Authorities have been asked to strengthen security at the venue and surrounding areas through close coordination between concerned agencies. Sources at police headquarters confirmed that a comprehensive security plan has already been finalised. Special security arrangements will be focused on the South Plaza, marking an unprecedented change in venue for the Cabinet swearing-in ceremony. The […]
AI security The Bletchley gathering, held in 2023, a year after ChatGPIT shocked the world, was billed as the AI Security Summit. The names of the meetings have changed as they have grown in size and scope, and last year at the AI Action Summit in Paris, dozens of countries signed a statement calling for […]
The firing came from a Myanmar trawler entering Bangladesh's maritime boundary when the speedboat reached Golgara area in Badarmokam of Shah Porir Island on the Teknaf-St Martin naval route. Speedboat Owners Association president and St Martin Union Council Ward-3 member Khurshid Alam confirmed this to Prothom Alo. Locals said that Badarmokam is just half a […]
Until the 1990s, India's only disturbed land border was with China. By the end of the 20s, this border became even more undisturbed than the Chinese border.th The Indian Ocean became India's new border due to China's increased naval activities in the century. The India-Pakistan borders have been confrontational since 1947. They fought three declared […]
Dhaka University lecturer Tanvir Habib elaborated on the interests of major powers like India, China, Japan, France and Russia in the region. He mentioned India's special understanding and strategic approach towards the Bay of Bengal. The director said the Bay of Bengal is a key location for Indian Navy operations, impacting both India's security and […]
For Shefali Bibi, 55, of Datinakhali village in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, clean drinking water is a daily concern. The pond near her house was her main source of drinking water. After cyclone Aila in 2009, the tidal water became saline. Now she has to fetch water from a pond about 1.5 km away every day. It […]
The Willy Brandt Commission originally divided the countries of the world into two parts based on their per capita income. This is commonly known as the Brandt Line. From here on, the countries of the world were divided into 'North' and 'South' based on their economic potential. In this sense, the Global South is not […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US Vice President Kamala Harris, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Founder and Scientific Director of MILA at the Quebec AI Institute Yoshua Bengio, Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Chairman Brad Smith, Executive Director of the White House Office […]
Indian security forces killed at least seven Maoist rebels on Tuesday, police told AFP, the latest clash in a decades-long conflict in the country's jungle central forests. The guerrillas were killed in a remote part of the central state of Chhattisgarh, which has been the site of several deadly attacks on rebel camps this year. […]
Bangladesh on Thursday repatriated 288 members of Myanmar's security forces who had come to seek refuge across the border. The group included members of the Border Guard Police (BGP), Army and immigration units. According to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) public relations officer Shariful Islam, the coordinated repatriation operation began at 6:00 am at the site […]
Various police contingents organized spectacular parades to commemorate Police Week. The theme of this year's Police Week is 'Smart Police, Smart Country, Bangladesh Peace and Progress'. The Prime Minister awarded Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM-Bravery) and 60 others with President's Police Medal (PPM-Bravery) for their courageous actions. Apart from this, 95 police members also received BPM […]