Business Desk : dhakamirror.comThe CEO of Tesla and richest man in the world, Elon Musk, said that he was canceling his $44 billion agreement to purchase Twitter. According to Musk, the social media business violated numerous terms of the merger agreement, and as a result, the deal is being terminated. On the other hand. Twitter ... Read more
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286 ISPs will be unplugged
Business Desk : dhakamirror.comFor failing to transfer their licenses in compliance with regulations, the telecom regulator has ordered International Internet Gateway (IIG) service providers to unplugged bandwidth connections of 286 internet service providers (ISP).The existing ISP licensees were required to convert their existing licenses to four new categories by December 2021 in accordance with the ... Read more
Load shedding could continue until September
News Desk : dhakamirror.comThe government has no choice but to implement load shedding to handle the ongoing gas and electricity crises at least until the month of September (July 7, 2022), energy advisor to the Prime Minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said on Thursday (July 7, 2022).Tawfiq said, they will advise the government to implement measures to ... Read more
Animal waste must be disposed of by 10 pm on Eid day: LGRD minister
News Desk : dhakamirror.comThe trash from sacrificed animals shall be disposed of by 10 p.m. on Eid day (July 10, 2022), LGRD Minister Tajul Islam said on Thursday..The divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, and local representatives have been instructed to take action to dispose of rubbish from all areas between 7pm and 10pm, the minister stated, ... Read more
No motorcycle registration without driver’s license
News Desk : dhakamirror.com On Tuesday, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority said that starting on September 15, no registration number will be assigned to any motorcycle if the driver lacked a valid driving license.The order, issued by the authority, was given to inform people about it, said the BRTA director (engineering) Sitangshu Shekhar Biwas.Currently, the ... Read more
Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr at Dhaka airport
Customs Intelligence and Customs House officials seized 22,99,500 Saudi riyal — equivalent to Tk 6 crore – at Dhaka airport on Wednesday night. Customs’ deputy commissioner Abdus Sadek said that the passenger, Mamun Khan, checked in the luggage for the Dubai-bound flight EK 585 of Emirates Airlines at about 9:30pm on
What steps taken for their birth certificates?
HC asks govt on street children The High Court yesterday directed the government to submit in three months a report on the steps taken to issue birth certificates to all street children. Secretaries at the ministries of women and children and home affairs, and office of the registrar general of birth and death registration have ... Read more
DU celebrates 102nd founding anniv today
Dhaka University is set to celebrate its 102nd founding anniversary through various programmes today, while the university authorities on Wednesday decided to introduce graduation festivals to replace the students’ ‘rag day’ culture. The first of the university’s founding anniversary programmes will begin with the
SIM ban unexpected, says GP since it outperformed benchmark
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com According to Grameenphone the latest ban on SIM sales from the telecom watchdog was unexpected. The operator will decide how to proceed after reviewing the regulator’s letter relating to the suspension. The leading telecom operator was directed not to sell new SIM cards by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on ... Read more
BASIS to promote local IT in Europe
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is set to promote local IT products and services in the European market. A delegation of the top ICT trade body in collaboration with the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) will visit four European countries – Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and the
Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on July 10
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on July 10 with due solemnity and religious fervour. The National Moon Sighting Committee came up with the decision at a meeting held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city since the ... Read more
RU introduces health insurance for students
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Rajshahi University introduced health insurance and life insurance facilities for its students for the first time in its history. Under the insurance, a student of the university will get insurance facilities up to a maximum of Tk 80,000 if he/she falls ill and is admitted to a hospital for treatment, while
Ridesharing biker killed by passenger
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A ridesharing motorcyclist was stabbed to death by his passenger in the capital’s Mirpur area early Wednesday. Police arrested the accused at a checkpoint in Birulia of Savar after noticing the blood stained motorbike he was riding. The body of Mohammad Raja, 34, a resident of Arambagh in Rupnagar area, was
Saudi Arabia sets July 9 as Eid ul-Azha following moon sighting
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The first day of Eid-ul-Azha would fall on July 9 in Saudi Arabia after the crescent moon was sighted at the Tamir observatory, reports Al Arabiya English. The five-day sacrifice festival is observed by Muslims during the lunar month of Zilhajj, which starts on June 30 and is also the Hajj ... Read more
President emphasizes more youths’ involvement in scouting
In order to help young people become good citizens, President Md Abdul Hamid urged everyone on Monday to encourage more youth involvement in scouting in addition to academic performance. He directed the authorities concerned to continue their efforts to increase the number of scouts as well as ensure their quality through effective training
LG teams up with Rangs Industries
LG Electronics in Bangladesh, the global leader in technology and manufacturing, has signed a partnership agreement with Rangs Industries. Peter Ko, managing director of LG Electronics in Bangladesh, and Yeamin Sharif, divisional director of Rancon Electronics Division, signed the deal at the Rangs eMart showroom in
Railway’s cost per passenger 4 times higher than income
Bangladesh Railway costs Tk 2.43 a kilometre for a passenger and earns Tk 0.62 only, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan told parliament on Monday. He added that the cost is Tk 8.94 a tonne for transporting goods and the income is Tk 3.18. The minister was replying to a query from Jatiya Party lawmaker Rustum ... Read more
Freshers’ reception held at Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A freshers’ reception, a prize-giving ceremony for meritorious students, and a cultural programme were held at Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College in Mirpur, Section-13 in Dhaka on Monday. State minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder was present as chief guest at the events while college governing body chairman prominent Buddhist monastic ... Read more
bKash sets up free health camps in flood-hit areas
Mobile financial service provider bKash has set up free health camps at 10 areas in the flood-hit Sylhet, Sunamganj and Habiganj districts in order to help the people affected by the flood. The areas include Sylhet Sadar, Bishwanath, and Gowainghat of Sylhet district, Sunamganj Sadar, Derai and Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj district, and Baniachong and
Bank Asia disburses loans among 220 women farmers
As part of its financial inclusion drive, Bank Asia Ltd has disbursed agriculture loans among 220 marginal women farmers with a view to making them financially solvent. The private commercial bank lent Tk 1.8 crore at a 4 per cent interest rate to the farmers at an event at the Rajshahi Shilpakala Academy on June ... Read more