Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com The Swadhinata Padak, Bangladesh’s highest civilian award, the Cabinet Division announced awardees for this year yesterday. Nine individuals and one institution have been chosen for this year’s Swadhinata Padak, across several categories. Playwright Dr Mohammad Mainuddin Ahmed (Selim Al Deen) has been nominated posthumously for the award under the “Literature” category, ... Read more
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Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital has treated over 6 lakh patients in 20 years
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital, a collaboration between Unilever Bangladesh Limited and non-profit social organisation Friendship, has provided medical care to over 657,000 people in remote char areas of Bangladesh, said a press release issued by Unilever Bangladesh on Monday. Inaugurated in 2001, LFH has organised 416 specialised health camps for the marginalised ... Read more
SAFF U-20 Women’s championship: Bangladesh emerged unbeaten champions
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh clinched the four-nation SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship title with a 3-0 win over Nepal in the final at the Birshrestha Shaheed Sepahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. The hosts went to halftime with a 2-0 lead, with forward Shaheda Akter Ripa and midfielder Shamsunnahar Jr scoring one ... Read more
Martyred Intellectuals Day: People paying homage to martyred intellectuals
News Desk : dhakamirror.com People from all walks of life have been paying tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Rayerbazar this morning, marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day. Most of the people, including teachers and students from different educational institutions, were wearing black clothes, a symbol of mourning. ... Read more
10 new products require BSTI certification
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has added 10 new products to the list of items that need to be certified by the national standards body. The new products are: disposable diapers, facewash, petroleum jelly, flatbread/tortilla, shaving foam or gel, eye care, hair dye liquid, aerosol, shoe polishing and geyser. The ... Read more
ICAB, auditor general office to exchange knowledge
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG) of Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently to sharing knowledge by jointly developing and introducing courses and programmes. The two entities will also work towards developing customised training programmes and disseminating ... Read more
Depression, cold wave anticipated in late December
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A low to moderate cold wave – coupled with a depression – could grip the country at the end of December. As a result, mercury may dip as low as 6 Degrees Celsius in some regions of the country, Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasted on Thursday. Bangladesh could see less rainfall than ... Read more
International Travel & Tourism Expo from December 1
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The first-ever Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo BITTE, will open on December 1 in Dhaka for three days to promote of the country’s tourism industry and exposure to international visitors. The organiser of the expo, the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB), organised a press conference in this regard ... Read more
Rupali Bank made Tahmina Akhter DMD
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Rupali Bank Limited has appointed Tahmina Akhter to the position of Deputy Managing Director (DMD). The Financial Institutions division of the Ministry of Finance issued a circular in this regard recently, reads a press release. Before joining as DMD, she successfully served as general manager in the same bank. Tahmina Akhter ... Read more
Bangladeshi universities want to attract students from the Middle East
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi universities and medical colleges will attend an education conference in Dubai next week to attract students from the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries, organisers said yesterday. Education minister Dr. Dipu Moni and deputy education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury will deliver keynote speeches at the three-day Bangladesh Education Forum conference ... Read more
Digital World 2022 to kick off this December
News Desk : dhakamirror.com ‘Digital World 2022,’ one of Bangladesh’s most important ICT events, will begin in December. Following in the footsteps of previous years, this event will be held on December 8-11, 2022, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Agargaon Shere-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. In light of this, the ICT Division organised an ... Read more
Bangladesh asks Spain for support for Rohingya repatriation
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh called for Spain’s proactive support for Bangladesh’s stance on returning Rohingyas to Myanmar. It also called on Spain to join the US, UK, Netherlands and Germany in supporting the Gambia in the case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Bangladesh Ambassador to Spain Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood made ... Read more
Bank Asia achieves prestigious ʻPCI DSSʼ certificate
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Bank Asia Limited has achieved the most prestigious standard information security certification namely ʻPCI DSSʼ. Suresh Dadlani, president of ControlCase, handed over the certificate on Monday (3 October) in a certificate handover ceremony at Bank Asia Tower, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. Rumee A Hossain, chairman of Board Executive Committee of the bank, ... Read more
Hyundai cars will be assembled locally: South Korean envoy
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Hyundai cars of Korea will be assembled in Bangladesh by the year end, South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Lee Jang-keun said on Sunday. He said that in recent years, there have been some obvious and significant developments. The majority of Samsung Electronics’ gadgets are produced at Narsingdi in partnership with a ... Read more
Brac Bank opens 800th agent banking outlet
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Brac Bank has achieved a milestone of opening the 800th agent banking outlet recently. Nazmur Rahim, head of alternate banking channels of the bank, inaugurated the outlet at Kaziganj Bazar in Habiganj on Monday. The bank serves around 2.10 lakh unbanked people in rural and semi-urban areas through its agent banking ... Read more
Age limit eased for some government jobs
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has lowered the age requirement for applicants for some government jobs. According to a circular issued today by the Ministry of Public Administration, a candidate who turned 30 on March 25, 2020 is eligible to apply for a government post until June 2023. The circular, which was signed by ... Read more
55-year-old Balayet gets chance to study journalism in Varendra University
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 55-year-old, Md Balayet Sheikh, has qualified in the admission test of Varendra University for the academic session — Fall-2022. Balayet proved that age cannot be a barrier to education as he got the successful passed the entry test of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies at the Varendra University. Balayet said, ... Read more
BADC, IRRI hold workshop on Sustainable Crop Production
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation and the International Rice Research Institute jointly organised a workshop on ‘Sustainable Crop Production’ at a hotel in the capital on Sunday. The agriculture secretary Md Sayedul Islam was present as chief guest in the workshop presided over by BADC chairman AFM Hayatullah. Higher officials from agriculture ... Read more
BTRC to disable additional SIMs under one NID by November 30
News Desk : dhakamirror.com BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) will disable more than 15 SIMs registered to a single national identity (NID.) There are a total of 3.13 million such SIM cards under 7.24 million NIDs, according to the telecom regulator, and they will all be terminated by November 30. A user may register a ... Read more
Hong Kong currently one of the top investors in Bangladesh
DCCI President Rizwan Rahman says Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Hong Kong has risen to the position of one of the top 10 foreign investors in Bangladesh, investing $1.8 billion to date mainly in the textile and energy industries, said Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (DCCI). Bangladesh’s trade with the ... Read more