The nation is set to observe National Mourning Day today. The government and numerous political, socio-economic and cultural organisations have chalked out programmes to mark the 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members. On this day in 1975, Bangabandhu was brutally assassinated by a group of ... Read more
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120 hills disappeared from Chattogram in 4 decades
An environmental group called Bangladesh Environment Forum alleged Sunday that 120 hills had vanished from Chattogram city in the past forty years. The port city’s hills decreased from 32.37 square kilometers in 1976 to 14.02 square kilometers in 2008, according to a written statement from the forum’s general secretary, Aliur Rahman. He was addressing during ... Read more
Pacific jeans installs rooftop solar power plant
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A rooftop solar power plant with automatic cleaning system and a capacity of 3.5mw per day has been installed at Universal Jeans Ltd, a concern of Pacific Jeans, at the Chattogram EPZ, at a cost of $0.5 million as part of its green energy initiative. This 3.5mw electricity will meet 10% ... Read more
Natore teacher who married student found dead
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Police recovered the body of a female college teacher from a rented house in Balaripara of Natore town, who married a student after six months of a love affair, from home early today. Deceased Khairun Nahar was an assistant professor of Philosophy department of Khubjipur Mozammel Haque Degree College in Gurudaspur ... Read more
Network of Bangladeshi Researchers in Japan kicked off
In recent times, the Network of Bangladeshi Researchers in Japan (NBRJ) was formed in Tokyo. According to a press release, the NBRJ began its official voyage on August 12 during the “Multidisciplinary Research Workshop at 50 years of Bangladesh” event held at the Tokyo International Forum. The network comprises about 60 members working as faculty ... Read more
Tea garden workers begin strike for wage hike
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
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