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...
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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...
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...
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...