News Desk : dhakamirror.com A woman and her daughter were stabbed to death at their residence in Noakhali town yesterday. Police suspect a monetary dispute to be the motive behind the double murder. The victims were Nur Nahar Begum, 40, wife of Fazle Azim, and her daughter Fatema Azim Priyonti, 17, who sat for this ... Read more
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Improve the quality of life of slum dwellers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A large number of urban residents live in slums, lacking water, healthcare, sanitation, governance, infrastructure, and socialisation, said speakers at an event yesterday. At the event titled “Redefining Resilience of Cities and its Services,” speakers emphasised the need to enhance the quality of life for slum residents in Bangladesh. They also ... Read more
Rain falls, Sylhet inundates
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rainfall of 151 millimeters from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. yesterday inundated many areas in the town of Sylhet, shattering city authorities’ lofty claims about monsoon preparedness. The city came to an abrupt halt due to the rain, prompting a wave of criticism of the city corporation’s expensive projects. Hundreds of ... Read more
Road safety project of Tk 5,000 crore starts
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government, in cooperation with the World Bank, launched a Tk 5,000 crore project to improve road safety and reduce the number of fatalities and injuries in road accidents. The Road Safety Project, funded by the World Bank with US$358 million, aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from ... Read more
Dhaka Summer Con 2023 to be held on July 12-14 at ICCB
City Desk : dhakamirror.com To celebrate the rising popularity of pop culture in the country, the first-ever Dhaka Summer Con 2023 will be held at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital for three days on July 12, 13 and 14. Event management and public relations company MediaQuest Bangladesh is going to organize ... Read more
1st Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka on 15 June
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first ever circular economy summit will be held at a city hotel in Dhaka on Thursday (15 June). The ‘Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit’ is going to be organised by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange in collaboration with Laudes Foundation and in partnership with P4G, reads a press release. The summit is powered ... Read more
QR code-based immigration smart card introduced on Ami Probashi
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Ami Probashi, in collaboration with the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and BMET, introduced online clearance applications and digital QR code-based smart cards that can be downloaded onto phones, said a press release. “For years, aspiring migrants faced a daunting challenge—obtaining their crucial BMET smart card before their departure. The BMET smart ... Read more
NSU organises day-long workshop on ‘Brain Health Research’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Department of Public Health of North South University (NSU) organised a day-long workshop for the early and mid-level researchers of Bangladesh to develop research capacity and become familiar with several tools and tests used to conduct neurocognitive developmental research. The workshop, organised as part of a funded project by the ... Read more
NSU, BUET join hands for collaborative research and AI development
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University (NSU) and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have solidified a collaborative academic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 11 June (Sunday). The agreement aims to strengthen joint research projects, academic partnerships, publications, and other shared initiatives between the two institutions, ... Read more
All-day science carnival will be held at Chittagong University on Thursday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com For the third time, Chittagong University (CU) is hosting a one-day science carnival, bringing together students and professionals from 61 educational institutions across the country. The Chittagong University Scientific Society (CUSS), in association with Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals, is organising the event titled “Chattogram Science Carnival 3.0” on Thursday. This carnival will be ... Read more
Helicopter service for expatriates
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Probashir Helicopter, a private company, has launched helicopter service to facilitate the movement of expatriates. Yasin Chowdhury, general secretary of the NRB CIP, an international organisation of expatriate CIPs, inaugurated the service at a ceremony held at CCULB Resort in Purbachal area on Monday (12 June), reads a press release. “Expatriates ... Read more
Sadia Rayen Ahmed elected chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Sadia Rayen Ahmed was elected the chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd at the 267th meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank held on 12 June. She succeeds Sayem Ahmed. She has been serving as a director of the bank since 14 June 2022, reads a press release. She has ... Read more
Rain likely as monsoon sets over Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The monsoon is fairly active and rain is likely to occur across the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its weather forecast today. “Southwest monsoon has set over Bangladesh. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over the north Bay,” the Met office said. The day and night ... Read more
bKash CEO honoured by Aspen Institute for Finance Leaders Fellowship among selected 23
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Kamal Quadir, CEO of bKash, has been named as one of the global high-impact leaders in finance by Washington-based nonprofit organisation Aspen Institute. The Aspen Institute—the global organisation committed to realising a free, just, and equitable society—has named the 2023 Class of its Finance Leaders Fellows and included Quadir in the ... Read more
Standard Chartered conducts training programme for aspiring entrepreneurs
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Standard Chartered and UCEP recently celebrated the conclusion of the “Sustainable Development through Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme.” The programme was designed to support burgeoning entrepreneurs create and run sustainable businesses that will have a positive impact on their communities, reads a press release. This latest cohort consisted of 40 participants, with ... Read more
Scientific convention ‘SCAI course on complex PCI’ held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A scientific conference titled ‘SCAI course on complex PCI’ (percutaneous coronary intervention) was held in the capital’s Hotel Sonargaon on 8-9 June. The conference was organised by Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention (SCAI), reads a press release. More than 500 specialists and young interventional cardiologists from the country and abroad ... Read more
Nestlé Bangladesh plants trees in 64 districts on World Environment Day
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com To commemorate World Environment Day, Nestlé Bangladesh PLC carried out a Tree plantation programme in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, collaborating with educational institutions around the country. The programme is aimed at harnessing nature’s own solution to remove carbon from atmosphere and bolstering awareness on global warming, reads a press release. ... Read more
East West University hosts its annual law lecture event
News Desk : dhakamirror.com East West University (EWU) held its annual law lecture on “Bangladesh Liberation War and Genocide from an International Legal Perspective” on Saturday (June 10) at the Manzur Elahi Auditorium on the EWU campus in Aftabnagar, Dhaka The lecture was delivered by Professor Dr M Rafiqul Islam, emeritus professor at Macquarie University, ... Read more
Two teenagers go missing in the Padma River
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two college students went missing in Padma River in Shrirampur area of Rajshahi city on Saturday. The Missing – Golam Sarwar Sayem, 19, son of Saidur Rahman from Meherchandi area and Rifat Khandokar, 19, son of the late Gazi Moin Uddin from Dargapara area of the city are XI class students ... Read more
408 people lost lives on the roads in May
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 408 people were killed and 631 others injured in 491 road accidents across Bangladesh in May, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Friday. Nearly 14 people were killed every day on average in road accidents across the country in May this year, said the report which was ... Read more