News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the mercury may rise one or two degrees Celsius in the next two days before dropping by month’s end. According to the Met office bulletin, “Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind are likely at a few places in Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Mymensingh and ... Read more
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HSC exams may start by mid-August: Dipu Moni
News Desk : dhakamirror.com This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations may start by mid-August this year, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today. The education minister said this in a press briefing after a meeting at International Mother Language Institute in the capital today. The meeting was held to review the law ... Read more
Islami Bank-Ria Money Transfer Cash Remittance Festival 34th motorcycle winner from Sylhet branch
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Siraj Uddin Shah, client of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Sylhet branch won the 34th motorcycle of the campaign titled “Islami Bank-Ria Money Transfer Cash Remittance Festival”. In presence of Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of IBBL and Suhail Shamsi, Business Development Director (South Asia) of Ria Money Transfer, ... Read more
Bank Asia distributes harvesting machines to farmers of haor area
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com As a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Bank Asia Limited has distributed Harvesting Machines to farmers of haor area in Kishoreganj district recently. Syed Humayun Kabir, head of LSSD, Mynul Hossain, FVP, CRM, Md. Mahabub Ur Rashid, FVP, CRM, Rafiqul Islam, officer in-charge of Tarail Thana, Ashraful Alam, upazila agriculture ... Read more
Rajuk College sports club hosts an e-sport tournament
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rajuk College Games and Sports Club (RCGSC) hosted an e-sport tournament titled “FIFA Fiesta 1.0” on 19 April. Around 48 students were able to participate in the tournament which gained an overwhelming response, reads a press release. Ridwan Mamun Abir and Shahriar Alam Luban secured the title of winners of the ... Read more
Shawal moon sighted, Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated tomorrow as Shawal moon was sighted this evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee sat at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque office after Maghrib prayers. Meanwhile, all preparations for holding Eid congregations have already been completed in the capital ... Read more
Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid on Friday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday (21 April) as the Shawwal crescent has been sighted today. According to the sighting committee in the Tumair observatory, the Shawwal crescent moon has been sighted, meaning Ramadan will only last 29 days this year, reports Saudi Gazette. The kingdom’s International Astronomy Center said ... Read more
Four killed, 18 injured in road accident in Munshiganj
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least four people were killed and 18 others injured in a traffic accident on Dhaka-Mawa expressway in Shologhar area of ??Shreenagar Upazila in Munshiganj Thursday morning. Three of the deceased were identified as Hajera Begum (50) and Saiful Islam (30) Arif, 23. Hasara highway police acting officer-in-charge Molla Zakir Hossain, ... Read more
No relief from heat wave in sight
Heat wave passes 15th day News Desk : dhakamirror.com Parts of Bangladesh endured the ongoing heat wave for the 15th consecutive day on Wednesday, with little possibility of rain giving the inhabitants of these areas relief from the intense spell of heat anytime soon. The latest weather forecast from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department advised people ... Read more
12.28 lakh SIMs left Dhaka on April 18
News Desk : dhakamirror.com People with some 12.28 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka on April 18, the last day of work before the start of holidays for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. However, people with 6.67 lakh SIMs entered Dhaka on the same day. Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar disclosed the information at a post on his verified ... Read more
Motorcycles will be allowed to cross Padma Bridge from Thursday
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Motorbikes will be allowed to cross the Padma Bridge from 20 April after eight months of hiatus. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader confirmed the matter at Ganabhaban after attending an Ecnec meeting on Tuesday. Motorcycles will be able to cross the Padma Bridge through the left-side service lane. The ... Read more
71 companies receive the National Export Trophy
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 71 companies received the National Export Trophy for their outstanding performance in the country’s export revenue for fiscal 2019-20. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi handed over the trophies to the awardees at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka on Sunday. Universal Jeans Ltd, a sister concern of Pacific Jeans group, ... Read more
Temperature in Dhaka breaks another record
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Amid a severe heatwave, the capital today recorded its highest temperature in decades with the mercury soaring to 40.5 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department put Dhaka’s temperature at 40.4 degrees Celsius, which was the highest in 58 years. The highest temperature recorded in the capital today was 40.5 degrees ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh celebrated across Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh welcomed the Bengali New Year 1430 on Friday as Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the year, was celebrated in Dhaka as elsewhere across the country with festivity and enthusiasm by holding outdoor programmes amid tight security measures. Different political and socio-cultural organisations and educational institutions in the capital and ... Read more
Dr Zafrullah laid to rest
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Veteran freedom fighter, Independence Award recipient and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury was buried at Gonoshasthaya Kendra at Savar on Friday afternoon following his fifth and the last namaz-e-janaza after Jumma prayers. ‘His body was kept at PHA field of the Gonoshasthaya Kendra at Savar from 10:00am to 12:45pm on Friday ... Read more
Colgate to establish joint venture company with ACI in Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com ACI Limited is going to form a manufacturing joint venture with the world’s largest oral care player Colgate, according to a regulatory filing by the conglomerate. The aim of the joint venture is to manufacture oral care and personal care products in Bangladesh. The board of directors of ACI Ltd has ... Read more
Nurun Nahar, new deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Nurun Nahar has recently been appointed as the deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank for a three-year term. Nahar became the second woman to hold this post of Bangladesh Bank. Nazneen Sultana was the first female deputy governor of the banking regulator. Nahar was appointed on contractual basis and the appointment will ... Read more
Reinstate amnesty for black money in real estate: FBCCI
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) today demanded the reinstatement of unquestioned amnesty for black money in the real estate sector for the next 5 to 10 years to reduce capital flight. It is needed to continue allowing the investment of black money in purchase of flats, ... Read more
Dil Afroze Khuki, woman newspaper hawker at Rajshahi dies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dil Afroze Khuki passed away while undergoing treatment at Mother Teresa Homes in the city this afternoon. She was 63. She was a newspaper hawker and was known for her struggles for self-reliance, living a dignified life and charitable activities. She passed away at 1:20pm, Shamsul Islam, an assistant commissioner of ... Read more
Severe heat wave likely to start today or tomorrow: BMD meteorologist
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The country is likely to witness a severe heatwave from today or tomorrow, according to a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Currently, a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over all divisions of the country except Rangpur, according to a BMD bulletin this morning. “A severe heatwave is likely to ... Read more