Mirza Shakil When the pandemic hit and in-person classes at universities were suspended, Shakil Ahmed, then a final-year student of agriculture department at Noakhali Science and Technology University, had returned home. But he refused to sit idle, and so, asked his father for a plot of land to farm squash. The yield was massive as ... Read more
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Walton announces cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh
Walton announced Digital Campaign Season-15 for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, following its huge success in the previous seasons. Under the new campaign, customers might get sure cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh or free products worth crores of taka after
NSU asked to sell 10 luxury cars to use money for edn, research
The government on Tuesday (May 17, 2022) asked North South University authorities to sell 10 luxurious cars through bidding and deposit it to the university general fund. NSU authorities bought these cars in between January 2019 to January 2022 with cost of Tk 27.05 crore. The car price ranges between tk 1.1 crore to Tk ... Read more
US dollar costs travellers Tk 102
Exchange rate shot past Tk 100 for the first time in Bangladesh’s history Volatility in the foreign exchange market intensified today amid a scarcity of the American greenback, forcing travellers to spend as high as Tk 102 to buy a US dollar from banks, the highest in Bangladesh. Some banks have imposed the rate on ... Read more
How much will it cost to cross the Padma, the government fixed
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The government has fixed the toll of the under-construction Padma bridge, which is at least 1.5 times higher than the average toll paid on ferries plying the Padma. The bridge division under Road Transport and Bridges Ministry on Tuesday issued a notification fixing different toll rates for different transports. As ... Read more
UGC approves Tk 10,444 cr budget for 50 public universities
The University Grants Commission today approved a budget of Tk 10,444 crore for 50 public universities of the country for 2022-23 fiscal year. It also approved Tk 71.67 crore budget for itself for the same fiscal year, UGC said in a statement. Of the amount for 50 public universities, the size of revenue budget is ... Read more
Shwapno makes export debut
Retail chain Shwapno started its export journey by sending it first consignment to Hong Kong on March 31. The first consignment consisted of pointed gourds, lady fingers, green mangoes, potatoes, bitter gourd and 26 other items of vegetables and fruits, a pressrelease said. The second consignment of the Bangladeshi retail
AIUB holds workshop on HR development
A workshop titled ‘Semestrial Plan of Action-Registration Department’ was held recently at the Agri Research and Training Center of American International University-Bangladesh at Bhangnahati in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur with the participation of AIUB Administrative officers. The daylong workshop was organised at the initiative of AIUB
Brood fish release sample eggs in Halda
Brood fish in the Halda have released sample eggs – indicating full spawning – since Saturday night at various points of the river. Egg collectors got 200-500 grammes of eggs on average since Saturday night from the river. Ashu Barua from Madunaghat area, a seasoned egg collector, told The Daily Star that they started coming ... Read more
The total lunar eclipse 2022, will it be visible in Bangladesh?
The world is set to witness the year’s first total lunar eclipse on Sunday (May 15). The process of the eclipse will begin at 10.27pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, which according to Banladesh Standard Time will be 9:29 am on Monday, as per a CNN report. The total lunar eclipse will start an hour later. ... Read more
Bangladesh 7th highest remittance recipient: World Bank
Bangladesh has retained its position as the recipient of the seventh highest amount of money transferred by migrant workers among 10 top recipient nations in 2021. This year, however, the country may continue to experience a meagre growth in remittance inflow of only 2 per cent this
9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision
5 of 2 families among the deceased At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022). The mishap left three passengers and the driver of the car, ... Read more
Road crashes during eid rush: Motorbike accidents drove up death toll
Road crashes and deaths during the Eid rush saw a sharp rise this year compared to last year mainly due to an increase in motorbike accidents, two road safety organisations said yesterday. Though the Eid journey was relatively smooth this year, the number of deaths in road crashes went up by around 20 percent than ... Read more
3 arrested with snake venom worth Tk 5 crore
Detectives Branch (DB) of police in a drive in the port city’s Double Mooring area seized two pounds of snake venom and arrested three people last night (May 13, 2022). The arrestees are Mohammed Ismail, Md Jaynal Abedin and Rupan Chakma, said a DB press release. Zahirul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of police Chattogram
Around 400 dead in accidents during Eid journey
Road Safety Foundation and Jatri Kalyan Samity say Around 400 people were dead in accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr journey, according to two platforms working for commuter rights. Road Safety Foundation said at least 376 people were dead and 1,500 injured in 283 accidents in Bangladesh in 14 days (April 25-May 8) during
Special hajj packages can’t be below Tk 4.63 lakh: Agencies’ Association
Hajj agencies will be able to announce separate “special hajj packages” on their own but the pricing of any such package cannot go below the minimum set amount, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh President M Shahadat Hossain Taslim said today. A Bangladeshi pilgrim will have to spend a minimum of Tk 4,63,744 for
TallyKhata selected for Visa Accelerator Programme
Digital payment service provider Visa has selected digital payments start-up TallyKhata from Bangladesh for the 2022 cohort of its Visa Accelerator Programme in the Asia Pacific. Joining a select group of five elite startups from across the region, TallyKhata is a leading digital payments platform with wallet and credit capabilities for small and
Modern approach to prevent lightning strikes
With the plan of planting palm trees to arrest lightning failing, the disaster management ministry is now taking up a project to set up shelter houses and arresters to curb deaths due to lightning strikes. Till May this year, 22 people died from lightning strikes. The death toll stood at 336 in 2021, according to ... Read more
Destiny scam: Rafiqul Amin gets 12 years of imprisonment, Harun 4 year
A Dhaka court today sentenced Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin to 12 years imprisonment in a case of embezzling customers’ money from Destiny Multipurpose Co-operative Society and money laundering. Destiny-2000 president Lt General (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid was also given 4-years imprisonment. He surrendered before the
Gwyn Lewis of Ireland appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Gwyn Lewis of Ireland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, with the host Government’s approval. Gwyn Lewis brings more than 20 years of experience in international development, peacebuilding, and humanitarian affairs to the position. Prior to her appointment as