Couple arrested pretending to be NSI in Ctg
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested a couple from Chattogram鈥檚 Sitakunda upazila who identified them as National Security Intelligence officials, and swindled money from people...
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Integrating nutrition into agri value chain emphasised
Speakers at a workshop held at Sech Bhaban in the capital on Tuesday emphasised the importance of integrating nutrition into the agricultural value chain to enhance food security and improve livelihoods...
JL activist sent to jail for posting PM鈥檚 satirical image
An activist of Juba League, the youth wing of the ruling Awami League, was sent to jail through a court order on Wednesday under the Cyber Security Act for posting a satirical image of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on his Facebook account...
7 million face 鈥榓cute鈥� food insecurity in S Sudan: UN
More than seven million people in fragile South Sudan are at risk of acute food insecurity in the coming months, including tens of thousands at a 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� level of famine, the United Nations warned on Tuesday...
Food inflation hits double digit in peak rice harvesting season
The general food inflation in April crossed double-digit again after a four-month gap, heightening the risk of food security for the majority of...
JnU student gets five-year jail for FB post
The Cyber Tribunal in Dhaka聽on Monday sentenced Tithy Sarker, a suspended student of Jagannath University, to five years imprisonment in a case filed under the Digital Security Act on November 5, 2020, for making derogatory remarks about Islam on social media...
BSF kills 2 more Bangladesh nationals
Two young men from Bangladesh were reportedly shot to death by the Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday, as they allegedly tried to cross into India near Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh...
Ensuring nutrition security
ACCORDING to the Constitution of Bangladesh, nutrition is a basic human right, and the government has made significant investments to ensure it. Over the years, the nation has made substantial progress in reducing malnutrition, with the hunger score improving...
Border killings by BSF rise despite repeated pledges
The increasing shooting deaths of Bangladeshi nationals at the hands of the Indian Border Security Force on the international border have left rights campaigners in...
Surveillance of individuals鈥� data decried
President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd) has underscored the challenges posed by the seamless transition from physical to virtual existence of people that can complicate democratic practices...
Commission to probe DSA cases demanded
Researchers and civil rights campaigners, in a webinar on Tuesday, called for the formation of an independent commission to examine the justification of filing thousands of cases under the Digital Security Act in the span of five years started from 2018...
Seven Maoists killed by Indian security forces
At least seven Maoist insurgents were shot dead by Indian security forces on Tuesday, police said, the latest clash in a decades-long conflict waged in the country鈥檚 wild central forests...
Tesla wins key China security clearance during Musk visit
Tesla received a key security clearance from China during Elon Musk鈥檚 whistlestop visit to the world鈥檚 biggest electric car market, which wrapped up on Monday...
Online activist Pinaki, ex-JCD leader Ashik charged in DSA case
Police submitted a charge sheet against online activist Pinaki Bhattacharya and former joint secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Mofizur Rahman Ashik, in a case filed in 2022 under the Digital Security Act 2018...
Sudan wants emergency UN meeting on UAE 鈥榓ggression鈥�
Sudan has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting on what it calls UAE 鈥榓ggression鈥� for allegedly supporting paramilitaries battling the army, a diplomatic source said on Saturday.....
Myanmar junta minister heads to China for security talks
The Myanmar junta鈥檚 home minister has left for China for security talks with Beijing鈥檚 minister for public security, state media said on Thursday.....
282m faced acute hunger in 2023: UN
Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with some 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, UN agencies and development groups said on Wednesday...
1kg gold seized at Ctg airport
The members of the National Security Intelligence and Customs Intelligence seized one kg of gold from three Dubai returnees at Shah Amanat International Airport on Monday...
Israel to summon ambassadors of countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership
Israel will summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership 鈥榝or a protest talk鈥� on Sunday, a foreign ministry spokesman said...
Govt move to allow pvt sector to handle personal data decried
Speakers including lawyers, politicians, cyber security experts and activists on Saturday slammed the government鈥檚 move to allow the private sector to...
Govt must stop farmland loss to ensure food security
THE land minister鈥檚 directive for divisional commissioners to prevent any unauthorised use of arable land for housing, industrial or other commercial purposes is welcome. The minister at a divisional...
US veto sinks Palestine鈥檚 UN membership bid in Security Council
The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite growing international distress over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.....
Mancha condemns security deposit increase in upazila elections
The central steering committee of Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, on Thursday condemned the decision of the Awami League government increasing security deposits of the candidates...
29 Maoists killed in clash with Indian security forces
At least 29 Maoist insurgents were killed in a shootout with security forces on Tuesday, police said, one of the deadliest days in the long-running conflict...
Future Lanka leaders need to grasp nettles
THE New Year celebrations this year were low key compared to the past. The loud sound of crackers and other fireworks that traditionally accompany the dawn of the New Year were less than in the past. The economic burden...
BSF detains Bangladeshi youth
The Indian Border Security Force detained a 23-year-old Bangladeshi national at Dolapara border in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat early Monday....
No Security Council 鈥榗onsensus鈥� on Palestine鈥檚 UN membership
Members of the United Nations Security Council failed to reach a consensus on Thursday on a bid by Palestinians for full UN membership, meaning the longshot effort is now likely headed for a more formal council vote....
ATM booth Security guard stabbed to death in Dhaka
Police have recovered the body of a security guard of an ATM booth of Modhumoti Bank, who was hacked to death by miscreants in the capital's Shahjadpur area of Gulshan in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, early Wednesday.聽....
Oft-vaunted energy security fails to ensure power
EARLY summer days have started tolling the knell of power outage, which has already spanned up to 10 hours in places in the past few days, as power generation lags far...