News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Election Commission has moved to ease the hassle for people in correcting information on National ID Cards. EC officials prepared a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which will make it easier for fixing NID corrections. It has re-designated officers’ jobs and proposed increasing the powers of field officers of the ... Read more
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Mango special train starts operation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The “Mango Special Train”, loaded with the seasonal delicacies, started its service yesterday. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the service on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi at Chapainawabganj Railway station on Thursday as the chief guest. One train will be operated every day from Rohanpur Railway Station at 4:00pm and will ... Read more
HSC exams to start on August 17
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2023 across Bangladesh between August 17 and September 25. The education ministry on Thursday published the routine. According to the routine, the theoretical part of the examinations will be held between August 17 and September 25 and the practical ... Read more
ACI to launch tools for Japanese roof gardening system ‘Midori-chan’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com ACI Fertiliser is set to roll out tools for the Japanese rooftop gardening system ‘Midori-chan’ in the country, considering the reality that there is no alternative to rooftop gardening when it comes to creating a path towards a greener and better urban landscape. To make this happen, a deal was signed ... Read more
Biman chef Rodrik finishes 2nd in a cooking competition in Lebanon
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Libin Shishir Rodrik, sous chef at Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight Catering Center (BFCC), clinched second place in the cooking competition at the “Phoenicians Festival for Tourism and Hospitality” in Beirut, Lebanon. In recognition of his achievement, he was presented with a certificate, crest, and medal from Lebanon as a token of ... Read more
RR Cable opens showroom in Mohammadpur
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com RR Cable has inaugurated a new display centre in the capital’s Mohammadpur to enhance the quality of service and supply of international quality cables. The company’s CEO Mahbub Hossain Mirdah, directors- ANM Manjur Morshed, Ahmed Ashfakur Rahman, AM Amin Bari and Ragib Hasan were present on the occasion, reads a press ... Read more
Bangladesh Pharmacy Council delegation visits State University of Bangladesh Pharmacy Department
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A five-member delegation of the Bangladesh Pharmacy Council led by Md Nasser Shahriar Zahedi, chairman of Radiant Pharmaceuticals, visited the Department of Pharmacy of the State University of Bangladesh on 4 June, for the renewal of accreditation of the department. The delegation also paid a courtesy call on Professor Dr Nauzia ... Read more
Man, woman found dead inside car at Tejgaon
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Police on Wednesday recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from a private car in the Tejgaon area of the capital. The car was parked in a garage in the government officials’ quarters in Tejgaon-Elenbari area. The deceased were Delwar Hossain Molla, 53, an office assistant at a government ... Read more
Heatstroke kills 20 people since April: Disaster Forum
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to the Disaster Forum, up to 20 people across the country have died from heat stroke since April. The disaster preparedness network said 14 men, five women and one child were among the dead, citing news reports. Most of them are low-income workers. A severe heat wave has been raging ... Read more
Recruitment for the 2024-2025 Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program begins
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Public Diplomacy Section of the US Embassy in Bangladesh warmly announces that recruitment for the 2024-2025 Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program has begun. This unique, one-year program is open to professional candidates in the public and private sectors, including from non-governmental organizations. The Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program is one ... Read more
Secondary schools will remain closed due to the heatwave on Thursday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has announced that classes at all secondary schools in the country will remain closed on Thursday (June 8) due to the severe heatwave. The decision was announced in a press release from the Directorate for Secondary and Higher Education on Wednesday (7 June). The ... Read more
HC grants Evaly CEO conditional bail
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court yesterday granted conditional bail to Mohammad Rassel, founder and CEO of e-commerce platform Evaly, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. According to the conditions, Rassel cannot leave the country, he has to surrender his passport to the authorities concerned, he cannot tamper evidence, he must ... Read more
Samsung’s ‘Jomjomat Khushir Haat’ Eid campaign goes live with exciting offers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com With Eid-ul-Azha right around the corner, Samsung brings amazing offers under the new campaign on its refrigerator, television, and washing machine models. Through the cashback offer, customers can avail up to Tk9,000, Tk11,000 and Tk8,000 on the refrigerator, television and washing machine models, respectively, reads a press release. In the exchange ... Read more
UNOPS and WaterAid collaborate on sustainable WASH services in Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and WaterAid Bangladesh have partnered up to propel sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) Services in Bangladesh at SDG Cafe’s Third roundtable. The third episode of the SDG Café on “Bangladesh’s Journey in Ensuring Access to Sustainable WASH Services” was held at the ... Read more
Cashback every minute on recharging mobile phone via bKash from 6-10pm
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first 60 users in every minute will get Tk10 cashback on Tk20 recharge on any mobile number through bKash from 6pm-10pm every day. Starting on 1 June, customers can enjoy the cashback offer till 7 June, during these four hours in the evening, according to a press release. Some 14,400 ... Read more
Incepta gets National Environment Award 2022
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Leading pharmaceutical company Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd has achieved National Environment Award 2022 in the environmental protection and pollution control category (Institution) for its outstanding contribution to the protection of the environment, said a press release. Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud MP handed over the award and certificate to Incepta ... Read more
AIUB ranks top in SDG 8 in the “Times Higher Education (The) Ranking 2023”
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) is ranked top among all the participating universities from Bangladesh and ranked 73rd in the World for SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth of the “Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2023” published on 1 June 2023. Along with SDG 8, AIUB participated in 3 ... Read more
Brac Business School hosts closing ceremony of ‘উদ্যমী আমি’ training programme
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Research and Professional Development Centre of Brac Business School recently organised the closing ceremony for cohort-3 of the উদ্যমী আমি training programme. The event marked a significant milestone as Brac Business School announced its partnership with Brac Bank Limited, aiming to foster women entrepreneurship and startup businesses in Bangladesh. The ... Read more
HSBC signs agreement with Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) in Chattogram have recently signed an agreement to offer Bill Collection Solution for KGDCL’s consumers. Gerard Haughey, Country Head of Wholesale Banking at HSBC Bangladesh and Engr MD Rafiqul Islam, Managing Director of KGDCL signed the agreement ... Read more
EBL holds seminar on climate change
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) in observance of World Environment Day hosted a seminar titled “Role of Financial Institutions to Address Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation” at the bank’s head office in Dhaka on Monday (5 June). Dr Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed, DMD, Environment and Climate Change, PKSF was the keynote speaker ... Read more