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Mridha Shihab Mahmud

Mridha Shihab Mahmud is a writer, content editor and photojournalist. He works as a staff reporter at News Hour. He is also involved in humanitarian works through a trust called Safety Assistance For Emergencies (SAFE). Mridha also works as film director. His passion is photography. He is the chief respondent person in Mymensingh Film & Photography Society. Besides professional attachment, he loves graphics designing, painting, digital art and social networking.

A small poster can destroy dominant narrative: Asif Nazrul

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 9, 2025

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said through the July revolution Bangladesh has witnessed that only a small poster may have enormous strength to destroy a narrative remained dominant for years and...
Indian miners trapped inside flooded coal mine

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 7, 2025

Around a dozen Indian miners were trapped Monday inside a coal mine in the northeastern state of Assam after water flooded the shaft, police said. “The coal mile is located very remotely,” local police superintendent Mayank...
Male members of martyred families to enjoy age waiver for purchasing savings certificates

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 7, 2025

The current requirement of being at least 65 years old to purchase family savings certificates would be waived for male members of the July uprising slain families. In this context, a notification was released today by...
Canadian PM Trudeau likely to resign this week: report

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 6, 2025

According to a Sunday article in The Globe and Mail, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation this week due to growing dissension within his Liberal Party. According to the Globe, which...
Rezanur joins as Petrobangla chairman

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 5, 2025

According to a statement released today, M Rezanur Rahman, the Additional Secretary of the Power and Energy Ministry, became the Chairman of the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) on Thursday. The report claimed Rezanur...
EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 5, 2025

An industry trade group said on Saturday that although the UK auto sector sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024, it still failed to meet the government’s set goals. According to the Society of...
Dozens protest in Sudan as army-backed govt switches out banknotes

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 1, 2025

On Tuesday, dozens of Sudanese protested against the army-backed government’s plan to implement a partial currency swap outside its Port Sudan headquarters. Residents of the six states it controls have until Monday to exchange their old...
9,91,713 workers go abroad from Jan 1-Dec 28

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Dec 30, 2024

9,91,713 Bangladeshi workers were employed abroad between January 1 and December 28, 2024. “The trend of overseas employment is satisfactory as 9,91,713 job seekers went abroad with employment till December 28,” an official of Bangladesh Bureau...
Chattogram Port handles record 32.30 lakh TEUs container

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Dec 29, 2024

The nation’s top seaport, Chattogram Port, has already handled more than 32.30 lakh TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers, setting a new record for the port administration. It previously handled the most, at 32.15 lakh TEUs...
Govt announces full-fledged commission to reinvestigate into BDR carnage

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Dec 25, 2024

A seven-member national independent investigative commission headed by former BGB director general A L M Fazlur Rahman was announced by the government today to reexamine the BDR atrocity that took place at Pilkhana on February 25...