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  A memorandum of understanding was signed between Bangladesh and Malaysia on manpower export on December 19. A memorandum of understanding was signed between Bangladesh and Malaysia on manpower export on December 19. Malaysia's labor market has been closed for three-and-a-half years due to a cycle of syndicate corruption. That cycle has become active again when the market is reopened. They are working hard to take control of this labor market. However, the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment of Bangladesh is not agreeing to this. So now there is an attempt to control the issue of sending workers exclusively from Malaysia. The cycle has kept the Malaysian labor market closed for more than three and a half years. It is hard to believe that 25 agencies have more power than the state. Tasnim Siddiqui, Founder Chair, Ramru Leaders of a number of recruiting agency owners' organizations say the Ministry of Overseas Employment is not working to stop the syndicate, e...

  About 50 members of Iran's 290-seat parliament have been attacked by Kovid. This information was given by a senior MP on Saturday, local time. The spread of the highly contagious type of coronavirus, Amicron, was reported across the country. The US media CNN reported this information.  MP Alireza Salimi said this week's session of parliament would begin with compliance with hygiene rules. The session of Iran's parliament was adjourned for two weeks in April 2021 after one MP after another was attacked by Corona. Iran in the Middle East was one of the countries most affected by the Corona epidemic. At that time, several Iranian MPs died after being infected with the virus. After the immunization program, the corona detection rate in Iran has been declining for some time. Now the identification is growing again. In recent days, an average of more than 30,000 new infections have been detected in the country every day. However, the country's health ministry said on Saturd...

  A top footwear manufacturer is setting up a shoe industrial park, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, to supply import substitute raw materials and accessories to producers, boost exports and attract foreign investment. The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) gave the permission for the establishment of the Bangladesh Shoe City Ltd in September. Nasir Khan, chairman and managing director of Jennys Group, is the founder of the park. The park, which is being set up in Gazipur, would cost around $100 million, or Tk 900 crore. Of the sum, Khan's equity is 46 per cent and a global lender will provide the rest. "I have already received the green signal from the global lender about the financing," he said. He did not disclose the name of the lender since no agreement has been inked yet. The park is located over 35 acres of land where 24 factories could be accommodated. The land has been developed. Jennys Group has already set up three factories, including a sho...

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away today at the age of 92. She was admitted to a hospital in early January this year, after she tested positive for Covid-19 and was also diagnosed with pneumonia. Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU with mild symptoms and was recovering slowly, according to Times of India. Around January 28, the singer was taken off the ventilator, after she showed slight signs of improvement. However, on February 5, her condition deteriorated and she was back on ventilator support. Since her condition was critical, the veteran singer was put under aggressive therapy and was tolerating the procedures before her unfortunate demise.  

  Sinha murder verdict brings up tales of torture Several victims of the suspended officer-in-charge of Teknaf police station Pradeep Kumar Das gave testimonies against him during the murder trial of Major (retd.) Sinha Rashed Mohammad Khan. The prosecution observed that according to the investigation report by the administration, OC Pradeep killed 204 people in crossfires -- and none got justice. The Daily Star has a copy of the 288-page-verdict. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. When the prosecution argued that if OC Pradeep had not been arrested for the murder of Sinha, more crossfires would have taken place, the court observed in response that this claim is valid, substantiated and carries weight. Many women like Senowara Begum would lose their husbands to "crossfire" as she lost hers, a CNG driver. On December 3, 2019, her husband, a CNG driver, came from Chattogram to Cox's Bazar at 9 am and called her to tell her that he is in fr...