Plain land nat鈥檒 minorities demand rights, security
Representatives from plain land national minority groups on Sunday urged the local government reform commission to ensure their rights and security...
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BSF issues 10-day ops alert along Bangladesh border
India鈥檚 Border Security Force has issued a 10-day 鈥極ps Alert鈥�, effective from January 22, and will exercise the alert along the India-Bangladesh border to tighten security during India鈥檚 76th Republic Day celebrations.
Villagers asked not to go to border
Border Guard Bangladesh 59th Battalion (Rohanpur) commander Lieutenant Colonel Golam Kibria on Thursday requested villagers not to rush to the border during any tensions, saying that the BGB was enough to face the Indian Border Security Force...
Global Sufi Organisation presents 4-point demand
Global Sufi Organisation on Thursday made a four-point charter of demands including security for Sufi institutions and a judicial investigation into recent attacks on shrines...
Only farmers to be allowed within 150 yards of border
A sector commander-level meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday decided that no one except Bangladeshi and Indian farmers would be allowed to enter the 150-yard area from the border pillars...
Six killed as Syria security forces launch sweep in Homs province
Six people were killed on Tuesday in Syria鈥檚 central Homs province, a war monitor said, as security forces launched a sweep of the area....
Indian forces kill 14 Maoists including top commander
Indian security forces shot dead at least 14 Maoist rebels, including a top commander, on Tuesday in what the interior minister said was one of the heaviest bouts of recent fighting...
Policies, plans for sustainable food system needed
THE government has ways to go and steps to adopt for sustainable food systems crucial for ensuring food security and nutrition for all. A sustainable food system, encompassing everything from processing, packaging and transport of food, also prioritises sustainable agriculture and environmental concern. A sustainable food system also encourages local...
Huawei鈥檚 data storage system gains top security certification
Huawei OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage obtained Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ security certification, the highest level of security certification for storage products, said a press release...
Dhaka, Delhi need to effectively engage in easing border tension
THE clash between Bangladeshi and Indian villagers in the Shibganj border in Chapainawabganj over harvesting crops on no man鈥檚 land adds to the ongoing border tension resulted from India鈥檚 Border Security Force trying to erect fences on the zero line in violation of laws and agreements. Hundreds of villagers from both Bangladesh and India clashed...
FSIB opens customer service campaign
First Security Islami Bank launched a month-long special customer service campaign with the motto 鈥楴ew Dimension in Customer Service, Will Ensure Progress鈥� at its head office on Wednesday, said a press release.
Heading off weather influence on rice farming
AGRICULTURAL practices have faced various adversities that have threatened our food security. Some serious challenges include high temperatures, cold spells or low temperatures, flooding, drought, gusty winds, and hailstorms. These adversities are particularly responsible for unfilled grains in rice fields. Weather has a profound relationship...
Bangladeshi man injured in BSF firing
A Bangladesh national was injured as the Indian Border Security Force opened fire at Patgram border in the district along India on Saturday night.
JMBF condemns BSF killing of Bangladeshi youth
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France issued a statement on Thursday condemning the killing of Bangladeshi youth Saidul Islam by Indian Border Security Force gunfire along the Bangladesh-India border at Chinakandi of Bishwambarpur upazila in Sunamganj...
Tension erupts in Bangladesh as India's BSF tries to erect fence beyond boundary
Tension gripped local villagers as the Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday again began constructing fence along the border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj amid deployment of additional forces on both sides of the border...
BGB-BSF tension erupts over border fence
Tension has erupted between the Border Guard Bangladesh and Border Security Force, the frontier guards of Bangladesh and India respectively, during the last two days at the Chouka border in Chapainawabganj, cantered around the construction of a barbed wire fence...
14 YEARS OF FELANI MURDER: Justice yet to be ensured
Today marks 14 years of the murder of teenage girl Felani Khatun, who was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force on the border in Kurigram in 2011, with her family still waiting for justice.
City Bank client data sold to hacking forums: BCSI
Bangladesh Cyber Security Intelligence in a blog post said that a threat actor breached City Bank data and sold the bank鈥檚 financial statements to underground hacking forums...
Maoists kill nine Indian troops
Indian Maoist guerrillas killed nine members of the security forces on Monday by detonating a roadside bomb that tossed their vehicle into the air, police said...
Cybersecurity v civil liberties
IN TODAY鈥橲 hyper-connected world, cybersecurity is no longer a luxury. It is a necessity. Governments worldwide grapple with the dual imperatives of protecting nations from cyber threats and upholding democratic freedom. The recently promulgated Cyber Security Ordinance 2024 in Bangladesh epitomises this struggle, sparking nationwide debates about its implications to national security, the freedom of expression and personal privacy...
Compromised diet likely to make lasting, adverse effect
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...
India's BSF halts fence construction after Border Guard Bangladesh's objection
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.
Syria launches security sweep in Homs city
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...
Restriction on journalists鈥� access to Secretariat for security: CA鈥檚 press wing
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...
Army remains vigilant to protect national security, integrity: Army HQ
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.
Inclusion of internet access in cyber security ordinance a victory: BMPCA
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.
Torture, killing of Bangladeshis on border should stop
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...
BSF detains Bangladesh national at Patgram border
The Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday morning arrested a Bangladeshi national at the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat...
FSIB employees hold protest outside S Alam residence
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, Nauru announce security treaty
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...