News Desk : dhakamirror.com Members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday (September 15, 2022) helped two SSC examinees, who were lost after reaching the wrong examination centres by mistake on the first day of the exam, by dropping them off at their respective centres on time. The two incidents took place in the capital’s Shyampur ... Read more
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SSC, equivalent exams begin today
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations for 2022 are going to start from today. Some 2,021,868 students are expected to take part in the examinations this year. Of them, 1,599,711 would participate in SSC, 2,68,495 in Dakhil, and 153,662 in vocational examinations. Some 3,790 centres were made available for ... Read more
Samsung Bangladesh launches new line of televisions
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics today launched a new line of televisions for the Bangladesh market through an event in Dhaka. The latest models that come with cutting-edge technology, smart features and innovative designs are being locally manufactured by two companies, namely Transcom Limited and Fair Electronics. Televisions were once ... Read more
RU cancels ‘controversial’ recruitment policy
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The authorities of Rajshahi University cancelled the ‘controversial’ teachers recruitment policy and formulated a new one to recruit meritorious students at the university. According to the new policy, a student must have a thesis for being eligible to apply for the post of a lecturer at the university. The teachers recruitment ... Read more
Ban on catching, selling hilsa from October 7-28
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government is going to impose a 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa from October 7 across the country to protect safe spawning of the fish during its peak breeding period. This information was disclosed in a notification issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock today ... Read more
BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem Hossain no more
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
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