News Desk : dhakamirror.com Hijackers shot a Bangladeshi expatriate worker in Lebanon. The injured is Nurul Islam, a resident of Mymensingh’s Gafargaon upazila, according to the Bangladeshi Embassy in Lebanon. The incident happened early on Saturday, October 15, 2022, in the Juni district, close to the Sabra Bridge on the Tabarja Highway Road. Two snatchers ... Read more
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Brunei Sultan receives red carpet welcome in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan of Brunei, arrived in Dhaka today. The VVIP Special flight carrying the Sultan of Brunei, family members, key cabinet ministers and officials had landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 2:30 pm, reports The Daily Star quoting a foreign ministry official. He was ... Read more
Turag pollution hits environment, livelihood hard: discussion
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Pollution in Turag River has been affecting livelihood of those long dependent on the water body and also forcing many to look for alternative means of income, observed green activists at a programme on Thursday. The observation came at a discussion in the city where they raised concern about river pollution ... Read more
UNICEF, Bangladesh garment industry teamed up to support mothers at work
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In accordance with the Unicef-led Mothers@Work initiative, factories will receive assistance to provide breastfeeding spaces and breaks, childcare facilities, paid maternity leave, cash benefits, healthcare, employment protection, and a safe work environment for working mothers and pregnant women. Unicef, Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and ... Read more
‘Bangladesh IT Connect portal—Japan’ opened
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com An information technology portal named Bangladesh IT Connect Portal—Japan was launched yesterday with the goal of fostering business ties between domestic and Japanese IT enterprises. The Enhancing Digital Government and Economy project of the Bangladesh Computer Council and the Japanese Embassy will work together to create a business-to-business hub for IT ... Read more
German Business Council begins journey in Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com German Business Council (GBC), a platform of German private enterprises working in Bangladesh, formally began its journey today in Dhaka to promote investment and trade with the country. Additionally, it will help create a favorable business environment for the European nation’s companies. Formally registered as a trust in December 2019, GBC’s ... Read more
Veon Group CEO to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Banglalink’s parent company Veon Group CEO Kaan Terzioğlu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow for a four-day visit. This will be his third visit to Bangladesh this year, Banglalink said in a statement today. He will sit with government officials and key stakeholders of the company along with attending a ... Read more
4 global fairs by CEMS-Global USA begin in Dhaka
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Four comprehensive international exhibitions, organised by the CEMS-Global USA, began in Dhaka’s International Convention City Bashundhara today. The three-day exhibitions are: 5th Int’l Health Tourism & Services Expo Bangladesh 2022, 27th Build Bangladesh Expo 2022, 4th Water Bangladesh International Expo 2022 and 4th Dhaka International Lighting Expo 2022. Some 350 stalls ... Read more
Int’l day for disaster risk reduction today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Pragmatic early warning system for all types of disasters is yet to be introduced in the country although natural disasters cause huge losses and damages every year in Bangladesh. Disaster experts said that Bangladesh has early warning for flood and cyclone but yet to develop pragmatic forecasting for flash flood, lightning ... Read more
Fashion and lifestyle expo started in Chittagong
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A three-day fashion and lifestyle expo has begun in Chittagong to display and publicize the most recent trends. The fair got underway on Thursday, October 13 at the Radisson Blu Bay View, a five-star hotel in the port city. The Platinum Sponsor Maliha Ibrahim Studio and Salon, Gold Sponsor Khadi Ghar, ... Read more
Exports of clothing to US rose by 53.54% in first eight months of 2022
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh’s garment exports to the country’s single largest export market, the USA, increased 53.54 percent year on year to $6.64 billion in the January-August time frame of the current year, according to data from the USA’s Office of Textiles and Apparel, (OTEXA). Bangladesh occupies third place with a 9.42 percent share ... Read more
Top Bangladeshi universities include DU and NSU in the 2023 Times Higher Education rankings
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, Dhaka University and North South University held the top spots among all Bangladeshi universities. According to a news release released yesterday, NSU and Dhaka University were ranked between 601 and 800 in the Times Higher Education World University ... Read more
RU researchers develop five new banana varieties
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Researchers of Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Rajshahi University have developed at least five advanced varieties of banana. The new varieties were named as Mehersagar, Rongilasagor, Grand Nain, Sofri, and Agnissor. RU Vice-Chancellor Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar handed over seedlings of the new varieties among the farmers in an ... Read more
Akij Bathware unveils ROSA faucets
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Akij Group is one of the renowned names in the country for their excellence in manufacturing building materials. To refuel their journey, Akij Bathware — a new sister concern of Akij Group — has launched ROSA faucets and bathware products. This wide range of ROSA faucets and bathware is not only ... Read more
74th meet of BOU academic council held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 74th meeting of the academic council of Bangladesh Open University was held at its Dhaka regional centre on Tuesday. BOU vice-chancellor Syed Humayun Akhtar presided over the meeting, said a press release. Pro-vice-chancellor (administration) Nasim Banu, pro-vice-chancellor (education) Mahbooba Nasreen and treasurer Mustafa Azad Kamal were present. New 10 members ... Read more
Korean King Sejong Instt opens at AIUB
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The public diplomacy team of the Korean Embassy attended the opening ceremony of King Sejong Institute Dhaka1 held at the American International University-Bangladesh on Monday. Carmen Z Lamagna, vice-chancellor of AIUB welcomed the team at AIUB and delivered the opening address. Youngmin Seo, head of the Public Diplomacy Wing conveyed the ... Read more
Sabur Khan gets Book of Records award
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Md Sabur Khan, chairman, Daffodil International University and Daffodil Family received the Award of ‘World Book of Records’ on Monday at an award receiving ceremony. World Book of Records is a UK-based organisation that certifies, verifies and records extraordinary achievements around the world. This year Md Sabur Khan has been felicitated ... Read more
Woman gang-raped after being hired for at-home parlor service
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A beautician was raped by three youths in an apartment at Dhanmondi in Bangladesh capital Dhaka at the night following Tuesday as she was called there for beautifying a girl. The 25-year-old victim was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Centre of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Three youths raped ... Read more
Customers may pay Hajj finance loan and DPS installment through Nagad
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The customers of Nagad and Hajj Finance Company Limited will be allowed to deposit their loan installments or pay the installments of savings deposit for Hajj via Nagad app from now on, said a press release. The agreement between the financial institution and digital company was signed at the head office ... Read more
15 payment partners awarded in ‘Daraz Payment Partner Awards 2022’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Daraz Bangladesh organised ‘Daraz Payment PartnerAwards 2022’ at Sheraton in Dhaka recently to acknowledge the continued support of the partners in the banking and mobile financial services sectors for the development of e-commerce, said a press release. Daraz Bangladesh global chief executive officer Bjarke Mikkelsen, managing director Syed Moshtahidal Hoq, chief ... Read more