Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Shahjalal Islami Bank has won first position for the best presented annual report-2021 at the 22nd ICAB National Award recently. Mohammed Younus, chairman of the bank, Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, managing director, and Md Jafar Sadeq, chief financial officer, received an award from Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, ... Read more
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HSC enrollment starts Dec 8, classes start Feb 1
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Enrollment for the following academic year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) courses will open on December 8 using an online registration system. Prof. Tapan Kumar Sarker, head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, said applicants can apply through December 15. He added the admission process will be posted on education boards’ and ... Read more
Umrah e-visa requires biometric data.
Elderly pilgrims may be affected, according to HAAB. News Desk : dhakamirror.com In order to receive their Umrah e-visas, pilgrims from Bangladesh and four other countries must submit biometric data, including “fingerprints,” to the Saudi authorities. According to a report citing an announcement by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the other nations include ... Read more
5.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Dhaka and other several sections of the country were jolted this morning by an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The report stated that the earthquake’s epicentre, which was felt at 9:02 a.m., was located at a depth of 10 kilometers within the Bay of Bengal. ... Read more
75% disabled children not in secondary school
News Desk : dhakamirror.com About three-quarters of children with disabilities have dropped out of high school, and about 60% do not go to regular primary schools. A recent government study found that only 8% of them go to primary schools for early childhood education, with girls enrolling at a rate of 5.39 percent and boys ... Read more
Islami Bank wins ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2021
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited IBBL won the ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2021 for “Private Commercial Bank (Islamic Operation)”. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi handed over the award to Muhammad Qaisar Ali, additional managing director of the bank Thursday (1 December) at a ceremony held at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka. JQM Habibullah, additional managing ... Read more
Brac Bank holds fire safety awareness sessions during Fire Service Week
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com To observe Fire Service Week, Brac Bank held a fire safety awareness event for its people in conjunction with the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department. The bank arranged a fire safety drill at its head office in Dhaka on 17 November, said a press release. The department observes Fire Service ... Read more
Premier Cement Mills PLC obtains ICMAB ‘Gold Award’ for cement manufacturing
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Once again, Premier Cement Mills PLC has taken home the Gold in the Cement Manufacturing category at the ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2021. Mohammed Amirul Haque, managing director of Premier Cement Mills PLC, received the award from Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at a city hotel on 1 December. Among others Federation ... Read more
IPDC Finance took home “gold” for ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2021
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com IPDC Finance was honored with the Gold Award in the NBFI category at the ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2021. The awards event took place on Thursday, December 1 at the Intercontinental Dhaka, said a press release issued in this regard. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi handed over the awards to the recipients as ... Read more
Depression, cold wave anticipated in late December
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A low to moderate cold wave – coupled with a depression – could grip the country at the end of December. As a result, mercury may dip as low as 6 Degrees Celsius in some regions of the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasted on Thursday. Bangladesh could see less rainfall than ... Read more
Job festival kicks off at DIU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A three-day long job festival started at Daffodil International University yesterday. DIU and UNDP’s FutureNation Project are jointly organising the event. State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the job fair as chief guest. DIU VC Prof M Lutfar Rahman; Van Guen, resident representative, UNDP Bangladesh; Prof SM Mahbub ... Read more
Visually impaired job seekers want equal treatment
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A group of visually impaired job seekers yesterday asked that the government provide equitable public sector job chances for disabled people. They submitted three demands before today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022. The two other demands are: the government raising disability allowance to Tk 5,000 from Tk 850, and ... Read more
Car hits woman and drags her through DU campus, killing her
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The woman who was hit by a private car and dragged for several hundred yards on Dhaka University (DU) campus this afternoon died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. She passed away around 4:30pm at DMCH, Masud Mia, an assistant sub-inspector of DMCH Police Outpost. The deceased was identified as Rubina Akther, ... Read more
Agora, BD Recycle Technologies to work on solid-waste management
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Agora Limited has recently joined hands with BD Recycle Technologies Limited (BRTL) to work together with the goal of ensuring sustainable solid-waste management. A memorandum of understanding has been signed in this regard, where these two institutions will work towards environmental protection through modernisation of waste management, reads a press release. ... Read more
ICMAB Best Corporate Award goes to 65 firms
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 65 businesses were awarded the “Best Corporate Award 2021” by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) for their efforts in establishing corporate governance. After examining each company’s annual report, the ICMAB presented them with honors Thursday night at a local hotel during its annual ... Read more
International Travel & Tourism Expo from December 1
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first-ever Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo BITTE, will open on December 1 in Dhaka for three days to promote of the country’s tourism industry and exposure to international visitors. The organiser of the expo, the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB), organised a press conference in this regard ... Read more
Meghna Bank to avail mobile financial solution platform
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Meghna Bank recently signed a tripartite agreement with ModeFinServer Private and Genex Infosys at the bank’s head office in Gulshan, Dhaka to avail a mobile financial solution platform from the former and provide logistics and localisation support from the latter. Sohail RK Hussain, managing director of Meghna Bank, Amarnath Chowdhury, managing ... Read more
Citibank NA appoints New Country Officer in Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Citibank NA Bangladesh recently appointed a new country officer. The appointee, Md Moinul Huq, joined Citibank NA in 2002 and previously worked for Al Baraka Bank and Dhaka Bank, said a press release. As country officer, Huq will lead the Citi franchise in Bangladesh and will be responsible for Citi’s business ... Read more
Shoilmari: A river dead, livelihoods endangered
Dipankar Roy The once mighty Shoilmari river in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila can now only be called a river on paper. In just three years, it has been filled with silt. The once 150-metre-wide river has now turned into a 3 to 4-metre narrow channel. Boats cannot sail there in low tide and people can cross ... Read more
90 lakh people will get Covid vaccine from December 1-7
News Desk : dhakamirror.com From December 1-7, the government will conduct a nationwide Covid vaccination program, with the goal of giving shots (including boosters) to 90 lakh individuals. Shamsul Hoque, member secretary of the vaccine deployment committee of Directorate General of Health Serv ices (DGHS), said this at a press briefing today. The campaign, which ... Read more