News Desk : dhakamirror.com This year during the Eid-Ul-Fitr no restrictions on the movement of motorcycles would be imposed, said the road transport and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader on Sunday. The ongoing ban on motorcycle movement on the Padma Bridge would be in force, he said while attending a preparatory meeting to make Eid journeys ... Read more
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Few Bangabazar traders set makeshift shops
Another market catches fire News Desk : dhakamirror.com Another fire broke out on Saturday in Gulistan’s Barishal Plaza Shopping Mall near Bangabazar when a few traders affected by the April-4 devastating fire erected makeshift shops under the Mayor Hanif Flyover to resume their business. The Saturday’s fire originated on the third floor of the shopping ... Read more
Bangabazar fire fully doused after 75 hours
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The massive fire at Bangabazar Market was fully doused yesterday morning, after more than 75 hours of breaking out on early Tuesday. The fire was doused around 9:30am, said Rakibul Hasan, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room. The fire originated around 6:10am on Tuesday at Adarsha ... Read more
Brac Bank launches remittance application FXPAY
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank has launched FXPAY, an end-to-end commercial remittance application to provide accessible, fast and secure remittance services to institutional customers. FXPAY is a 360-degree commercial remittance system capable of performing business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-business and consumer-to-consumer transactions in compliance with regulations, the bank said in a statement. The system can perform ... Read more
Mahtab joins Bangladesh Finance as director
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Non-banking financial institution Bangladesh Finance yesterday appointed a new director in its board of directors. The appointee, Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, previously served mobile network operator Robi as managing director and chief executive officer, said a press release. He previously worked for Unilever Bangladesh as national finance director and served in top ... Read more
Solasta brings Wheel of Fortune campaign on Eid-ul-Fitr
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Popular fashion brand Solasta announces eight different kinds of offers under the Wheel of Fortune campaign on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, said a press release. Customers can avail any of these offers by making a purchase worth Tk 2,000 while other offers are 10 per cent, 25 per cent, 50 per ... Read more
Dr Zafrullah critically ill, hospitalised
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has been admitted to Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in the capital after falling seriously ill. Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College’s acting principal and Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital’s coordinator Mohibullah Khandaker told media on Friday afternoon. “Dr Zafrullah has been suffering from kidney complications for ... Read more
Banana cultivation shows bright prospect
Shykh Seraj Agriculture in Tangail region has changed a lot in the last three decades. Once the land of this region was unfit for any cultivation. Back then, it wasn’t possible to grow crops due to uneven land surface and lack of irrigation facilities. In the early 80s, the topography of Tangail’s Sakhipur, Ghatail, Basail ... Read more
564 people lost lives in road accidents in March: Road Safety Foundation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com 564 people were killed and 1,097 injured in 486 road accidents throughout the country in March this year, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation. Among them, 88 were women and 73 were children. The foundation said about the report in a press release today. It prepared the report based ... Read more
SC stays HC verdict on UNOs’ role as CEO till June 5
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Supreme Court chamber judge today stayed till June 5 a High Court verdict scrapping the provisions in a law that gave sweeping powers to upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to act as the chief executive officer and secretary of upazila parishads. The chamber judge of the SC’s Appellate Division, Justice M ... Read more
Walton offers discounts of up to 20% on computer products for eid
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi technology product manufacturer Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited announced up to 20% discounts on its computer products and accessories including laptops, desktops and all-in-one PCs on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Under “Eid Ullash Offer,” customers can buy computer items from Walton’s online sales platforms E-Plaza and Digi-Tech websites and get ... Read more
Pan Pacific Sonargaon hosts iftar party for children
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel organised an iftar and dinner party for children at its Oasis on Tuesday, said a press release. More than 300 hundred children from different children welfare institutions were invited to the party. Civil aviation and tourism minister Md Mahbub Ali, attended the event as the chief guest. ... Read more
Altaf becomes AMD of Islami Bank
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Altaf Hossain has been promoted to the position of additional managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, according to a press release. Prior to his current position, he was deputy managing director of the bank. He started his banking career in 2004 as vice-president in Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. Before ... Read more
ACI Motors introduces Yamaha FZS V3 motorbike
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The motorcycle has a price tag of Tk 2.7 lakh ACI Motors, distributor and technical collaboration partner of Yamaha motorcycles in Bangladesh, on Saturday launched Yamaha’s FZS version 3.0 in the local market. Available in colours Metallic Black, Metallic Gray and Majesty Red, the 150cc motorcycle with LED lights, engine cut ... Read more
Price of 12kg LPG cylinder price cut by Tk244 for April
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has fixed Tk 1,178 as the price of the 12kg LPG cylinder for April, down by Tk 244 from the previous month. In March, the price was Tk 1,422. The new price is effective from today, according to a Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission notice. With the revised ... Read more
Fitra fixed at minimum Tk 115
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Islamic Foundation has fixed this year’s Fitra at a minimum of Tk 115. The maximum limit was set at Tk 2,640 per person. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Fitra Fixing Committee in the conference room of the Islamic Foundation today. The meeting was presided over ... Read more
Set up breastfeeding corners at work places, malls, stations: HC
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court today directed the government to take necessary steps to set up breastfeeding corners at all work places, shopping malls, airports, bus stops and railway stations across the country. The court delivered the verdict following a writ petition filed by Advocate Ishrat Hasan on October 24, 2019. The name ... Read more
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Lalmonirhat border
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila last night. The deceased is Rabiul Islam, 54, of Kalabagan area undar Patgram upazila and the injured one who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lalmonirhat is Shahidul Islam, 30, ... Read more
ActionAid Bangladesh and Asian Paints begin working with underprivileged street girls
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Global non-governmental orgazisation ActionAid Bangladesh started their project ‘Happy Home’ in 2006 to stand by the underprivileged street girls. Innovative and consumer centric paint manufacturer company Asian Paints Bangladesh started a campaign to inspire a colorful world for the girls at Happy Home. Asian Paints wanted to bring hassle-free, safe and ... Read more
Maize farming leading char farmers to financial stability
Mostafa Shabuj About two decades ago, farmers in remote char areas of northern Bangladesh were quite impoverished due to the consequences of repeated flooding and other natural disasters. Now though, these farmers have achieved financial stability by growing maize, which is more suitable for the region compared to other crops. For example, more profitable crops ... Read more