A LOW intake of animal protein by the large majority of people because of serious erosion in their purchasing power consequent on persistent high inflation is worrying. High inflation, which has remained more than 10 per cent for months, has pushed many people below the poverty threshold while the number of extreme poor has increased. Inflation...
In the face of objection from the Border Guard Bangladesh, the Indian Border Security Force on Thursday stopped constructing a barbed wire fence in Dahagram area along Patgram border in Lalmonirhat.
Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organisers from the Alawite minority of the former president...
The decision to restrict journalists鈥� access to the Secretariat was taken in view of the safety and security of the Key Point Installation, which was hit by a devastating fire this week, the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing in a statement said on Saturday...
Bangladesh army is working along with the law enforcement agencies to prevent attacks and sabotage at important installations or Key Point Installations across the country and ensure their security.
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association on Wednesday said that inclusion of citizens鈥� right to access internet always in the Cyber Security Ordinance 2024 was a victory for consumer rights.
THREE Bangladeshis allegedly having been tortured to death by India鈥檚 Border Security Force once again questions the commitment of Indian authorities to ending border killing. The police and the Border Guard Bangladesh found the bodies on three spots along the border with India near the River Ichhamati at Sharsha in Jashore on December 18. While the...
The Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday morning arrested a Bangladeshi national at the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat...
Officials and employees of the privately-owned First Security Islami Bank staged a protest in front of the residence of S Alam Group鈥檚 owner in Chattogram, demanding repayment of Tk 35,000 crore...
Australia and Pacific nation Nauru announced a landmark security treaty on Monday, advancing Canberra鈥檚 aim of blunting China鈥檚 growing regional influence...
A Bangladesh national was injured in firing by the Indian Border Security Force in the Kutirpar border area of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat early Saturday.
Customs officials and National Security Intelligence personnel seized 63 tolas of gold ornaments at Chattogram鈥檚 Shah Amanat International Airport on Saturday.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is celebrating the three-day Security Week started at its head office in Dhaka on Monday.
PEOPLE, especially the poor and the segments of the population with low, fixed and limited income, continue to suffer as prices of goods remain high. Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil remained high in the week ending on November 29. A slight decrease in prices of coarse varieties of rice, broilers and eggs in the week has, however, failed to make any noticeable difference for...
Speakers at a workshop in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the government to ensure digital safety and security for journalists and women human rights defenders...
Experts on Wednesday said that internet should be incorporated into Bangladesh鈥檚 constitution as a fundamental right to protect the countrymen鈥檚 freedom and ensure data security...
South Korea and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation in response to the 鈥榯hreat鈥� posed by the deployment of North Korea troops in Russia, the presidency in Seoul announced...
Israel鈥檚 security cabinet was set to discuss a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, as a hail of air strikes encircled south Beirut in what state media called a 鈥榖elt of fire鈥�...
Home adviser lieutenant general Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) on Sunday said that retired members of various law enforcement agencies would be appointed in controlling traffic in the capital...
Bangladesh and many other countries are prone to eroding their progress in cybersecurity systems if they do not provide support for enhancing cybersecurity skills and awareness-raising initiatives...
Union Bank PLC and First Security Islami Bank PLC have dismissed a total of 456 officers, allegedly appointed under the influence of controversial S Alam Group bypassing established recruitment protocols...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul said most of the cases filed to suppress the student-led mass uprising between July 1 and August 5 have been withdrawn.
First Security Islami Bank has taken decisive action against officials implicated in money laundering and issuing fraudulent loans to S Alam Group. The bank has withdrawn 194 officials, including 24 branch managers from its Chattogram region, in a sweeping move to address the irregularities...
FREEDOM of speech, that most glorious of ideals, once envisioned as the beating heart of democracy, has devolved into a tragicomedy in many parts of the world. In some nations, it is a grand performance piece 鈥� hailed with great fanfare but existing only as a figment of collective imagination. Others prefer a more Kafkaesque approach...
Indian security forces have killed five Maoist rebels in jungle clashes, an officer said Sunday, as security forces seek to quash the decades-long insurgency in the resource-rich central regions...
The government will keep the food distribution continue under open market sale to ensure food security of all people throughout the country.
WHEN Donald Trump takes office on January 20, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel鈥檚 war on its neighbours will be put to the test. The choices he has made for his incoming administration so far, from Marco Rubio as Secretary of State to Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth...
After spending 12 years in Kashimpur High Security Central Jail despite a High Court acquittal, Shukur Ali, a man from Bikrampur of Munshiganj, finally walked free on Monday.
The UN Security Council has added two Sudanese paramilitary officers to the list of individuals sanctioned because of their actions in the fighting there, the council鈥檚 British presidency announced.
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Friday said that the lawsuits filed over 鈥榮peech offence鈥� would be dismissed simultaneously with the repeal of the Digital Security Act.