News Desk : dhakamirror.com Shah Moazzem Hossain, a veteran politician and deputy leader of the BNP, died on Friday at the age of 83. He died at 9:30 p.m. at his home in Gulshan, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP media cell, who also noted that he had long-standing age-related health problems. ... Read more
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Prof Nurul Alam new VC of JU
He has been the pro-VC of the university since August 14, 2016 News Desk : dhakamirror.com Prof Md Nurul Alam was appointed the new vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University yesterday for the next four years. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Education, President Abdul Hamid, also chancellor of the university, appointed him ... Read more
Charges pressed against Babul, 6 more in Mitu murder case
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Police Investigation Bureau yesterday filed charges against seven people, including former Police Superintendent Babul Akhter, in a case linked to the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu. Abu Jafar Mohammad Omar Faruk, of the PBI metro unit and also the investigating officer on the case, filed the indictment in ... Read more
1,000 hawkers drove out in Gulistan
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A team from Dhaka South City Corporation evicted around 1,000 hawkers from sidewalks in Gulistan yesterday as it conducted a drive for the second time this week. Earlier Sunday, DSCC had evicted over 1,000 street vendors, but many of them returned to the sidewalks. MA Kashem, president of the Bangladesh Hawkers ... Read more
Salman Khan clothing brand to open outlet in Dhaka
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first franchised store of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s clothing line ‘Being Human’ will open in Bangladesh tomorrow. The outlet is situated at Banani in Dhaka. Founded in 2012 as an extension of the non-profit foundation established by Bollywood stars, Being Human Clothing currently operates in more than 15 countries and ... Read more
US Embassy to organize university fair in Dhaka
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The US Embassy will organize a US University Fair at the Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel on Friday, September 23, from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, through its EducationUSA platform in collaboration with EdPrograms. The fair is part of the Fall 2022 EdTour South Asia programme, an initiative of EdPrograms that gives ... Read more
Ananda Shipyard built container ship, delivered to UK buyer
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Local shipbuilder Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd yesterday handed over a multi-purpose container ship to its UK buyer. Ananda, the pioneer in the export of ships from Bangladesh, built the ship with over 6,100 deadweight tons tonnage at its Meghna Ghat Shipyard in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj. The ship was manufactured ... Read more
Hong Kong currently one of the top investors in Bangladesh
DCCI President Rizwan Rahman says Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Hong Kong has risen to the position of one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, investing $1.8 billion to date mainly in the textile and energy industries, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (DCCI). Bangladesh’s trade with the ... Read more
IBBL introduces 5 new products
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) launched five new products in Dhaka yesterday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director of IBBL, presented the products at the bank’s headquarters in the capital, according to a press release. Under the Education Savings Scheme, guardians can open a monthly instalment-based account in the name of a ... Read more
HSC exams start on November 6th
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Higher Secondary Certificate examinations for this year will start on November 6. The exam timetable is made available on the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education’s website yesterday (September 12, 2022), According to the schedule published on the Board of Education’s website, the HSC theory exams end on December ... Read more
Sajeda Chowdhury laid to rest
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad and a member of Awami League presidium, was buried with state honors yesterday at the Banani cemetery. One of the country’s political doyen, Sajeda, who played a crucial role in organising the AL following assassination of Bangabandhu, died on Sunday at Dhaka ... Read more
Countrywide heavy rains until 13 Sep
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The current heavy rains brought on by the depression at the Bay of Bengal are predicted to last until Tuesday, according to the weather forecast service. The low will weaken in next 24 hours and move towards the plain land through Odisha and towards Chhatishgarh through West Bengal afterwards. Mostafa Kamal ... Read more
BRAC Bank, DSHE to provide Laptop Financing to MPO-listed teachers
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) in Dhaka recently. Nehal Ahmed, director general of the DSHE, and Selim RF Hussain, managing director of the bank, inked the MoU at the latter’s office, said a press release. Under the deal, teachers ... Read more
Saifullah elected chairman of Standard Bank’s shariah panel
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Muhammad Saifullah has been elected chairman of the shariah supervisory committee of Standard Bank at the 363rd meeting of the board recently. He served as a member of the committee for various terms, a press release said. Saifullah is an associate professor of the Asian University of Bangladesh and a member ... Read more
Shine Fashion workers getting dues from Bepza
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has started paying due salaries and other benefits to the workers of Shine Fashion Company Ltd, a closed factory at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ). DEPZ Executive Director Abdus Sobhan handed over some of the pay orders at an event today, according to a ... Read more
‘Six charter flights to carry Bangladeshi students back to China’
Says Chinese embassy News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi nationals who were studying in various Chinese universities but were forced to return because to Covid-19 would be entitled to go on chartered aircraft back to China. The Chinese government has so far given its approval for six chartered flights from Bangladesh to China, The Daily Star ... Read more
Deputy Leader Sajeda Chowdhury no more
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Deputy Leader of the Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury passed away last night (September 11, 2022). She was 87. She breathed her last around 11:40pm at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka, her son her son Shahdab Chowdhury confirmed. Sajeda Chowdhury, also presidium member of Awami League, was admitted to CMH after her ... Read more
Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits in Papua New Guinea
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A magnitude 7.6 earthquake was recorded in eastern Papua New Guinea, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck at a depth of about 50 to 60 kilometers (30 to 40 miles), 67 kilometers (42 miles) east of Kainantu, a sparsely populated ... Read more
Aziz Khan becomes 42nd richest man in Singapore
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Muhammed Aziz Khan, chairman of Summit Group, was named the 42nd richest man in Singapore on the Forbes’ list for 2022. According to Forbes website, his net worth is $1 billion now. He was first named in the Forbes Singapore list in 2018 when his net worth was $910 million. After ... Read more
A life devoted to welfare of the masses
People from all walks of life pay tribute to Akbar Ali Khan News Desk : dhakamirror.com Former adviser to a caretaker governmentAkbar Ali Khan devoted his life to the welfare of the people and his death is an irreparable loss to the nation, said his colleagues, civil society members and noted politicians before bidding farewell ... Read more