News Desk : dhakamirror.com Four more products, including the yogurt of Bogura, and Langra and Ashwina varieties of mango of Chapainawabganj have been recognised as geographical indication (GI) products from Bangladesh. In addition, the Aman variety of the fragrant Tulshimala rice from Sherpur has also acquired the GI tag, Md Zillur Rahman, deputy registrar (Trade ... Read more
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Bangladesh celebrates Eid-ul-Azha
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Muslims across Bangladesh on Thursday celebrated the Eid-ul-Azha with due solemnity, a sense of sacrifice and religious fervour amid monsoon rain. On this day, the 10th day of Arabic month of Zilhajj on the lunar calendar, some 4,500 years ago, Prophet Ibrahim (AS) offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail ... Read more
Celebrities spearhead noise pollution battle
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In a commendable initiative to combat the growing problem of noise pollution, a group of renowned stars have taken on the task of raising awareness and implementing measures to combat excessive noise levels. Led by popular actors Mosharraf Karim and Fazlur Rahman Babu, along with the talented Bijri Barkatullah, a star-studded ... Read more
EBL secures highest AAA credit rating
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB) has awarded the highest AAA credit rating to Eastern Bank Limited (EBL). The rating has been awarded on the basis of audited financials of 2022 and other relevant quantitative as well as qualitative information, reads a press release. For the first time EBL has been ... Read more
Death toll in Faridpur road crash rises to 8
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The driver of the ambulance that caught fire after hitting a flyover railing at Maligram under Bhanga upazila in Faridpur on Saturday morning, killing all seven passengers, died in Dhaka in the afternoon. As a result, the death toll in the accident has risen to eight. Faridpur superintendent of police Md ... Read more
B’baria man gets car buying Walton fridge
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A man named Hasan Ahmed in Brahmanbaria sadar, has got a Japanese car for free after he had purchased a Walton brand refrigerator. As per the customer’s benefits of the nationwide ongoing Walton’s Digital Campaign Season-18, Hasan was awarded the car, reads a press release. In this season-18, total of four ... Read more
IUB EEE students win Gold in Efficiency for Access Design Challenge UK
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A joint team of engineering students from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and Makerere University, Uganda, has won Gold in the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge 2022-2023 for their solar-powered automated anaerobic digestion system, which produces cooking gas and crop fertilizers from food waste. The announcement was made on 15 June, during ... Read more
Climate change causes Bangladesh loss of $3.72 billion in 20 years
The finding of the Swiss Embassy’s Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Program News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh has suffered US$3.72 billion in economic losses over the past 20 years from climate change, an expert at the Swiss embassy in Dhaka said yesterday. Bangladesh is the seventh-most vulnerable country in the world by climate change and ranks ... Read more
Hero Alom returns to Dhaka-17 by-polls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Ashraful Hossain Alom, known as Hero Alom, got back his candidacy to compete for the Dhaka-17 by-elec tion. Ashoke Kumar Debnath, additional secretary of Election Commission, confirmed it while talking to reporters at the commission office in Agargaon this afternoon. “The two appeals [against EC’s decision to scrap their nominations] by ... Read more
Humanitarian action must include people with disabilities: UN guidelines can promote inclusion at all levels
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Humanitarian responses in the context of natural or manmade disasters or protracted crises must ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities. In doing so, the humanitarian community encourages the Government of Bangladesh to systematically consider the Inter-Agency Standing Committee’s (IASC) guidelines for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action ... Read more
HSBC and DNCC continue to work together and deliver innovations for sustainable development
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in collaboration with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has organised the second edition of their climate series events titled- Together for Climate on Wednesday ( 21 June), said a press release. As a part of HSBC’s sustainability efforts, the bank urged the key ... Read more
Prime Bank signs agreement with Footstep Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Prime Bank recently signed an agreement with Footstep Bangladesh to establish water filtration systems in government schools and hospitals in Dhaka, Sunamganj and Kushtia. Faisal Rahman, additional managing director of Prime Bank and Shah Meem Rafayat Chowdhury, president of Footstep Bangladesh signed the agreement ... Read more
Moinuddin Masud new general manager of Rupali Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Moinuddin Masud has been promoted to the post of general manager of Rupali Bank through a notification of the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance. After being promoted, he is serving the bank as the head of Cumilla Divisional Office. Before this promotion, he was working as deputy ... Read more
Teletalk signs agreement with Govt Bangla College
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Teletalk Bangladesh signed an agreement with Government Bangla College on Tuesday (20 June). Under the agreement, Teletalk will provide various corporate service including voice and internet to the teachers, staff and employees of Bangla College, reads a press release. Prof Jahangir Hossain, principal of Bangla College, and Mostafa Kamal, senior manager ... Read more
ATMA demand passing of draft amendment of tobacco control law at the earliest
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) raised the demand for a quick passage of the draft amendment of the tobacco control law. The organisation made the demand during a meeting held at the capital’s BMA Bhaban on Wednesday (21 June), said a press release. It was informed during the event that tobacco ... Read more
EBL collaborates with IAB to launch exclusive co-brand credit card
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has partnered with the Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (IAB) to introduce a co-brand credit card, supported by Visa. The launch ceremony for the exclusive EBL-IAB Visa credit card was recently held at the IAB office in Dhaka, attended by esteemed individuals from both organisations, reads a press ... Read more
Hult Prize-2023 at Chittagong University wraps up with Team Chroma as champions
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University of Chittagong successfully concluded the Hult Prize 2023 on Monday (19 June), crowning “Team Chroma” as the champions of the on-campus round, reads a press release. This highly anticipated event witnessed the participation of around 100 teams, each presenting their innovative business ideas before a panel of judges. The ... Read more
Over 3.55 lakh posts vacant in govt jobs: minister
News Desk : dhakamirror.com There are over 3.55 lakh posts vacant in public administration, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told parliament today. He said this in reply to a query of ruling Awami League MP Kazim Uddin Ahmed. With Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair, the question-answer session was tabled. The state ... Read more
Textile carnival held at ISU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Textile Club of the Department of Textile Engineering at the International Standard University (ISU) organized the ‘ISU Tex Carnival – 2023’. The carnival took place on 18 June (Sunday) on the ISU campus at Mohakhali, reads a press release. The carnival featured poster presentations and quiz competitions with the participation ... Read more
BRAC University joins OSUN Global Teaching Fellowship Programme
News Desk : dhakamirror.com BRAC University has signed an agreement with Central European University (CEU) to join the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Global Teaching Fellowship Programme (GTFP). This cooperation agreement signifies a major achievement for BRAC University, as it further strengthens its relationship with this worldwide network of universities, reads a press release. The ... Read more