No security threat around August 5: home adviser
Home adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said that there was no security threat centring on August 5...
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Measures taken to head off chaos
The police have taken special security measures for 11 days between July 29 and August 8, fearing that the ousted fascist force might create countrywide anarchy during anti-fascist programmes marking the first anniversary of the July uprising...
India pushes 18 more people into Bangladesh
The Border Security Force of India pushed 18 more people into Bangladesh through a border point under Gangni upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday...
India pushes 10 more Rohingyas into Bangladesh聽
The Indian Border Security Force pushed 10 more Rohingyas into Bangladesh through a border point in Baralekha upazila under聽 Moulvibazar on Monday morning.
Trump immigration raids threaten US food security, farmers warn
Lisa Tate, whose family has been farming in Ventura County since 1876, cannot recall a threat to crops like the one emanating from Donald Trump鈥檚 anti-immigrant onslaught...
Border killing on as Dhaka remains weak, Delhi unwilling
THE death of Bangladeshis continues at the hands of India鈥檚 Border Security Force, with at least 34 having died, after being shot or tortured by the Indian guards, during one year of the interim government. Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra says that 15 died in firing and from torture by the Indian guards in January鈥揓une. Two were killed in January, one in February, three in...
BSF kills 34 Bangladesh nationals in 11 months of interim govt
At least 34 people were killed by the Indian Border Security Force by either being shot or being tortured during the first 11 months of the interim government鈥檚 tenure, while the figure was 30 in 2024 and 31 in 2023, according to rights group Ain O Salish Kendra data.
China, FAO discuss enhancing food security in Bangladesh
China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today held discussions on enhancing agricultural cooperation and strengthening food security in Bangladesh through trilateral initiatives...
BIMSTEC urges action on security challenges blocking dev
Secretary-general of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Indra Mani Pandey on Tuesday emphasised that the organisation remained development-focused while also addressing security challenges that hinder the developmental aspirations of its member states...
FSIB removes MD Waseque Ali
First Security Islami Bank PLC on Tuesday dismissed its managing director, Syed Waseque Md Ali, over loan irregularities...
Cybersecurity and human resource management
IN TODAY鈥橲 digital world, cyber threats don鈥檛 always hide behind complex codes or technical tricks. Often, they come through the front door 鈥� disguised as job applications, resignation letters, or support requests. While organisations spend heavily on cybersecurity technology, they often overlook a more critical entry point: the human resources department...
BSF returns Swechchhasebak League leader, his associate
A judicial magistrate court in Sylhet sent a leader of Swechchhasebak League, the volunteer organisation of the Awami League, and one of his associates to jail on Sunday, a day after they were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh by the Indian Border Security Force...
Fair wage, security for univ journalists sought
Journalists covering different universities for the country鈥檚 media outlets should get fair wages and security, speakers said at a discussion on Sunday...
BSF kills two Bangladeshis
The Indian Border Security Force on Saturday shot two Bangladesh nationals along separate bordering areas in Sunamganj and Thakurgaon...
BSF pushes 10 more in Bangladesh
Indian Border Security Force pushed 10 individuals inside Bangladesh through Panihata border under Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district Friday morning, security and law enforcement officials said.
Ukraine detains Chinese father, son for alleged espionage
Ukraine鈥檚 SBU security service said Wednesday it had detained a Chinese father and his son who had allegedly tried to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country...
BSF yet to hand over Bangladeshi youth鈥檚 body
The Border Security Force of India is yet to hand over the body of the Bangladeshi youth more than two days after he was shot dead inside India along the Sultanpur border under Darshana upazila in Chuadanga district.
DU hall gates to remain closed from 9:00pm
In a move to enhance security and prevent untoward incidents on campus, Dhaka University authorities announced that the pocket gates of all residential halls would remain closed from 9:00pm to 6:00am daily...
India pushes 76 more into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force pushed 76 more people into Bangladesh through three border points under Borolekha, Shrimangal and Kulaura upazilas in Moulvibazar Thursday morning...
FSIB holds 305th board meeting
First Security Islami Bank PLC on Wednesday held its 305th board meeting, said a press release...
Mastercard workshop on cybersecurity held
Mastercard recently hosted a high-impact workshop titled 鈥楴ext Generation Analytics, Insights & Cyber Security Solutions鈥� under 鈥業nnovation X Impact鈥� theme, said a press release...
India pushes 41 more people into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force pushed 41 individuals, including 14 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through two border points under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet and one border point under Borolekha upazila in Moulvibazar between Thursday night and Friday morning.
India pushes 46 more people into Bangladesh
The Border Security Force of India pushed at least 46 individuals into Bangladesh through border points in Moulvibazar, Khagrachari, Meherpur, and Feni districts on Thursday...
India pushes 18 more into Bangladesh
The Border Security Force of India pushed at least 18 people, including聽eight children, into Bangladesh through three separate border points under the Sadar and Tentulia upazilas in Panchagarh on Wednesday...
Bangladesh鈥檚 path to security
THE recent convulsions between Iran and Israel 鈥� ignited, as these things often are, by the US cruise missile on Iranian nuclear facilities, a surgical strike that ripped through the fragile fabric of peace 鈥� had all the makings of a regional conflagration, a firestorm that could have consumed us all. And yet, here we are, breathing a tentative sigh of relief, as both sides...
Farmland shrinks 3.75pc聽in 8 years, threatening food security, finds BBS
Bangladesh鈥檚 food production faces a significant threat and food security is increasingly at risk as agricultural land has been eroded by 3.75 per cent over the past eight years, driven by rapid urbanisation across the country.
When policing becomes performance
IN THE age of smartphones, everyone carries a camera 鈥� and increasingly, everyone acts as if they are part of a production. In Bangladesh, this technological reality has collided with the erosion of privacy, creating an unsettling new normal: security checkpoints turned into stages for public spectacle. The stars of these impromptu performances are rarely willing...
DU tightens campus security centring DUCSU polls, recent concerns
The Dhaka University authorities have adopted a series of strict security measures to address the prevailing concerns over campus safety and prepare for potential challenges ahead of the forthcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
Trump meets National Security Council on Iran
President Donald Trump met his National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the Iran-Israel war, the White House said, as the US leader considered whether to join Israel鈥檚 air campaign against Tehran...
Govt, court should mind security issues around Hasina trial
INTERNATIONAL Crimes Tribunal 1 has ordered the publication of notices in two national newspapers asking the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan to appear in the tribunal in seven days. The three-member tribunal has passed the order in a case filed against Hasina and Asaduzzman, who the prosecutor said could...