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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.

UN rights office suggests restructuring Bangladesh’s security sector, RAB’s disbanding

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 12, 2025

UN rights organ OHCHR has suggested restructuring of Bangladesh’s security and policing systems and as part of the process disband the so-called elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it released its fact finding report on...
Japan PM heads to US for Trump summit

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 8, 2025

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s second summit with a foreign leader since returning to the White House, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is scheduled to travel to the United States on Thursday. With some 54,000 US...
Australian ‘green’ hydrogen project under threat

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 4, 2025

Australia’s aspirations for renewable energy were dealt a blow on Tuesday when a state government withdrew its support for a significant “green” hydrogen project, leaving it in limbo. The project’s goal is to construct a hydrogen...
Canada will hit US with retaliatory tariffs Tuesday: Trudeau

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 2, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Saturday that Canada would impose a 25 percent tax of its own on a few American items in retaliation for the US tariffs. “Canada will be responding to the US...
Telecom giant Nokia says net profit rose 89% in 2024

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 1, 2025

With revenues soaring in the last three months of 2024, the Finnish telecom equipment behemoth Nokia announced on Thursday an 89 percent increase in net profit for the year. In the fourth quarter of 2023, Nokia...
Taskforce suggests traffic signalling automation

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Feb 1, 2025

To improve traffic management and reduce congestion, a committee has suggested installing an automated traffic signaling system in the city. “Introducing an automatic traffic signalling system is a fundamental prerequisite for any major city worldwide, yet...
CA seeks Open Society Foundations’ support to bring back stolen money

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 29, 2025

The Open Society Foundations’ leadership today met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to discuss Bangladesh’s efforts to rebuild the economy, trace siphoned-off assets, combat misinformation, and carry out vital economic reforms. A delegation of the Open...
Mexico ready to work with US to receive its deported citizens: foreign ministry

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 26, 2025

As President Donald Trump’s administration deports Mexicans from the United States, Mexico is prepared to cooperate with Washington, the foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. The ministry declared, “We will always accept the arrival of...
J-pop star Nakai to retire after sex misconduct allegations

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 26, 2025

In the most recent crisis to shake Japan’s entertainment industry, Masahiro Nakai, one of the country’s top pop artists and most well-known TV broadcasters, announced his retirement on Thursday due to sexual misconduct charges, according to...
Biman to operate additional flight to Madina every Sunday

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jan 26, 2025

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate an additional flight on Dhaka-Madina-Dhaka route on every Sunday from February 2 next to cope with the high demand of Saudi bound passengers. “We have decided to operate an additional weekly...