SIBL, FSIBL get add鈥檒 Tk 2,500cr liquidity
The Bangladesh Bank has approved an additional Tk 2,500 crore in liquidity support for the crisis-hit Social Islami Bank and First Security Islami Bank to manage the Eid-ul-Fitr withdrawal pressure...
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THE MISSING COMMISSION: Why avoid national security reform?
BANGLADESH, a country born out of war and bloodshed, now finds itself at another critical juncture. Once, in the 1980s and 1990s, the military and foreign service attracted the sharpest minds 鈥� men and women who saw these institutions not merely as jobs, but as the last line of defence for a fragile state. But time has not been kind to these pillars of national security...
Rajshahi people continue protest at felling trees
Rajshahi people on Wednesday formed a human chain in the city demanding protection of the environment, agricultural land and ensuring social security...
Jewellers for strict security measures
In recent months, the incidents of theft, robbery, snatching and direct attacks on jewellery businesses and killings have surged across the country, prompting Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) to seek urgent security measures...
Rebuilding security with community-driven approach
Since the downfall of the former autocratic regime on August 5, 2024, law and order in Bangladesh have been in a state of decline, marked by increasing instability. In the months that followed, mob violence, extortion, and the rise of unruly factions became prevalent. The police force, once aligned with the...
BSF hands over Bangladeshi鈥檚 body
The Indian Border Security Force handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth who was killed in an attack by Khasia people in the neighbouring country when he illegally entered there through Kanaighat border early Friday...
DMP chief鈥檚 unbecoming, unacceptable security advice
THE Dhaka Metropolitan Police having asked city residents to take measures on their own to ensure the security of their houses and other establishments before leaving the city during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays by the turn of the month is an unbecoming remark. The city police chief, citing the shortage of personnel, put out the call on March 8. This is not the first time the...
Citizens demand withdrawal of cases, repeal of CSA
Citizens including University teachers, political leaders, and rights activists in a statement issued on Friday demanded withdrawal of the cases filed against activists Rakhal Raha, Nahid Hasan Knowledge, and Sohel Hasan Ghalib under the Cyber Security Act.
WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE: HC summons home secy
The High Court on Thursday summoned home ministry senior secretary Nasimul Gani for allegedly violating the warrant of precedence by placing the chief justice alongside top government officials, including home secretary and inspector general of police, in determining security arrangements...
UNSC warns against Sudan rival govt
The UN Security Council has voiced 鈥榞rave concern鈥� over a charter signed by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary forces, warning it could deepen the country鈥檚 war and worsen the humanitarian crisis.
BSF returns 3 Bangladeshis
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Tuesday said that they brought back three Bangladeshis who were detained by India鈥檚 Border Security Force two days ago on penetration charges in the northwestern frontier...
1,690 more held amid rampant crimes
Law enforcement and security agencies intensified patrolling and set up more checkpoints across the country on Thursday to rein in the upsurge of crimes...
Govt transfers 53 police officers
Bangladesh interim government on Thursday transferred 53 police officers, including additional deputy inspectors general and police superintendents as part of a reshuffling in the law enforcement agency.
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 589 more arrested
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 589 individuals more on Monday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, taking the total number of arrests in the drive to 9,253 since the operation began on February 8...
BDR massacre: national security concerns
THE tragic events of February 2009 in Bangladesh, known as the BDR Massacre, remain one of the most devastating incidents in the nation鈥檚 history, leaving an indelible scar on the national psyche. At the outset, it is essential to clarify that this was not a mere mutiny but a well-orchestrated massacre. Exploiting existing grievances within the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)...
Lack of quality diet causes food security concern: IFPRI director
Visiting International Food Policy Research Institute director for the poverty, gender and inclusion unit, Daniel Gilligan observed that malnutrition and lack of access to high quality diets were among the leading challenges to food security in Bangladesh...
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 492 more people arrested
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 492 individuals more on Thursday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 6,849 since the operation began on February 8...
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 532 more people arrested across Bangladesh
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 532 individuals more on Wednesday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 6,357 since the operation began on February 8...
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 506 more people arrested
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested at least 506 individuals on Tuesday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 5,825 since the operation began on February 8...
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 529 more people arrested
Law enforcement and security agencies arrested 529 on Monday across the country in the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, raising the total number of arrests in the drive to 5,319 since the operation began on February 8...
BGB-BSF DG level conference opens Monday amid border tension
The four-day director general level border conference between the Indian Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh is set to begin today in New Delhi amid tension along the border between the two neighbours over...
FSIB organises school banking campaign
First Security Islami Bank PLC Feni branch organised 鈥楽chool Banking Campaing鈥� at the Shaheen Academy School and College premises at Feni on Thursday.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Spring festival at book fair, security tightened
Visitors, mostly youths, came in traditional and colourful attires at the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka on Thursday, a day before the spring, amid tightened security...
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 566 more people arrested
Law enforcement agencies and security forces on Thursday arrested 1,665 people, including 566 in the Operation Devil Hunt aimed at restoring the deteriorated law and order situation...
Enforced disappearances must never happen
THE horror of the secret detention centres that law enforcement and security forces ran and kept victims of enforced disappearances for months and years during the Awami League regime, toppled in a mass uprising on August 5, 2024, was evident even after modifications were made to the centres. While media reports and the report of the commission of inquiry on...
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 591 more people arrested
Law enforcement agencies and security forces on Wednesday arrested 1,686 people, including 591 in the Operation Devil Hunt aimed at restoring the deteriorated law and order situation...
BSF installs CCTV cameras along Bhurungamari border
The Indian Border Security Force installed CCTV cameras along the zero line of Dakshin Banshjani border in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram early Monday...
Indian forces kill 31 Maoists, 2 commandos killed
Indian security forces killed at least 31 Maoist rebels on Sunday in one of the deadliest clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency...
Bangladesh鈥檚 reliance on Gulf nations under threat
OVER 10 million Bangladeshi migrant workers send home an estimated $22 billion in remittances annually, making it the country鈥檚 second-largest source of foreign exchange after garment exports. More than 60 per cent of this originates from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait leading the way. At the same time...