Amnesty International urges Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt to repeal CSA
The Amnesty International on Thursday urged the interim government of Bangladesh to repeal or amend the Cyber Security Act 2023...
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Senior Russian official in Tehran to deepen security ties
Russia鈥檚 national Security Council secretary on Monday arrived for a visit to Tehran, news agencies reported, amid fears of a wider war in the region following last week鈥檚 killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran...
Rising food insecurity shows hollowness of development
The World Bank food security update that has put Bangladesh in the red zone for a year until May 2024 suggests the worsening food insecurity in Bangladesh. The update says that persistent high food inflation has pushed the large majority of low- and fixed-income people into food insecurity. Bangladesh is placed in the red zone with 18 other countries...
Bangladesh in red zone for past one year聽聽聽
The persistent high food price has kept the country in the red zone for the past one year until May 2024 in the food security update of the World Bank.
Even in Palestine, birds shall return
ON JULY 26, senior United Nations officials briefed the UN Security Council about the terrible situation in Gaza. 鈥楳ore than two million people in Gaza remain trapped in an endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale鈥�, said deputy commissioner general Antonia De Meo of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...
India govt removes BSF chief, deputy
In an unprecedented move, the Centre on Friday removed Border Security Force director general Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) YB Khurania and sent them...
US places Bangladesh on 鈥榙o not travel鈥� list
The United States embassy in Dhaka issued a security alert on Saturday, advising US citizens to consider returning to the country if they feel unsafe, as Bangladesh has been placed on a Level 4 travel advisory鈥斺�楧o Not Travel鈥�...
National Security Committee meeting on Sunday
The National Committee on Security Affairs will meet on Sunday amid ongoing student protests seeking justice for over 200 killed and thousands injured in the recent...
DU Blue Panel urges campus security for students, teachers
The pro-Awami League 鈥楤lue Panel鈥� teachers of Dhaka University on Thursday held a press conference calling for the security of everyone on campus, including students and teachers...
Quota protesters Nahid, Abu, Asif聽picked up reportedly by govt security agencies
Different security organisations of the government picked up Students Movement Against Discrimination coordinators Nahid Islam, Abu Bakar Mazumdar and co-coordinator Asif Mahmud from the Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Friday afternoon.
Adequate policy attention on social protection system must
INADEQUATE budgetary allocation for social protection that a recent World Bank research has reported indicates the government鈥檚 exclusionary development policy. The report says that the social protection expenditure in Bangladesh is the lowest in South Asia. Bangladesh spends 2 per cent of its gross domestic product...
Russia under fire at UN over Ukraine strikes
Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting 鈥榮ystemic attacks鈥� on Ukraine鈥檚 medical facilities after a wave of deadly strikes across the country...
Effective steps needed to ensure marginalised people鈥檚 human rights, dignity: NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday at its thematic committee meeting said that effective steps must be taken to improve the quality of life, social security and dignity of the people of marginalised communities...
Govt raises ration prices
The government has increased the price of per kilogram rice and wheat rationing to 10 authorised entities by around Tk 9, but the new prices still remain below the price of rice distributed to destitute people...
Police ADC faces forced retirment for relationship with Porimoni
The Public Security Division of the home ministry has sought a suggestion of the Public Service Commission about the 鈥榝orced retirement鈥� of former additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Md Golam Saklain as punishment for his 鈥榠mmoral relationship鈥� with actress Porimoni...
Maoists kill two security force members
Indian Maoist insurgents killed two members of the security forces by blowing up a ration truck with a roadside bomb, police said Monday, the latest clash in a decades-long conflict...
AL MP for regional security council
Ruling Awami League lawmaker and whip Shaimum Sarwar Kamal told Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday that had there not been a cantonment, the Cox鈥檚 Bazar area would have been occupied by the Arakan Army...
US slaps sanctions on leaders of Russia software firm Kaspersky
The United States unveiled sanctions Friday against 12 top leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, a day after banning the sale of its popular antivirus software on national security grounds.
US bans Russia's Kaspersky antivirus software
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the United States over national security concerns, the US Commerce Department said.
Govt must overhaul Cyber Security Act and then redraft rules
THE observations that Transparency International Bangladesh has made on the Cyber Security Rules 2004 鈥� consequent on the Cyber Security Act 2003 passed in September 2023 鈥� suggest that the government has not made the course correction that it needed even after repeated criticism of the law by the well-meaning section of society...
Proposed Cyber Security Rules a weapon to control rights, says TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman expressed concern on Thursday about the proposed Cyber Security Rules 2024 saying that...
200 people leave St Martins, 300 arrive thru alternative route
Boat communication resumed on the Teknaf鈥揝t Martins route after seven days with Border Guard Bangladesh and Coast Guard escorting to ensure security amid firing from the Myanmar side...
UN Security Council votes for US-drafted Gaza ceasefire resolution
The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a ceasefire plan in Gaza, as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal....
3 Bangladeshis injured in BSF firing
At least three Bangladeshis, including a farmer, were injured as the Indian Border Security Force shot at them reportedly entering the Bangladesh territory near the Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat on Friday...
Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Panama, Somalia become Security Council members
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.
Ukraine鈥檚 Zelensky arrives at Singapore security forum
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on Saturday at a Singapore security forum, as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv while a Russian offensive gains ground....
Seminar on cybersecurity in banking sector held in Dhaka
In response to the rising threat of cyber-attacks on the banking sector, Cosmos Group, in collaboration with global technology leader Thales, hosted a seminar on cybersecurity at The Westin Dhaka on Monday...
Threats to energy security
THE daily demand for natural gas at present in our country is around 3,880 million cubic feet. The daily supply, however, is approximately 3,056mmcf, leading to a daily deficit of roughly 824mmcf...
eGeneration receives Cyble鈥檚 cybersecurity award for 2nd time
eGeneration PLC, a leading system integration company renowned for its strong commitment to digital security, had once again been recognised by Cyble, a global leader in digital risk profiling and threat intelligence, said a press release on Saturday...