India-Bangladesh trains to resume services after 2 yrs, likely on May 29
May 18, 2022
Three passenger trains from Kolkata to Dhaka, that were discontinued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will resume services soon, officials said.
The services of the Maitree Express on Dhaka-Kolkata route and the Bandhan Express on Khulna-Kolkata route are scheduled to be resumed on Read more
67% medicine retailers not cognizant on antimicrobial drugs: DGDA By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com
May 18, 2022
Around 67 percent of medicine retailers cannot identify antibiotics from regular medicines properly as they do not have adequate knowledge about antimicrobial drugs, finds a study by the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA).
Sabrina Alam, assistant director at DGDA, disclosed the information at the dissemination programme on current antimicrobial resistance and the usage pattern in Bangladesh, at Read more
Jibon suspended from national camp
May 18, 2022
Bangladesh striker Nabib Newaj Jibon has been suspended from the national football team’s ongoing camp by coach Javier Cabrera on Tuesday due to disciplinary issues.
All enlisted footballers were scheduled to report to the camp on Monday. But after Jibon turned up on Tuesday, the head coach did not allow him to join the Read more
IU students demand to cancel summer vacation
May 18, 2022
The students of different departments of Islamic University in Kushtia on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the university authorities to press home their demand to cancel its summer vacation scheduled to begin on June 3.
The students under the banner of IU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union went to the Read more
Bangladesh 5th among countries with severely malnourished children
May 18, 2022
Says Unicef report
More than three lakh children, aged less than five years, suffered from severe malnutrition across the globe, reads a report by Unicef.
Bangladesh is the fifth-worst among countries where children suffer from severe malnutrition, according to the report Read more
A young agro enthusiast helping farmers in Tangail
May 18, 2022
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 he followed modern methods. After that, he cultivated more vegetables and fruits, including cucumber, melon and watermelon on more land. This time too, he Read more
Walton announces cashback of up to Tk 20 lakh
May 18, 2022
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 Read more
NSU asked to sell 10 luxury cars to use money for edn, research
May 18, 2022
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 2.9 crore Read more
Amber Heard rubbishes Johnny Depp ‘disgusting’ claim about their martial bed
May 18, 2022
Amber Heard says she did not drop faecal matter on Johnny Depp’s bed.
Testifying in court on Monday, the Aquaman star said that it was in fact her dogs who polluted the bed, sharing that one of them has “bowel control issues.”
Johnny Depp earlier shared that Amber Heard burrowed his bed as a prank for the actor.
“Absolutely not,” Heard told her lawyer Read more
Deepika Padukone makes a stunning appearance at Cannes as she joins other jury members for dinner
May 18, 2022
Actress Deepika Padukone makes an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 dinner, alongside other jury members at the event’s dinner. Wearing a bejeweled Louis Vuitton outfit from the label’s Fall 2021 line, the actress looked ravishing in the French event.
She was joined by Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux, US film director and member of the Jury of Read more
Nick Jonas feels ‘so blessed’ about embracing fatherhood
May 18, 2022
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas became parents to a daughter via surrogacy this year. The power couple welcomed their daughter via surrogacy in January and now Nick Jonas has finally shared his feelings about becoming a father for the first time.
Nick Jonas is opening up about his experiences as a new father. During a Monday morning visit on Today, Jonas reminisced Read more
Britney Spears announces miscarriage
May 18, 2022
Last month singer Britney Spears announced that she is having a ‘miracle baby’ with fiance Sam Asghari. However, over the weekend, the popular singer shared the news of her miscarriage. While this would have been her first child with Sam, Britney Spears has two other kids with her former husband Kevin Federline.
“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy,” she wrote in a post on Read more
US dollar costs travellers Tk 102
May 17, 2022
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 travellers as they are facing a shortage of cash dollars, said officials of three banks, requesting not to be named Read more
Tisha to attend Cannes Film Festival with her four month old daughter
May 17, 2022
Tisha will be flying tonight to attend the 75th edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 May 2022 in France, accompanied by her four-month-old daughter Ilham Nusrat Farooki.
Tisha and Arifin Shuvoo, who are starring in Shyam Benegal’s Bangabandhu biopic, “Mujib: The Making of a Nation”, will be there for the teaser launch of the film in the Marché du Film Commercial Read more
How much will it cost to cross the Padma, the government fixed
May 17, 2022
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 per the gazette, the toll rates are Tk 100 for a motorcycle, Tk 750 for a car and a jeep, Tk 1,200 for a pick-up van, Tk 1,300 for a microbus, Tk 1,400 for a minibus (31 seats or less than Read more
UGC approves Tk 10,444 cr budget for 50 public universities
May 17, 2022
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 Tk 6,023 crore and Read more
Shwapno makes export debut
May 17, 2022
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 Read more
AIUB holds workshop on HR development
May 17, 2022
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 Read more
Brood fish release sample eggs in Halda
May 16, 2022
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 across the eggs since Saturday night and hope to see full spawning soon.
Professor Manzoorul Kibria, an eminent Halda researcher, told Read more
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds 46, dies in car accident
May 16, 2022
In another tragic blow to Australian cricket, Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident, aged 46.The former Australian all-rounder was killed about 50kms outside Townsville on Saturday night.
Queensland Police say they are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Townsville. Emergency services attending the Read more
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