Journalists demand scrapping of CSA, justice for Sagar, Runi
Journalists in Rajshahi on Sunday urged the interim government to scrap the Cyber Security Act immediately to ensure people鈥檚 freedom of speech...
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BB now frees FSIB PLC from S Alam grip
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday dissolved the board of First Security Islami Bank PLC, which was under the control of controversial S Alam Group, and appointed independent directors to the bank board...
Repeal of CSA demanded
Forum for Freedom of Expression Bangladesh on Thursday urged the interim government to repeal the Cyber Security Act immediately and enact democratic, humane...
Bill approved to scrap special security for Mujib family
The council of advisers with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair on Thursday decided to amend the Special Security Force Act 2021, lifting special security for...
Bangladesh national injured in BSF firing along Sylhet border
A Bangladeshi man was injured along Sylhet鈥檚 Companiganj border after Indian Border Security Force personnel opened fire on Monday night.
Public Security Division forms disaster response coordination cell
In response to the ongoing floods in Bangladesh, the Public Security Division of home ministry has formed a 鈥楧isaster Management Assistance Coordination Cell鈥� to facilitate disaster response efforts.
Bangladesh Bank restricts lending activities of six S Alam-linked banks
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday restricted S Alam Group-controlled six banks from issuing new loans to safeguard depositors鈥� money...
BSF returns body after killing
Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday returned the body of Abdullah, 35, who was shot and killed on the Chapainawabganj border...
Public Security Division secretary sent on compulsory retirement
The senior secretary to the Public Security Division, Md Jahangir Alam, has been sent on compulsory retirement.
BB blocks large cheque payments from 9 banks
The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday asked all scheduled banks not to honour cheques exceeding Tk聽1 crore from nine banks, most of which are controlled by S Alam Group...
Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid appointed as new NSI DG
Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid of the Bangladesh Army has been appointed as the director general of National Security Intelligence, according to an ISPR press release on Tuesday...
Editors鈥� Council for removing barriers to free journalism
The Editors鈥� Council on Monday in a statement urged the interim government to remove the obstacles to independent journalism.
India blocks Bangladeshis fleeing chaotic regime change
India has arrested nearly a dozen Bangladeshis attempting to cross the border to escape violence and political tumult following deadly protests that led to the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, border officials said Monday...
3 Pak soldiers killed in Khyber attack
At least three security personnel were killed and a dozen others were injured in a series of attacks on several security posts in Khyber district early Friday morning...
India forms body to monitor safety of Indians in Bangladesh
A five-member committee led by a senior Border Security Force official has been set up to communicate with Bangladesh authorities 鈥榯o ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals, Hindus, and other minority communities living there,鈥� The Hindu reported quoting Union Home Minister Amit Shah as saying on Friday...
BASIS urges interim govt to repeal CSA
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services urged the interim government to repeal the Cyber Security Act 2023...
BGMEA concerned over security of trade body, industry
Executive committee and members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday expressed concerns over the security of the trade body and the industry following an alleged attempt to forcibly take over the current BGMEA board...
How to build a more peaceful world
ALTHOUGH the current US presidential campaign has focused almost entirely on domestic issues, Americans live on a planet engulfed in horrific wars, an escalating arms race, and repeated threats of nuclear annihilation. Amid this dangerous reality, shouldn鈥檛 we give some thought to how to build a more peaceful future?...
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...
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...