News Desk : dhakamirror.com A commercial building in the capital Shyamoli caught fire last night, killing one person. The identity of the approximately 45-year-old deceased could not be immediately confirmed. His body was recovered from the 17th floor of the 20-story Rupayan Shelford building, said Abdul Mannan, senior station officer of Mohammadpur Fire Station. The ... Read more
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Prices of ballpoint pens to go up
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Ballpoint pens may become costlier in Bangladesh as the government wants to impose 15 per cent value-added tax on its manufacturing in the country. The price of all types of educational materials, including pens, has spiralled in recent times and the finance minister today proposed imposing new tax on ballpoint pens, ... Read more
Metro to run from 8:00am to 8:00pm
News Desk : dhakamirror.com From now on the metro rail will run from 8:00am to 8:00pm six days a week. Mahfuz Rahman, manager of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), confirmed to The Daily Star that the metro rail started following the new schedule from yesterday morning. As per the new schedule, weekly closure of ... Read more
Biman fires captain for negligence
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman has fired Capt Dildar Ahmed Tufail for negligence in duty while captaining a flight on January 15. He was reportedly napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of the Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned. A passenger had a heart attack during the overnight flight to Dhaka from Jeddah. Capt ... Read more
7 institutions in Dhaka to lose approval for higher secondary education
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government is going to cancel the approval for higher secondary education at seven non-government institutions in Bangladesh capital Dhaka for charging extra fees from the students. Following the initiative, the Dhaka Education Board issued notices against the seven institutions to answer why the approval for higher secondary education there would ... Read more
Noab demands withdrawal of tax, duties on newsprint
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh has demanded the withdrawal of taxes and duties on newsprint in the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. In a press release yesterday, Noab said it made the demands during a pre-budget discussion with the National Board of Revenue. The release mentioned that NBR Chairman ... Read more
Role of herbal medicine for beauty care discussed
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A national seminar on ‘the role of herbal medicine for prevention of disease and beauty care of women’ was organised by Bangladesh Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce’s Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Business Promotion Council. Drug Administration director general Major General Mohammad Yousuf was present ... Read more
Dhaka Residential Model College, SRO Foundation to host Bangladesh Economics Olympiad 2023
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) and Strategic Research and Outreach Foundation (SRO Foundation) announced their collaboration for the prestigious Bangladesh Economics Olympiad (BDEO) 2023. DRMC joins the annual national event as venue partner. This partnership marks a significant milestone in promoting academic excellence and fostering a spirit of competition in the ... Read more
Brac launches career hub in Chattogram to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Skill Development Programme in partnership with Citi Foundation has launched the Career Hub in the port city on Saturday (27 May) at the International Convention Centre, Chattogram to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers, according to a press release. The main objective of the Career Hub is to create ... Read more
E-toll to be compulsory on 9 bridges, 2 highways from November
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has made Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System compulsory at nine bridges and two highways from November. The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) issued a circular in this regard. According to the circular, the government has already installed automatic toll machines at those bridges and highways. The nine bridges are ... Read more
Eid-ul-Azha: BR to sell all advance tickets online from June 14
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets from 14 June to tackle the home rush on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha. The authorities will start selling tickets from June 14 at two different time slots to reduce the load on its server. The West Zone will start selling tickets ... Read more
Boeing offers Biman its latest 787-10 Dreamliner
News Desk : dhakamirror.com After Airbus, the American manufacturer Boeing has now offered its latest model aircraft, 787-10 Dreamliner, to the Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The company sent a letter in this regard to Biman’s chairman recently which will be discussed in the board meeting on Tuesday, said Shafiul Azim, managing director of Biman. “As we ... Read more
Rajshahi University admission test starts
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The entry test for undergraduate students in Rajshahi University (RU) has begun for the academic year of 2022-23. This year’s admission test started with the C unit examination at 9am on Monday. According to university sources, 75,851 people have applied for 1,533 seats in the C unit in this year’s admission ... Read more
RUET acting VC resigns amid protests
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology acting vice-chancellor Professor Md Sazzad Hossain resigned on Sunday after a group of teachers staged a sit-in inside his office room demanding their due promotion and upgradation. Ahsan Habib, one of the protesting teachers, told New Age that Professor Md Sazzad Hossain signed on his ... Read more
Fishing, tourism banned in Sundarbans for 3 months
News Desk : dhakamirror.com To ensure safe breeding and movement of fish and wild animals the Forest Department will enforce a three-month ban on fishing and tourism in the Sundarbans that set to be effective from 1 June to 31 August. During this period, the movement of all types of vessels, including boats and fishing ... Read more
Unicef, BGMEA launch capacity building training for mid-level managers to support mothers at work
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Unicef and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have launched a training programme to build the capacity of garment factories in promoting maternity rights of women workers and facilitate breastfeeding in the sector. Mid-level management employees from the garment factories took part in the training programme held at the ... Read more
ITFC inks $1.4bn financing plan with govt for energy security
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed an annual financing plan with the government for $1.4 billion. The agreement, signed at the ITFC Headquarters in Jeddah, took place during the official visit of the high-level delegation from Bangladesh, it said ... Read more
SMAC IT launches software ‘ProFund’ to manage provident fund
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com SMAC IT Limited (SIL), a software development company, yesterday launched a provident fund management software “ProFund” as its latest product innovation in the finance management sector. The product launch ceremony took place at a hotel in Dhaka in presence of industry leaders and top finance professionals, said a press release. The ... Read more
Bangladesh Group of IABSE organises a seminar
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Group of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) organised a seminar highlighting the different challenges of implementing mega infrastructure projects during the pandemic situation. The seminar on “Bridges and Structures for Seamless Connectivity: A Fusion after the Pandemic” was held at InterContinental Dhaka on Saturday, said a ... Read more
GP recharge through Bkash: Customers win many prizes including 2 motorbikes
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bkash has handed over the prizes to the motorbike winners of the “Bike Hobe Tar, Bkash Theke Grameenphone-a Sharboccho Recharge Jar” campaign. Besides, in the two-phase campaign, a total of 1,200 customers won various prizes including cashback and coupons, reads a press release. Shafayatul Islam Khan, executive vice president and Mahbubul ... Read more