A passenger will have to pay Tk100 to travel from Uttara to Kamalapur City Desk : dhakamirror.com The fare for the first metro rail service in the country is set at Tk 5 per kilometer. The minimum fare was set at Tk20, while the fare for the entire Mass Rapid Transit Line 6 route from ... Read more
News
Dr Ibrahim’s 33rd death anniversary
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Today is the 33rd death anniversary of National Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim, also founder of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. Different associate organisations will place wreaths at his grave in the capital’s Banani Graveyard at 8:00am, said a press release.
Man who traveled ticketless on train while working govt job pays off debt
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Emdadul Haque, a government employee who, during his tenure, had traveled several times without tickets on different trains on the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet railways recently paid for all his tickets after retiring. Emdadul Haque (61) from South Mourail area of Brahmanbaria town came to the booking assistant room at Brahmanbaria train ... Read more
Notre Dame Univ welcomes freshers
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Notre Dame University Bangladesh welcomed its freshers of the fall semester in an orientation programme on the campus in the capital on Monday. Addressing the event as chief guest, professor Mesbahuddin Ahmed, former chairman of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council, said, ‘Notre Dame is a place which established based on discipline. From ... Read more
Coaching centers will remain closed from September 12th to October 2nd
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Education Minister Dipu Moni said on Monday that all coaching centers would remain closed from September 12 to October 2 to check the question leak during the secondary school certificate and its equivalent exams of 2022 from September 15.
We cannot advance and leave them behind
Suborno Nagorik Foundation honors inspiring people with disabilities News Desk : dhakamirror.com 15 people with disabilities and organizations supporting them from across the country received crests and certificates yesterday at the Daffodil Education Network conference hall in Dhanmondi. The event, titled “UCBL Suborna Nagorik Award 2022: Special Citizen Award for Changing perception and Improving the ... Read more
Uber made BDT 45 billion in economic contributions to Bangladesh Last year: report
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Public First, a UK-based policy research firm, conducted the research and produced the Ubers 2021 Bangladesh Economic Impact Report, which was released today at a ceremony in the capital. The study shows how Uber is helping to transform the on-demand economy for users, driver partners and the general public by producing ... Read more
519 people killed in road accidents in August
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 519 people died in 458 road accidents across Bangladesh in August, according to a report compiled by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).Among the deceased were 64 women and 69 children.Another 961 people were injured in the accidents last month.Meanwhile, 172 people have been killed in 183 motorcycle accidents – ... Read more
Renaissance Dhaka organizes blood donation camp with the Quantum Foundation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel, under Marriott’s flagship, held an all-day blood donation camp at its banquet hall on Sunday in partnership with the Quantum Foundation, according to a press release. “As the world’s largest hospitality company, we always care for our society and in regards to that, Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel ... Read more
Uttara University Launches Special Admissions Campaign
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Uttara University has launched a special campaign keeping track of the ongoing admissions period with affordable tution offer. The 15-day campaign will run from September 1-15, 2022, according to a press release. There is a special 50% waiver on the entry fee during the 2022 Fall Sale campaign.
Snowtex Group receives ‘Bangladesh Business Award-2019’
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Snowtex Group, an export-oriented company in the apparel industry, has received the Bangladesh Business Award 2019. The company previously earned the award in the category for “Best Business Entrepreneur of the Year,” and on Friday, it was officially awarded to it at the “Bangladesh Business Award-2020” ceremony held at the ... Read more
2 climbers from Bangladesh for the GoZayaan Expedition Ladakh
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Two Bangladeshi mountaineers Salehin Arshady and Imran Khan plan to attempt a series of peaks in the western part of the great Himalayas. Titled GoZayaan Expedition Ladakh, five high mountain peaks are to be climbed, including Kang Yatse II (6250m), Dzo Zongo (6250m), Dzo Zongo East (6200m), Regioni Mallai Ri-I (6080m) ... Read more
Tea workers return to work after 15 days
Many of them say Tk-50 hike inconsistent with current prices of essentials Mintu Deshwara After a 15-day work abstention, tea workers resumed work for a daily wage of Tk 170 yesterday morning. Majority of them expressed their dissatisfaction over the Tk 50 pay hike and said they resumed work as they had no alternative. “My ... Read more
Romo Rouf Chowdhury elected Bank Asia chairman
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Romo Rouf Chowdhury has been elected chairman of Bank Asia Ltd in the 479th meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank on Thursday. Before being elected as the chairman, he was one of the vice-chairmen of the bank. Chowdhury is one of the sponsor shareholders as well as sponsor ... Read more
HSBC recognised as market leader in corporate banking, CSR and ESG
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC) Bangladesh was named as the market leader in Bangladesh in the highest three categories for corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate banking in a survey done by Euromoney. This survey is an independent assessment conducted by Euromoney, a ... Read more
Uttara Motors brings Suzuki XL6
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Uttara Motors Ltd, sole distributor of Suzuki vehicles in Bangladesh, recently launched the new Suzuki XL6, a premium sports utility vehicle, at its Uttara Centre in Tejgaon, Dhaka. Nayeemur Rahman, head of business planning of Uttara Motors Ltd, and Chiranjeev Roy, chief operating officer of Suzuki Car Bangladesh, jointly unveiled the ... Read more
Transcom unveils ROWA TV brand
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Transcom Electronics Limited (TEL), a leading retailer and distributor, has launched a new branded television in Bangladesh in partnership with Chinese electronics company TCL. The two companies unveiled “ROWA Television” at an event in the Radisson Blu hotel in Dhaka on Thursday in presence of distributors and dealers, according to a ... Read more
RFL offers kitchen sinks
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com RFL Group recently launched three new kitchen sink models, made of stainless steel and designed to cut use-generated noise, priced between Tk 1,400 and Tk 4,200. Md Moniruzzaman, director of Rangpur Metal Industries, a subsidiary of the RFL, unveiled the products named “Popular”, “Premium” and “Luxury” at the RFL’s head office ... Read more
Actor Sohel Chowdhury murder trial finally begins
News Desk : dhakamirror.com After 24 years, the formal trial of the sensational murder case of actor Sohel Chowdhury in the city’s Gulshan area began with the deposition of prosecution witnesses. Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 recorded the statement of Towhidul Islam Chowdhury, brother of the victim and also the plaintiff, ... Read more
Seminar on FLTA Programme held at IML, DU
News Desk : dhakamirror.com On August 24, 2022, at the Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka, the American Center in Dhaka presented a lecture on the Fulbright FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and its application process. The Institute of Modern Languages coordinated the event in ... Read more