News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University yesterday awarded 12 faculty members for their research excellence during 2021 and 2022, said a press release. The awards were given through a ceremony held at NSU auditorium in the afternoon, chaired by NSU Vice Chancellor Prof Atiqul Islam. Organised by NSU’s Office of Research, the event was ... Read more
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Achol Foundation reported 585 student suicides in 2022
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A survey by the Achol Foundation found that 585 students from schools, colleges, universities, and madrasas died by suicide in 2016. Among them, 340 were in school, 106 were in college, 85 were in university, and 54 were in a madrasa. The foundation revealed the information through a press release sent ... Read more
Walton sees Tk 566cr sales drop in six months
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, the largest electrical, electronics and home appliance manufacturer in Bangladesh, posted lower sales and profits in the first half of the current financial year due to higher inflation and the dearer US dollar amid the ongoing global economic crisis. The sales dropped by Tk 566 crore, or ... Read more
Mother, kid reunited by cop’s brave act
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A mother sold her two-month-old infant for Tk 30,000 to pay off debts. A police team reunited the mother and kid yesterday, three days after the terrible tragedy. The mother, Lima Hanufa, said her husband hasn’t worked in five years since a road accident incapacitated him. Lima, her family’s sole breadwinner, ... Read more
Phone producers must preinstall Bijoy app, although users are under no obligation: Jabbar
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Preinstallation of Bijoy app on android phones is still mandatory for the importers and manufacturers of the devices, but it is not obligatory for the users to use the Bangla writing software, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has not changed its stance over the ... Read more
IUB collaborates with Sweden on climate change
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Sweden and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) have launched a four-year partnership to strengthen climate action in Bangladesh, said a press release. Tanweer Hasan, vice chancellor of IUB, and Maria Stridsman, head of cooperation and deputy head of mission of the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka, yesterday signed the agreement on behalf ... Read more
NSU enrolls 2,000 spring semester students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The orientation programme of spring semester of North South University was held on its campus yesterday, said a press release. Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh was present on the occasion. The event was presided over by NSU Vice Chancellor Professor Atiqul Islam. Seema Ahmad, Shahriar Kamal, and ... Read more
Taslima Nasreen claims she became a big victim of medical crime
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin has accused a hospital in India of committing a “medical crime” by providing wrong treatment to her after she reportedly broke a bone in her leg. She claimed that doctors at the hospital conducted a total hip replacement surgery on her even though the X-ray report ... Read more
Boy found in the cargo container calls himself Fahim
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The boy found in a cargo container in Port Klang of Malaysia on January 17 calls himself Fahim and he could be Bangladeshi or Rohingya. A video clip of the boy, aged between 11 and 15, being rescued from the empty container went viral and in several clips the boy calls ... Read more
Sreemangal became cool at 5.6 degrees Celsius
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Sreemangal of Moulvibazar ha the lowest temperature of the season at 5.6 degrees Celsius in the 24 hours preceding friday morning. Mujibur Rahman, a Srimangal weather monitoring station officer, told UNB that the lowest temperature at Sreemangal was 2.8 degrees Celsius on February 4, 1968. Sreemangal is struggling with severe cold, ... Read more
US embassy is going to organize the University Spring Fair in Dhaka and Ctg
News Desk : dhakamirror.com US University fairs and tours organized by the US Embassy through its EducationUSA platform in collaboration with EdPrograms will be held in Dhaka and for the first time in Chattogram. The program aims to provide prospective students, teachers, and college counselors with a unique opportunity to learn about the US higher ... Read more
NSU, University of Kolkata sign MoU for research collaboration
News Desk : dhakamirror.com North South University (NSU) and the University of Kolkata have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for research and academic collaboration. The MoU was signed by NSU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Atiqul Islam, and the University of Calcutta’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay, on January 13, said a press release. The agreement aims ... Read more
‘Richest 1% seize two-thirds of fresh $42 trillion created since 2020′
Oxfam report says Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A new Oxfam report shows that the top 1% of the world’s wealthiest people have taken almost two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth that has been created since 2020. This is almost twice as much money as the bottom 99% of the world’s population has. A ... Read more
‘Richest 1% seize two-thirds of fresh $42 trillion created since 2020′
Oxfam report says Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A new Oxfam report shows that the top 1% of the world’s wealthiest people have taken almost two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth that has been created since 2020. This is almost twice as much money as the bottom 99% of the world’s population has. A ... Read more
Liver transplant: Sister saves brother
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bogura resident 53-year-old Monetzar Rahman received a liver transplant from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) physicians. At a press conference yesterday, BSMMU officials stated Montezar’s sister Shamima Akter, 43, gave 60% of her liver to save her brother. The Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund paid for surgery. BSMMU surgeons ... Read more
Kites, fireworks fill Dhaka sky
City Desk : dhakamirror.com Poush Sangkranti, also known as Shakrain, was celebrated in Old Dhaka on Saturday evening.Kite flying, partying, and cuisine marked the Bengali month Poush’s end. Laser light shows, fireworks, and lanterns illuminated winter twilight. Shakrain is Old Dhaka’s traditional celebration. The streets of Sutrapur, Kaltabazar, Shakharibazar, Lalbagh, Faridabad, Tatibazar, Laxmibazar, Narinda, and ... Read more
Biswa Ijtema first phase concludes with peace prayers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The first phase of the Biswa Ijtema concluded today with the Akheri Munajat (final prayers), seeking peace on earth and prosperity for the Muslim Ummah. Thousands of devotees of all ages gathered at the Ijtema ground on the Turag banks and on the roads adjacent to the Ijtema venue during the ... Read more
Puma extends footprint
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The global footwear and apparel giant Puma has opened a flagship store in Chattogram, Bangladesh. With the new one, the total number of showrooms of Puma in Bangladesh rises to four. The brand has three outlets in Dhaka, launched by DBL Group, the franchise partner of Puma in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi cricketer ... Read more
First time gold prices exceed Tk 93,000 per bhori
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (Bajus) has decided to raise gold prices for a third straight week, effective tomorrow. According to a press release issued by Bajus yesterday, the price of one bhori (11.66 grams) of 22-carat gold has increased by 3 percent, to around Tk 93,400, as of today. It said ... Read more
Women use mobile phones more than men
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The latest survey from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) shows that more women than men in the country have access to mobile phones. The proportion of mobile phone use of the male and female in the last 3-month is 89.9 percent and 90 percent respectively, said the report. The BBS ... Read more