including driver of Fire Service killed in accident on way to fight fire
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two people including a driver of Fire Service and Civil Defence were killed and seven others injured in an accident as a vehicle of a fire fighting unit met a fatal accident while it was on way to fight a fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries ... Read more
65-day ban on fishing in the Bay lifted
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 65-day ban on all types of fishing in the country’s marine waters has been lifted as ban ended at 12:00midnight on Sunday. Public Relations Officer of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Iftekhar Hossain confirmed this to media. The government had imposed ban on all types of fishing in the country’s ... Read more
Transformation of Cox’s Bazar into a smart city likely set to be initiated next month
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Cox’s Bazar Development Authority (CoxDA) is set to prepare a master plan to turn Cox’s Bazar into a modern and smart city, an official said. “We’re working to devise the master plan for 20 years from 2023 to 2043 to transform Cox’s Bazar into a smart city as its formal ... Read more
20th aircraft added to US-Bangla fleet
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com US-Bangla airlines has added the 20th aircraft to its fleet. ATR 72-600 landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 7pm Sunday, reads a press release. The aircraft was officially received by US-Bangla Airlines Chief Executive Officer Captain Lutfor Rahman. The US-Bangla fleet has eight Boeing 737-800, nine ATR 72-600 and ... Read more
SAUDIA expands international flights for Bangladeshi travelers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) is going to increase its international flights by 15% to over 14,800 flights for Bangladeshi travellers. The additional flights are being introduced as part of the airlines’ operational plan for Summer 2023 that sees over 7.4 million seats for domestic and international routes during July and August, ... Read more
Walton starts TV export in South Korea under its brand logo
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Electronics brand Walton has started exporting televisions with the brand logo in South Korea. South Korean company ‘Hans Korea’ will market Walton brand TV in the country’s market, said a press release. In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Walton and Hans Korea. On behalf of their ... Read more
Rabindra University VC joins nat’l drought convention at RU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rabindra University, Bangladesh vice-chancellor professor Md Shah Azam was present as a session chair of the National Drought Convention, according to a press release. The vice-chancellor said that drought was one of the most damaging and costly natural disasters in the world. Drought severely affects agriculture, the economy, water resources, the ... Read more
Use surface water instead of ground water: discussion
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Speakers at a programme emphasised the need of using surface water for agricultural purposes instead of the rampant use of groundwater to save the vast Barind tract held at Rajshahi University on Saturday. The groundwater level is depleting continuously, and if we do not take prompt actions to mitigate the pressure ... Read more
114 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died so far in Saudi Arabia
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 114 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia till July 23. Of the deceased, 25 were female and 89 male, according to the hajj portal of the religious affairs ministry of Bangladesh. Age of most of the deceased pilgrims was between 50 and 71, according to the portal. ... Read more
Air Astra launches car rental service for passengers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Air Astra – the country’s newest commercial airline in passenger service has signed an agreement with Jatri, a renowned car rental service provider. This partnership aims to offer Air Astra passengers the convenience of booking car rentals directly from the Air Astra website as an additional service, supported by Jatri, reads ... Read more
Samsung offers discounts on Galaxy F13, Galaxy A73
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Samsung Bangladesh has brought discounts for two of its devices – Galaxy F13 & Galaxy A73. Users can now buy Galaxy F13 for Tk25,999 instead of Tk28,999 and Galaxy A73 for Tk64,999 instead Tk77,499, reads a press release. It’s an ongoing discount and will continue until further notice, the release added. ... Read more
July becomes deadliest month ever for dengue in Bangladesh
11 more die, 2,242 hospitalised in 24 hours News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 120 people died of dengue in the past 22 days of July, which was the highest death toll in a single month in 23 years keeping nine days in hand since 2000 when the government started keeping records of dengue. ... Read more
Biman Bangladesh Airlines to enhance operations with SITA Connect Go
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd has partnered with SITA to adopt a suite of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions that will increase network speeds, optimise the airline’s operations, and reduce expansion costs, said a press release. SITA Connect Go is a new Secure SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) solution designed specifically for the air ... Read more