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Supreme Court paves way to continue drug case trial against Pori Moni

Supreme Court paves way to continue drug case trial against Pori Moni

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-08 20:05:05

The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed for six weeks a High Court order that halted the trial proceedings of a narcotics case filed against film actress Shamsunnah...

Rights activists call for end to women’s sexual harassments at workplaces   

Rights activists call for end to women’s sexual harassments at workplaces  

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-08 19:43:09

Rights activists at an event called for women-friendly environment in workplaces and an end to sexual harassment to ensure the protection of women in the country. They also demanded the ratification...

Charge framing hearing of Niko graft case deferred to April 12

Charge framing hearing of Niko graft case deferred to April 12

-- 2022-03-08 18:47:50

A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed April 12 for hearing on charge framing in the Niko graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 11 others. Judge of Dhaka Special Court-9 Sheikh Hafizur Rah...

Mosque City of Bagerhat included in world's most endangered historic sites

Mosque City of Bagerhat included in world's most endangered historic sites

-- 2022-03-08 18:13:21

The Mosque City of Bagerhat has been listed in the '2022 World Monuments Watch' as one of 25 culturally significant but endangered heritage sites in the world. World Monuments Fund (WMF), a New York-...

Omicron helped Bangladesh rapidly reach herd immunity, say experts

Omicron helped Bangladesh rapidly reach herd immunity, say experts

-- 2022-03-08 17:45:04

Covid-19 may no longer be a serious health threat to Bangladesh as the country has already achieved herd immunity against the virus with the widespread infections of the highly transmissible Omicron v...

Covid claims seven lives, infects 446 in 24 hours

Covid claims seven lives, infects 446 in 24 hours

-- 2022-03-08 17:30:07

Bangladesh has recorded seven deaths from Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll from the disease to 29,096. The government also registered 446 new cases of coronavirus in a 24-hour count, with the...

28 mariners likely to leave Romania for Bangladesh Tuesday

28 mariners likely to leave Romania for Bangladesh Tuesday

-- 2022-03-08 16:39:23

The seafarers of Banglar Samriddhi, the Bangladeshi ship damaged in a deadly shelling amid the Ukraine-Russia war, are likely to leave Romania for home on Tuesday. “We’re trying to repatr...

National Project Officer job at International Labour Organisation

National Project Officer job at International Labour Organisation

FE Online 2022-03-08 14:14:49

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the first and the oldest agency under the United Nations. It has 187 member countries. Its purpose is to advance labour rights and implement global labou...

Ex-minister's brother arrested on money laundering charges

Ex-minister's brother arrested on money laundering charges

-- 2022-03-08 12:47:16

Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, younger brother of former LGRD minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, has been arrested in connection with a money laundering case worth Tk 20 billion in Faridpur. Ba...

Nation observing International Women's Day

Nation observing International Women's Day

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-08 10:40:09

International Women's Day is being celebrated in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Tuesday recognising female leadership on climate change adaptation and response for a sustainable future...

'Saint Martin's biodiversity will be protected'

'Saint Martin's biodiversity will be protected'

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2022-03-08 09:25:31

CHATTOGRAM: The government will take care of Bangladesh's lone coral island St Martin's, including its territorial water, which it declared as "St Martin's Marine Protected Area" early this year. Sta...

Bangladesh has no fertiliser crisis, says minister

Bangladesh has no fertiliser crisis, says minister

FE REPORT 2022-03-08 09:17:08

Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Monday said that there was no shortage of fertilisers in the country. "There is no shortage of fertilisers in the country. But their prices are now...

Rights body wants protection of female migrants abroad

Rights body wants protection of female migrants abroad

FE REPORT 2022-03-08 09:16:10

Rights activists have called for due protection and honour of and support for women migrant workers both at home and in the workplace abroad. They suggest recognising and highlighting contributions o...

Campaign group calls for secure internet in Bangladesh

Campaign group calls for secure internet in Bangladesh

FE REPORT 2022-03-08 09:13:20

The Bangladesh Internet Freedom Initiative Working Group urged the authorities to protect people's rights and freedom, and enable an open, free and secure internet in Bangladesh. It also demanded e...

APAN53 conference starts in Dhaka today

APAN53 conference starts in Dhaka today

FE REPORT 2022-03-08 09:10:40

The five-day long Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN53) conference is going to kick off in the city today (Tuesday). The international conference is held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhab...

Bangladeshi women lack protection in maternity-linked firing

Bangladeshi women lack protection in maternity-linked firing

MONIRA MUNNI 2022-03-08 09:02:21

Women in Bangladesh have no explicit protection against dismissal related to maternity, or they do not have any protection at all, according to the findings of a latest study of the International La...

Female workforce slow to enter mainstream economy

Female workforce slow to enter mainstream economy

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-03-08 09:00:46

Although Bangladesh has qualified for graduating to a middle-income country, its women workforce is still going at a slow pace to enter mainstream economy. Yet, 85 per cent of women are working in th...

Editor's Council gets new executive committee

Editor's Council gets new executive committee

-- 2022-03-07 21:10:31

A new executive committee of the Editors’ Council (Sampadak Parishad) has been formed with The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam as its President and Bonik Barta Editor Dewan Hanif Mahmud as the Gen...

Five-day long Asia Pacific Advanced Network conference begins Tuesday

Five-day long Asia Pacific Advanced Network conference begins Tuesday

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-07 21:10:23

The inauguration of the five-day long Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN53) conference will kick off on Tuesday in the city. The conference is being held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhab...

Bangladesh won’t get vaccines from Lithuania for abstaining from UN vote on Russia

Bangladesh won’t get vaccines from Lithuania for abstaining from UN vote on Russia

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-07 20:49:31

Lithuania has cancelled its decision to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh after the country abstained during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote on condemning Russia’s invasion...

HC asks JP leader Ruhul to surrender before court within four weeks

HC asks JP leader Ruhul to surrender before court within four weeks

-- 2022-03-07 19:23:02

The High Court on Monday asked the Jatiya Party leader ABM Ruhul Amin Hawladar to surrender before the judicial court within four weeks in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for embe...

PM says prices of essentials increasing globally, not only in Bangladesh

PM says prices of essentials increasing globally, not only in Bangladesh

-- 2022-03-07 19:03:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the prices of essential commodities have increased across the world, not only in Bangladesh, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine con...

BFIU launches website

BFIU launches website

-- 2022-03-07 18:54:13

The website of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a central organisation for the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism, was launched on Monday. The website address...

Nationwide campaign kicks off ahead of International Women’s Day

Nationwide campaign kicks off ahead of International Women’s Day

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-07 18:50:38

A countrywide youth campaign has kicked off ahead of the International Women’s Day 2022 aimed at challenging the fear of violence and building youth leadership. International development organi...

ILO welcomes Bangladesh’s plan to introduce paternity leave

ILO welcomes Bangladesh’s plan to introduce paternity leave

-- 2022-03-07 18:22:58

The ILO country director in Bangladesh has welcomed the government's plan to introduce paternity leave as encouraging as it allows fathers to share family responsibilities with mothers. "In Banglades...

HC summons 64 loan defaulters of People’s Leasing

HC summons 64 loan defaulters of People’s Leasing

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-03-07 18:01:36

The High Court has summoned 64 loan defaulters of the People’s Leasing and Financial Services Limited (PLFSL), a non-bank financial institution, for not complying with its order to reschedule...

Bangladesh awaits WHO approval for vaccinating children aged five and above

Bangladesh awaits WHO approval for vaccinating children aged five and above

-- 2022-03-07 17:18:34

In an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19, vaccination for primary school students aged five and above will start soon after WHO approval, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday. "We have...

Bangladesh registers four new virus deaths, 436 cases

Bangladesh registers four new virus deaths, 436 cases

-- 2022-03-07 17:08:59

Bangladesh has recorded four deaths from Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll from the disease to 29,089. The government also registered 436 new cases of coronavirus in a 24-hour count, with the...

PM leaves Dhaka for Abu Dhabi on five-day visit to UAE

PM leaves Dhaka for Abu Dhabi on five-day visit to UAE

-- 2022-03-07 16:46:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Abu Dhabi on Monday afternoon on a five-day official visit at the invitation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Moha...

FAO regional conference to begin Tuesday in Dhaka

FAO regional conference to begin Tuesday in Dhaka

-- 2022-03-07 16:11:02

Bangladesh is set to host a regional conference of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the first time. As many as 900 representatives from different countries are expected...