News Desk : dhakamirror.com The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country from Friday as the new crescent moon was not sighted in Bangladesh’s night sky this evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul ... Read more
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Saudi Arabia confirms first day of Ramadan 2023
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabia announced Thursday, March 23 as the first day of Ramadan 2023. Observers were unable to spot the new moon on Tuesday, the sighting committee reported, meaning the holy month will not commence until Thursday. Wednesday will be the last day of the month of Shabaan, which precedes Ramadan, the ... Read more
Sculptor Shamim Sikder dies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Ekushey Padak awardee sculptor and former professor of Dhaka University Shamim Sikder died this afternoon. She died around 4:30pm while being treated at the United Hospital Limited in Dhaka, Imran Hossain, a curator of Shamim Sikder Sculpture Park, confirmed. The 70-year-old artist was suffering from multiple illnesses, including cardiovascular, respiratory and ... Read more
Dhaka’s green space less than half of needed: study
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A study released on Monday by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology revealed that only 8.5 per cent of the land in Dhaka has tree cover, compared to the minimum requirement of 20 per cent green landscape for a healthy city. BUET urban and regional planning department professors Afsana Haque ... Read more
Hajj flights begin on May 21
News Desk : dhakamirror.com This year’s hajj flights will start on May 21, Biman’s Managing Director and CEO Shafiqul Azim said today. The return hajj flights will begin on August 2, said the Biman boss during a press conference at the Biman Headquarters in the city’s Kurmitola this afternoon. The national flag carrier will operate ... Read more
No scope to curtail this year’s hajj airfare: Biman CEO
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman will not slash this year’s hajj airfare despite calls from different quarters, including the religious affairs ministry and a parliamentary watchdog, for reducing the ticket price. There is no scope to curtail the hajj airfare, said Biman’s Managing Director and CEO Shafiqul Azim during a press conference at its headquarters ... Read more
Madaripur road accident claims 19 lives
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 19 people were killed and over a dozen injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Kutubpur under Shibpur upazila in Madaripur district on Sunday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident took place minutes after 7:30am on Sunday, said Madaripur Highway ... Read more
Rainfall is predicted to rise during the following 3 days
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rainfall or thunder showers may increase in the country in the next 72 hours, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in a forecast today. The 24-hour forecast issued at 9:00am said that the trough of westerly low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area and the seasonal low lies over the South Bay. ... Read more
Hajj registration: Deadline extended ‘for the last time
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government today extended the deadline for hajj registration “for the last time” amid concerns that the quota for the annual pilgrimage won’t be fulfilled. According to a circular of the Religious Affairs Ministry issued this evening, the deadline for hajj registration has been extended till March 21. In the circular ... Read more
2 more Metrorail stations open to public from today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Kazipara and Mirpur-11 stations of the country’s first-ever metro rail service was opened to public this morning. Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Kazipara and Mirpur-11 stations.For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit ... Read more
No exams for sixth, seventh grades
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Classes of the sixth and seventh grades have been ongoing following the new curriculum since the start of 2023 academic year. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), however, has said teachers won’t be allowed to take any conventional exams or model tests for student evaluation in these two grades. ... Read more
This hajj package inhuman: High Court
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court today said this year’s hajj package is inhuman as its cost is so high. Those who are involved in fixing this costly hajj package will become sharers of the sin, the HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Ali during the hearing of a writ ... Read more
Woman dials 999 to surrender after killing husband
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A woman from Rajapur upazila in Jhalakathi called the National Emergency Service 999 early Monday claiming that she had killed her husband. Safia Khatun, 33, called the hotline-999 to surrender to the law after killing her husband autorickshaw driver Rabiul Awal Talukder. Emergency service call operator Constable Ikramul, who received the ... Read more
Padma Bank celebrates International Women’s Day
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Padma Bank Limited has celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day in line with the women’s day theme ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’. Padma Bank managing director and CEO Tarek Reaz Khan was present as the chief guest in the event organized at Gulshan Corporate Head Office on Sunday, said ... Read more
Apparel exhibition in Dhaka on March 16
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A conference and exhibition on sustainable clothing production will be held in Dhaka on March 16. About 20 exhibitors are expected to present green production technologies at the Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF), according to a press release. The fourth edition of the SAF will focus on several agendas, including circularity, carbon ... Read more
Fire Service, 9 people to receive Swadhinata Padak 2023
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has choosen 9 individuals and one institution for this year’s Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award), in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country. The Cabinet Division has issued a notification in this regard on Thursday (9 March). Six recipients of the award freedom fighter Colonel (retired) Samsul Alam, Lieutenant ... Read more
Primary scholarship exam results suspended due to ‘error’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Directorate of Primary Education suspended the results of Primary Scholarship Examinations 2022, this evening showing “technical errors”. The result will be published tomorrow after a review, said a notification signed by DPE Director General Shah Rezwan Hayat. Earlier in the day, the result was published around 12:30pm through a press ... Read more
Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital has treated over 6 lakh patients in 20 years
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital, a collaboration between Unilever Bangladesh Limited and non-profit social organisation Friendship, has provided medical care to over 657,000 people in remote char areas of Bangladesh, said a press release issued by Unilever Bangladesh on Monday. Inaugurated in 2001, LFH has organised 416 specialised health camps for the marginalised ... Read more
Scholarships awarded to 82,383 primary students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 82,383 primary students are going to get scholarships in the ongoing year across Bangladesh, said the state minister for primary and mass education Md Zakir Hossain on Tuesday. Among them, 33,000 students will get talent pool scholarships and 49,383 students will get general scholarships, he said at a ... Read more
Sehri and Iftar times for Ramadan 2023 released
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Islamic Foundation released the timings of Sehri and Iftar for holy Ramadan on Monday. The holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on March 24, subject to viewing the moon, according to the schedule published by the Islamic Foundation on Monday. It also said that the list of timings ... Read more