Friday, March 29, 2024

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

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

1,502 candidates selected for final test under DU “Cha” unit

The admission test result (General Knowledge) of Dhaka University’s “Cha” unit under the Faculty of Fine Arts for the 2021-22 academic session was published yesterday (June 22, 2022). Total 1,502 candidates have been selected in the first step “General Knowledge” test, and now they have to sit for the final step —Figure Drawing test on ... Read more

1,000 tonnes of plastic will be collected from Dhaka by Unilever

In order to collect 1,000 tonnes of plastic from Dhaka in the upcoming year, Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) and CIRCULAR, a socially motivated organization engaged in managing plastic trash, have teamed up. According to a statement released by Unilever on Saturday, the plastic wastes (flexible, single-use and rigid) will be collected from the two city ... Read more

Shops, markets to close by 8:00pm from Monday

The government decision to close shopping malls, stores and kitchen markets across Bangladesh by 8:00pm daily would come into effect from Monday, said a Press Information Department handout on Sunday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to shut down shops, shopping malls, kitchen markets, etc by 8:00 ... Read more

Shops, markets to remain shut after 8pm

Govt makes the move to save power, energy The government has ordered authorities to ensure that shopping malls, stores and kitchen markets are closed by 8:00pm every night– to save electricity amid rising energy prices worldwide following the Russia-Ukraine war. The Prime Minister’s Office in a letter dated June 17, 2022 announced the order on

Metro rail can save Tk 3,500cr every year

The country’s first metro rail, once launched, will save around Tk 3,500 crore annually in terms of travel time and vehicle operation costs, metro rail authorities said. The electricity-run trains to be operated on the Uttara-Motijheel route – formally known as Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 or MRT Line-6 – will reduce the number of other ... Read more

Sunsilk brings new range of shampoos

Unilever Bangladesh’s haircare brand Sunsilk recently introduced a new range of shampoos with an active mix of natural ingredients as it looks to expand its dominance in the country’s Tk 1,000 crore shampoo market. As part of its efforts to bring better and newer innovations, Sunsilk wants to give a more superior experience for women. The ... Read more

Physical work of Bangladesh’s First underground metro rail to begin in Sept

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Physical work on Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail, formerly known as Mass Rapid Transit Line-1, or MRT-1, will start within September this year. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd, revealed the information at a press conference at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in Dhaka, on Wednesday. He said ... Read more

Finance Division gets first female secretary

Business Desk : dhakamirror.com For the first time, the government appointed a female official to the Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance as its secretary on Thursday. Fatima Yasmin, who was previously a secretary at the Economic Relations Division under the Ministry of Finance, was promoted to the position of senior secretary effective from