Business Desk : dhakamirror.com bKash customers will no longer need to keep track of when to pay their electricity bill. Availing auto pay option from bKash app to pay for utility services like electricity, gas, water etc. is now a reality. To facilitate more convenience to the customers like this, bKash app has been enriched ... Read more
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Anti-bullying guidelines issued for educational institutions
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The government of Bangladesh has formulated a new policy titled “Policy for the Prevention of Bullying and Ragging in Educational Institutions 2023”, according to an education ministry notification. Actions will be taken as per existing criminal law under the policy which will be applicable to all educational institutions across the country, ... Read more
Heatwave will impact livelihoods of 3.5 billion people by 2050: study
News Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a recent study, by 2050, searing heat waves will affect the lives and livelihoods of more than 3.5 billion people worldwide, half of whom live in urban areas. Extreme heat poses major risks to cities and is becoming more dangerous every year, according to the study Building Urban Heat ... Read more
Energypac bags JAC Digital Marketing Partner Award
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Owing to their unparalleled efforts in Digital Marketing at the JAC Distributor Conference in Hafei, China, Energypac Power Generation Limited (EPGL) has received a prestigious accolade, as the winner of the JAC Day and Digital Marketing Partner Award 2022, said a press release. Energypac is the sole distributor of JAC Motors, ... Read more
OPPO ColorOS 13 wins 6 awards at 2023 iF Design Awards
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com OPPO’s latest operating system, ColorOS 13, was honored with six prestigious awards at the 2023 iF Design Awards. Competing against 11,000 entries from 56 countries, ColorOS 13 received five awards in the User Experience (UX) category for its Aquamorphic Design, Multi-Screen Connect, Smart Sidebar Suggestions, Game Assistant, Smart Wallet, and one ... Read more
IUBAT Observe 6th death anniversary of Prof Mahmuda Khanum
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 6th death anniversary of Professor Mahmuda Khanam, First Vice-Chancellor and Board Member of the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology has been observed. On Sunday (April 30), a memorial meeting and prayer ceremony was held at the IUBAT campus to seek the forgiveness of the departed soul, reads a ... Read more
Two models of Walton monitors now available at affordable prices
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Walton, a Bangladeshi Superbrand, is offering lucrative slim design monitors at affordable prices in the country’s digital device market. Walton’s 21.45-inch CiNEd WD215V04 model monitor with full HD LED backlight display is available at an affordable price of Tk9,550. Earlier, the price of this model was Tk12,850. In addition, price of ... Read more
Road crash deaths during Eid rush 21.1% lower than last year
Says Jatri Kalyan Samity News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 328 people were killed and 565 injured in 304 road accidents in 15 days (from April 15 to 29) during the Eid rush, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said today. The organisation said the road crashes and road accident-related deaths during this Eid rush were 18.2 ... Read more
Unemployment jumps to 2.59m in Bangladesh in Q1 2023: BBS
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Unemployment increased to 2.59 million in the first quarter (January-March) of 2023, up from 2.32 million in the last quarter of 2022, according to the quarterly data from the Labour Force Survey released by the BBS on Tuesday. The rate of unemployment is currently 3.51%, according to the survey findings disclosed ... Read more
Investors sue Adidas over Kanye West deal
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Adidas is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by investors who claim the company knew about the risks of its partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, years before it terminated its relationship with the rapper over his antisemitic comments. In the lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Oregon, the ... Read more
Inequitable, low wages continue to hit workers
Moinul Haque Workers in Bangladesh suffer discriminatory wages due to the lack of a national minimum wage standard, trade union leaders and labour rights advocates said. According to them, the prevailing wage-setting system in the country is discriminatory and against the interest of workers. The May Day movement, trade union leaders said, was for an ... Read more
May Day today
Free trade unionism, workplace safety, wage hike demanded Bangladesh along with the rest of the world is set to observe May Day today (Monday) with demands for ensuring workers’ rights, including rights to workplace safety and free trade unionism. To observe the day, various labour bodies will hold rallies, bring out processions and organise discussions ... Read more
CPD calls on NBR to impose taxes on Facebook, Google, and Netflix
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring non-resident tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Netflix under tax. “Legal provisions will need to be put in place for non-resident businesses to get Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in order for them to submit ... Read more
SSC, equivalent exams begin today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams will begin today. According to the education ministry, 20,72,163 candidates are likely to take this year’s SSC and equivalent exams. The exams will be held on all subjects with full marks but on revised syllabuses. They will be held in 3,810 centres across the ... Read more
DU entry test begins
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The admission test for Dhaka University’s 2022-23 academic session for undergraduate programmes started yesterday with the examination of the Faculty of Fine Arts. The exam began at 11:00am and continued till 12:30pm. The admission test was held at the university’s Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences buildings, said ... Read more
Chatgaya Food Festival held at The Peninsula Chittagong
City Desk : dhakamirror.com The Peninsula Chittagong desires to offer the diverse Chittagonian foods and textures to foodies in the city at the Chatgaya Food Festivalon from 27 April till 3 May 2023 at Laguna Restaurant. , reads a press release. This would be a great place to enjoy all types of Chittagonian traditional food ... Read more
Biman to train foreign pilots on state-of-the-art Dreamliner 787
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ushered in a new horizon in South Asian aviation history by providing line training to foreign pilots on state-of-the-art Dreamliner 787. The training programme started auspiciously on Friday by providing training to a pilot of Mongolian Airlines on Dhaka-Sylhet-London route flight. Twelve pilots of Mongolian State Airlines ... Read more
World Bank approves $1.25 billion financing for greener Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The World Bank (WB) approved a $1.25 billion financing in three new projects under a new Country Partnership Framework to help Bangladesh achieve greener and more resilient development. The approval came on Thursday at a meeting of the global lender’s Board of Directors in Washington on Thursday, according to a statement ... Read more
Facebook ads made limited or even halt in Bangladesh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Meta platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Whatapp’s official advertisement services will be “unavailable or limited” in Bangladesh until further notice due to dollar crisis, said Meta’s revenue collection agent Httpool Bangladesh Limited. Httpool, Meta’s sales partner in Bangladesh, made the announcement in a letter. The letter from the organization stated that ... Read more
Delphos International signs deal with ProMax Bangladesh to improve its service
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Delphos International has formed a strategic partnership with ProMax Bangladesh Ltd to extend its reach and enhance its services throughout Bangladesh. Delphos International Ltd has recently said that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with ProMax Bangladesh Ltd, based in Dhaka. The objective of this collaboration is to extend ... Read more