ROBBERY on highways has recently panicked the passengers headed for outlying areas on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a recent such incident, robbers in the guise of passengers boarded a Manikganj-bound bus at Savar on March 24 and robbed passengers at gun point before they got off near the C&B Stand. Students and passengers managed to stop the bus after it had...
Speakers at a discussion have underscored the importance of clear labeling system on product packaging, allowing the consumers to easily identify the levels of sugar, salt, trans fat, saturated fat, and other ingredients to determine potential health risks...
The United States has welcomed measures taken by Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government to ensure safety and security for all in Bangladesh, noting that they 鈥榗ondemn鈥� any instances of violence or intolerance directed toward members of minority communities in any country...
Student club Peace Caf茅 and the Counselling and Wellness Centre of BRAC University in collaboration with platform Cyber Support for Women and Children has recently organised a seminar titled Accelerating Women鈥檚 Safety: International Women鈥檚 Day at the university鈥檚 Merul Badda campus in Dhaka...
The British Council has recently conducted a workshop titled Learning, Sharing and Safeguarding at the Bangladesh Madrassah Teachers鈥� Training Institute in Gazipur...
The 鈥楽habdhane Online-A鈥� campaign, a joint initiative of JAAGO Foundation and TikTok, has reached significant milestones in Bangladesh in promoting online safety and digital hygiene awareness among the youth...
THAT pedestrians continue to constitute the largest group of road accident victims warrants special attention and specific measures are needed to protect them. In February, at least 114 pedestrians died in road accidents. In a road accident on March 10, a pedestrian died and another was seriously injured when a covered van ran over them at Banani in Dhaka. Both of them...
Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai returned to her Pakistan home village on Wednesday, 13 years after surviving an assassination attempt by militants.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has intensified security measures across the capital to ensure public safety, and as part of the initiative 1786 persons were brought to book in the last seven days...
YET another fire that broke out in a hotel, housed in a multi-use six-storey building, at Shahjadpur in Dhaka on March 3, leaving four boarders dead, brings to the fore some issues that relevant authorities have ignored for years. The authorities appear to be waking up to reality after every such fire but they forget to continue to act on the issues soon after the furore...
In an effort to create a safer digital environment for the youth of Bangladesh, the JAAGO Foundation and the TikTok jointly organised a roundtable discussion titled National Dialogue on Youth and Online Safety at the Platinum Grand of Banani in Dhaka on Thursday...
DHAKA is home to millions. Yet, beneath its economic growth and cultural vibrancy lies a grim and unsettling reality 鈥� an alarming rise in rape and violent crimes. The growing incidence of sexual violence, particularly against women and children, poses a grave threat to public safety, human rights and the well-being of society as a whole. Addressing this crisis requires...
TikTok, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, on Monday hosted 鈥楧igital Safety Summit Bangladesh 2025鈥� in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Road Safety Coalition Bangladesh on Thursday urged the interim government to enact a separate road safety law to reduce the number of road crashes.
DESPITE continuous advancements in technology, the rise in aeroplane accidents has shaken the aviation industry. Each crash brings back the same pressing concerns: are we truly learning from these tragedies, and are we doing enough to prevent future disasters? While aviation remains one of the safest modes of transport, the persistence of accidents suggests...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found that no safe deposit lockers are registered under the names of former Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and 24 other central bank officials...
MOTORCYCLES remain a cause for concern in traffic management as illegal, reckless and unlicensed driving continues, riding on the wings of policy flaws of the government. The situation, which is almost similar both in metropolitan cities and in outlying areas, has not only added to the incidence of traffic rules violation but also remained a major cause...
SAFF women鈥檚 Championship 2024 winning Bangladesh national team forward Matsushima Sumaya on Tuesday claimed to have received death and rape threats, amid their boycott of training under English coach Peter Butler.
At least 608 people were killed and 1,100 more injured in 621 road accidents in the country in January, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Tuesday...
Artist Nazma Kabir has depicted the July-August mass upsring, city life and beauty of nature in her second solo exhibition titled Brushstrokes of Nature under way at the Safiuddin Shilpalay of Dhanmondi in Dhaka...
Five per cent of people suffers from sort of intestinal disorders daily in Bangladesh due to unsafe food consumption, said food secretary Md Masudul Hasan on Sunday...
The High Court on Monday stayed the trial proceedings in the Barapukuria coal mine graft case against Hosaf Group chairman Moazzam Hossain for six months.
The national standards setting and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate 17 safety standards to prevent accidents in gas cooking used in households...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to 鈥榮how true leadership鈥� over their assault on women鈥檚 rights.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls鈥� education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.
The SAFF Championship 2025, which is scheduled to be held from June 15 to July 25, will be played on a home-and-away basis, as approved by the South Asian Football Federation鈥檚 executive committee at a meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has constituted a nine-member taskforce to strengthen fire safety measures in the Supreme Court compound, including the International Crimes Tribunal, the Office of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court Bar Association building. The initiative comes in response to a devastating fire at the Secretariat on December 26, 2024...
Mohammed Humayun Kabir, council member and past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, has recently been appointed as vice-president of South Asian Federation of Accountants for the year 2025...
THE failure of the authorities to enforce the ban that they imposed on fireworks, crackers and sky lanterns in New Year celebrations is unacceptable. The city police on December 31 issued 10 instructions to keep law and order and ensure public safety in Dhaka on New Year鈥檚 Eve and in New Year鈥檚 celebrations. The instructions included a prohibition on the use...
THE absence of effective mechanisms to contain workplace accidents and consequent death and injuries is deplorable. When hardly there goes a day when workplace accidents do not leave workers dead, the authorities appear nonchalant towards the issue, a reason Bangladesh is considered one of the worst countries in terms of...