ONE Bank hosts fire drill programme
ONE Bank PLC arranged a fire drill programme at its corporate headquarters in collaboration with Fire Service & Civil Defence Authority on August 21, said a press release...
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US proposed NATO-style defence guarantees for Kyiv
The US has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to鈥攂ut separate from鈥攖he collective defence agreement between NATO member countries, Italy鈥檚 prime minister and a diplomatic source said on Saturday...
Boeing defence workers turn to US Congress
Boeing defence industry workers currently on strike asked for congressional lawmakers鈥� support on Wednesday as they seek to pressure the aviation giant to improve its bargaining offer to the union...
Bangladesh鈥檚 best defence against dictatorship
鈥楾HE more they know, the less they obey鈥� 鈥� this unforgettable line is uttered by an authoritarian king who fears an educated public. Satyajit Ray鈥檚 dystopian film Hirak Rajar Deshe may be fictional, but the impulse to suppress political knowledge is very real. In both authoritarian regimes and fragile democracies, political education is often neglected, leaving citizens less equipped to understand and defend their rights...
Thyssenkrupp to spin off marine division
German industrial titan Thyssenkrupp鈥檚 shareholders on Friday backed a spin-off of its warship and submarine-building unit, seeking to better position the group to benefit from a European defence boom...
Philippines鈥� Marcos strikes defence deals in India
The Philippines and India signed a raft of security deals Tuesday aimed at strengthening strategic ties between the nations as they navigate聽tensions with China across the Asia-Pacific...
Sheltech MD Tanvir completes Capstone leadership course
Tanvir Ahmed, managing director of Sheltech Group, has completed Capstone Course 2025/2 at National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment in the capital held from July 13 to July 31...
China for cooperation in all sectors for Bangladesh鈥檚 development: Envoy
China is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in all sectors of Bangladesh, including the military, for the development of Bangladesh, Chinese ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen said on Tuesday...
US will send Ukraine Patriot air defence systems: Trump
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine to help it fight off a Russian invasion, as his relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin soured...
Fire service holds firefighting, rescue drills
The Fire Service and Civil Defence on Wednesday conducted firefighting, rescue, first aid and evacuation drills at Uttara Centre and Bijay Sarani of Dhaka Metro Rail...
Fire at Mirpur slum brought under control
A fire broke out at a slum in the Bhashantek area of Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur on Sunday evening and was brought under control after more than an hour.
Strategic vision or policy daydream
BRIGADIER General (Retd) HRM Rokan Uddin鈥檚 recent call for rethinking Bangladesh鈥檚 defence reforms, published in 抖阴精品, deserves recognition for reigniting a largely dormant strategic debate. His essay presents an aspirational vision for modernising Bangladesh鈥檚 armed forces in a time of shifting global power dynamics, emerging hybrid threats, and evolving...
India says it destroyed Lahore air defence unit
India said on Thursday that it had retaliated to destroy an air defence system in Lahore after Pakistan launched an overnight air attack using 鈥榙rones and missiles鈥�.
Israeli strikes kill 19 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said two Israeli air strikes killed at least 19 people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory鈥檚 north early Monday...
Fire service is symbol of trust, reliability: Jahed Kamal
Director general of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal, at an event at its headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday said that fire service was symbol of trust and reliability...
De facto occupation: Israel鈥檚 security zone strategy
IN RECENT months, the Israeli Defence Forces have been much taken by a term that augurs poorly for peaceful accord in the Middle East. 鈥楽ecurity zones鈥� are being seized in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria. Land is, for claimed reasons of self-defence, being appropriated with brazen assuredness. It is hard, however, to see this latest turn as anything other than a de...
50-member disaster response team formed
The fire service and civil defence formed a 50-member specialised team alongside imparting training to enhance their capacity to cope with all natural and man-made disasters especially earthquake...
Israeli air strikes kill 25 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes since dawn on Sunday have killed at least 25 people across the Gaza Strip, including women and children...
FSCD celebrates 44th founding anniv
The Fire Service and Civil Defence Department celebrated the 44th founding anniversary on Wednesday...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory, where the war triggered by Hamas鈥檚 2023 attack on Israel entered its 19th month...
Greece to spend 25b euros in defence overhaul: PM
Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the 鈥榤ost drastic鈥� defence overhaul in its modern history, prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday...
France, Italy, UK order more air defence missiles
Paris, Rome and London said on Friday they had ordered new air defence missiles after a shock US policy shift in ties with Europe.
Fire breaks out at Khilgaon
A fire broke out at a sawmill in Taltaola intersection area of Khilgaon in Dhaka on Friday.
Ansar-VDP鈥檚 77th founding anniv, 45th national assembly held
The 77th founding anniversary and 45th national assembly of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force was celebrated on Wednesday at Ansar-VDP Academy at Safipur in Gazipur...
Use armed forces just for legitimate defence: Pope
Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defence, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said on Sunday, presiding over an outdoor mass despite a bout of bronchitis...
140 killed in 26,000 fires in 2024
At least 26,659 incidents of fire were reported in the past year in which 140 people, including two firefighters were killed and 341 people were injured, according to a report by the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces pounded the Palestinian territory on Thursday, killing at least 12 people including three girls, 15 months into the war...
Secretariat fire incident sabotage or accident still not known: Fire service DG
The director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence, Muhammad Jahed Kamal, said on Friday that the cause of the devastating fire at Building No 7 of the Bangladesh Secretariat still remains unknown.
Former Brig Gen Azmi鈥檚 termination cancelled
The termination of former brigadier general Abdullahil Amaan Azmi was cancelled on Tuesday, replacing the termination order, issued on June 23, 2009, with untimely forced retirement.