Zaman Monir Bangladesh Cha Shramik Union, an organisation of tea garden workers, went on a countrywide strike from Saturday for an indefinite period demanding a hike in their daily wages. Leaders and activists of the organisation’s Sylhet and Chattogram divisional units expressed their solidarity on Friday night with the organisation’s Moulvibazar unit that the daily ... Read more
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Bangladesh Brand Forum organises communication summit
Bangladesh Brand Forum, in collaboration with the Cannes Lions and in association with The Daily Star, hosted the 11th edition of the communication summit at the Sheraton in Dhaka on Saturday. This year’s summit was themed ‘creativity in challenging times’, said a press release. The summit brought together global & leading industry professionals, decision-makers, thought ... Read more
Government considering two-day weekend at educational institutions: Dipu Moni
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In an effort to save electricity, the government is exploring two-day weekends for educational institutions, said education minister Dipu Moni. She made the declaration in response to a query from a reporter in the capital on Friday. “The situation hasn’t been resolved yet, though. Soon, a decision will be made “She ... Read more
Bangladesh sets stagger industry holidays amid energy crisis
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com To lessen the frequency and duration of power outages in the midst of an ongoing energy crisis, the Bangladeshi government has established staggered weekly holidays for industrial hubs. A notification establishing the area-wise weekly off was published by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments under the Ministry of Labour ... Read more
BCCCI signs MoU with BIAC
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) and Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Dhaka on Wednesday. Kaiser A Chowdhury, chief executive officer of the BIAC, and Al Mamun Mridha, acting secretary general of the BCCCI, signed the deal at the BIAC secretariat ... Read more
Labour market resumes as Bangladesh sends 53 workers to Malaysia
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh has started sending migrant workers to Malaysia again after a four-year pause. On Monday at 11:40 p.m., an AirAsia flight departed Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur carrying a total of 53 employees who were under the management of the recruitment firm Catharsis International. The AirAsia flight carrying the Bangladeshi workers landed ... Read more
Fulbright scholarships to teach Bangla in US
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The United States Embassy in Dhaka announced a call for applications for the 2023-2024 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program, according to a press release issued on Sunday. The Fulbright FLTA program provides scholarships for highly-motivated early career Bangladeshi educational professionals working in English language and other related fields – ... Read more
HSBC facilitates social loan financing for Brac
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com In a recent program, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in Bangladesh facilitated social loan financing for brac. In accordance with the agreement, HSBC will provide money to BRAC in the amount of Tk 6.12 billion to carry out social development projects, said a press release. This is the country’s ... Read more
StanChart’s first automated over-the-weekend loan for Nestlé Bangladesh
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com In accordance with its distributor finance program, Standard Chartered Bangladesh has completed the country’s first automated over-the-weekend loan disbursement, according to a press release. The first client to receive the funds from a distributor financing loan on a weekend was Nestle Bangladesh, This enhancement will empower distributors, which are usually small ... Read more
Bangladesh’s Meghna Aviation orders 2 Bell helicopters to purchase
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Meghna Aviation Ltd. in Bangladesh has inked a contract to buy two Bell helicopters—a Bell 505 and a Bell 407GXi—according to a statement from Bell Textron. Meghna Aviation was founded in 2011 which is a member of the Meghna Group of Industries, a significant conglomerate with headquarters in Bangladesh that employs ... Read more
Bangladesh to start Covid vaccine trial run for children aged 5-11 from August, 11
News Desk : dhakamirror.com On August 11, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses will be administered to children aged 5-11 as part of a trial in Dhaka, Minister for Health and Family Planning Zahid Maleque said on Sunday. At the World Breastfeeding Week opening ceremony at the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (Nipsom) auditorium in ... Read more
Complaint filed against Hero Alam for embezzlement
News Desk : dhakamirror.com For embezzlement and making death threats in Gazipur, a young person has submitted a written complaint against Hero Alam. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Moniruzzaman said that Rubel Munshi (22) accused Hero Alam and his two associates in a complaint he submitted at the Sreepur police station in Gazipur. Ashraful Hossain also known ... Read more
Robbery, rape on bus in Tangail: One arrested
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Raja Mia, who was detained in Tangail in relation to a robbery and rape that occurred inside of a moving bus, has been placed on a five-day remand. Police brought him before the court with a seven-day remand plea on Thursday, 4 August, and Tangail Senior Judicial Magistrate Badal Kumar Chand ... Read more
Gang-rape, robbery on moving bus in Tangail
In Tangail, a group of armed men disguised as passengers boarded a bus headed for Chattogram, stole people’s money and possessions, and raped a woman while holding her at gunpoint. The terrifying occurrence happened early on Wednesday in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila’s Raktipara area, which is off the Dhaka-Tangail Highway. The bus of “Eagle Paribahan,” with ... Read more
Dhaka University teacher Samia Rahman’s demotion illegal: HC
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The action by Dhaka University administrators to demote faculty member Samia Rahman on accusations of plagiarism was declared “illegal” by the High Court on Thursday, August 4, 2022. The HC bench led by Justice Zafar Ahmed and Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman delivered the verdict after holding hearing on a writ petition filed ... Read more
BUP film fest closing ceremony held
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The two-day BUP Film Fest-2022 was concluded and awards were given out on Wednesday in the university’s Bijoy Auditorium by the department of mass communication and journalism of Bangladesh University of Professionals. In the event, 277 competitors from 40 prestigious public and private institutions competed in the short film, cosplay, script ... Read more
HSBC to introduce Female Entrepreneur Fund in Bangladesh today
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) will introduce the “Female Entrepreneur Fund (FEF)” in Bangladesh today as part of its global commitment for assisting female entrepreneurs. According to a news release, the program’s goal is to enhance financial literacy, networking, and funding for women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh through the FEF project. ... Read more
First female head of retail banking at HSBC
Tanmi Haque has been appointed Country Head of Retail Banking, HSBC Bangladesh, effective from Monday. Tanmi succeeds Ahmed Saiful Islam who is moving to a new regional role in Hongkong within the bank according to a press release. Before joining HSBC, Tanmi was Head of Priority and Wealth, Standard Chartered Bank and has also worked ... Read more
Nova Intima will put $28 million into Bepza Economic Zone
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The manufacturer of women’s underwear Nova Intima signed a contract yesterday with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) to invest $28 million in the Mirsharai Bepza economic zone of Chattogram. With this investment, 60 million units of underwear and related materials and accessories will be produced yearly, resulting in 5,625 ... Read more
Fresh SSC exam schedule announced
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A new schedule for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams 2022 has been released, reports UNB. The exam is scheduled to start on September 15 and last until October 15 according to the routine. On Sunday, the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education issued the schedule for all educational boards. ... Read more