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
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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
Virtual education summit to be held in Aug 12-14
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The International Network for Outcome Based Education, USA, will host the Global Virtual Education Summit 2022 from August 12 for three days in cooperation with United International University, Dhaka. In connection to the education summit, the UIU, the local chapter of IN4OBE in Bangladesh, organized a news conference that was held ... Read more
Eleven people killed when train rams microbus at rail crossing in Ctg
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Collision between a train and a microbus at a rail crossing in Mirsharai, Chattogram, resulted in at least 11 dead and two others badly injured on Friday. The accident took place at a level crossing near Baro Takia Railway Station at around 1:30 pm on Friday. The number of fatalities was ... Read more
Women outnumber men in Bangladesh’s 16.51cr current population
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh now has 165,158,616 people living there, according to preliminary results from the most recent census. There are 83,347,206 women and 81,712,824 men in the entire population. Up to 113,063,587 of them reside in rural areas, while 52,009,072 do so in urban areas. The population census has revealed that women outnumber ... Read more
Four jailed for taking proxy exam
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Yesterday, four people — two of whom were Dhaka University students — were given prison terms for taking the rajshahi University (RU) admission test on behalf of candidates. Dr. Shamir Ray, a lecturer at the Gazi Medical College in Khulna, was given a one-year jail term. Ekhlasur Rahman, a student at ... Read more
DSCC approved Tk 6,741.28-crore budget for 2022-23 fiscal
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Yesterday, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) approved a Tk 6,741.28 crore budget for the fiscal year 2022–2023. DSCC’s 15th board meeting, which took place in Nagar Bhaban, approved the budget. The DSCC Mayor, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, remarked at the meeting, “With the hard efforts of our councillors and officers, ... Read more
Bus strikes roadside tree in Bagerhat, leaving 2 dead and 15 injured
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A bus lost control and hit a roadside tree at Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Tuesday (July 26, 2022), leaving two passengers dead and fifteen others wounded. The deceased are Anwara Begum (40), of the Matiranga region of Khagrachhari district, and Moni Mallik (24), the son of Siddique Mallick of Sapleja ... Read more
vivo launches short film contest to win X80
vivo has recently announced ‘Visual Creator Short Film Contest’ in Bangladesh and winners will get its latest X-series smartphone vivo X80, said a press release. The smartphone, released recently, was used to shoot a short film titled ‘Chakrakar’ starring Afsana Mimi, Yash Rohan and Nova Firoze. The competition will take place from June 15 to ... Read more
RAK Ceramics will establish bathroom accessories plant
According to business executives, RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) would invest Tk 95 crore to build a bathroom fittings plant with the ability to create 1,500 faucets, shower heads, and all other relevant accessories in an effort to offer less expensive alternatives to imports. On Thursday, the listed international ceramics company announced its choice in a filing ... Read more
Syngenta Bangladesh appoints new country general manager
Mohammad Hedayet Ullah was recently promoted by Syngenta Bangladesh to the position of country general manager. Hedayet Ullah will simultaneously assume the role of a member of the Syngenta Asia Group Leadership Team, according to a press release, Hedayet replaces AMM Golam Towhid, who has been appointed as regional commercial operations lead for new farming ... Read more
CUET holds BME Fiesta
The BME Fiesta-2022 was held on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday. A joyous procession was brought out on the occasion from in front of the biomedical building led by CUET vice-chancellor Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, said a press release. Later, ... Read more
Over 14,000 children die of drowning in Bangladesh annually: WHO, UNICEF
News Desk : dhakamirror.com In Bangladesh, more than 14,000 children drown each year, according to a joint media release from the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Over 14,000 children in Bangladesh die from drowning each year, making it the second largest cause of mortality for children under the age of five in the country. The ... Read more
Wasfia Nazreen is the first Bangladeshi to summit K-2
Mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen became the first Bangladeshi to reach the top of the world’s second highest peak K2, the news agency AFP reported on Friday. Three of the world’s top climbers, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, and Nirmal Purja, were part of her Renata Limited-sponsored expedition. Iranian Afsaneh Hesamifard, Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig and ... Read more
Eden College student killed in Dhaka road accident
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Eden Mahila College student died after she fell from a battery-run rickshaw in old Dhaka’s Bangshal area on early Thursday. The accident took place when Salma along with her cousin Mohamamd Hasan were heading towards her college hostel on the rickshaw from Sadarghat area. They returned to Dhaka on a ... Read more
HC bans rooftop train journey
Action against rail officials if passengers travel on train roof News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Railway authorities were criticized by the High Court on Thursday (July 21, 2022) for poor administration of the railway services, including ticket scalping, and it was noted that no passenger is allowed to ride on the train roof. “If ... Read more
Brac Bank raises Astha fund transfer limits
Brac Bank has enhanced the fund transfer limits on its Astha mobile app and Astha web interface to provide customers with a better digital banking experience.Account to account transfer limits in Astha has been increased to Tk 10 lakh daily. These new limits are applied to all four types of transfers – other bank transfers ... Read more