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Saturday, 12 April, 2025

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UK Labour MPs denied entry to Israel during West Bank visit

Two UK Labour MPs, Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, have said they were astounded after being denied entry to Israel on Saturday while en route to visit the occupied West Bank as part of a parliamentary fact-finding trip. Israeli authorities cited accusations that the MPs intended to spread hate...

Hasina’s extradition, border, water issues featured in Dr Yunus-Modi first-ever talks

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Friday raised several issues, including the extradition of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the sharing of common river waters, and border killings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their much-discussed bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the...

Rizwana for regional collaboration to tackle cross-border air pollution

Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan underscored the need for a regional approach, as 35 percent of Bangladeshs air pollution originates from neighbouring countries. If our neighbours are suffering from poor air quality, it is in their best interest to act. We must move beyond political...

US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order

The Trump administration has deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the U.S. despite a court order forbidding it from doing so, saying in an extraordinary statement that a judge did not have the authority to block its actions. The deportation operation followed a move by Judge James...

Trump establishes Bitcoin reserve as digital Fort Knox

President Donald Trumps recent executive order has led to the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in the United States, signaling strong support for the cryptocurrency sector. White House crypto chief David Sacks has compared the reserve to a digital Fort Knox, likening it to the way gold bars...

Court orders seizure of 54 kathas of Summit Group land

The court has ordered the seizure of 54 kathas of land registered under the name of Aziz Khan, chairman of Summit Group, brother of former MP Faruk Khan of the Gopalganj-1 constituency, along with his family and associates. Although the deed value of the land is recorded as Tk1.47 crore, the...

At least 305 Bangladeshis killed by BSF in a decade: HRSS

At least 305 Bangladeshi citizens were killed and 282 injured along the Bangladesh-India border over the past decade, according to a report by the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS). The report, published on Monday, highlighted the ongoing human rights violations and urged immediate actions to...

HC orders completion of Magura child rape trial within six months

The High Court on Sunday ordered a special tribunal to complete the trial process of the Magura child rape case within the next 180 days. The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal has been instructed to implement the order. The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish...

HC orders to remove online images of Magura’s raped child

The High Court (HC) on Sunday instructed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to urgently remove all the social media images of Maguras raped child. The bench of Farah Mahbub and Debashish Rai Chowdhury issued the suo moto order. On Sunday, the High Court is also...

Court orders to freeze 14 accounts of Putul's Shuchona Foundation

The Metropolitan Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered to freeze 14 bank accounts of Shuchona Foundation of Saima Wazed Putul, South East Asian regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) and daughter of ousted prime minister the fascist Sheikh Hasina. Md Zakir Hossain Galib, judge...

Thailand considers border wall to tackle scam networks

Thailand is considering the construction of a border wall with Cambodia to curb illegal crossings and dismantle scam centres that have ensnared thousands of victims, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said on Monday, according to a BP report. The initiative is part of a broader crackdown on...

Trump revises import duties to address border issues

White House said the amendment updates Executive Order 14194, issued on February 1, 2025, titled Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border. It specifically tightens the de minimis threshold, which allows low-value imports to enter the U.S. duty-free. Under the revised...

No cause for concern regarding border security: Home-adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that there is no cause for concern regarding Bangladeshs border security. The border is secure. There is no reason to panic, he told reporters on Saturday after inaugurating a new Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion in...

Bangladeshi killed by BSF fire at Brahmanbaria border

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the night of February 28, 2025, near the Brahmanbaria border, in an incident that has sparked concerns over border security. The victim, identified as Al-Amin, 32, from South Putia village in Kasba Upazila, was allegedly roaming...

Stay alert to maintain order: Home adviser to law enforcers

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has once again ordered law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant all the time to maintain law and order in the country. During an early morning visit to four police stations in the capital Mirpur, Darus Salam, Adabor, and...

Core committee on law and order takes a set of decisions to improve situation

The core committee on law and order has taken several decisions to maintain the law and order situation normal and improve the overall situation further. The core committee meeting was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The core committee...

SC orders reinstatement of 85 election officers fired 18 years ago

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered reinstating 85 upazila election officers, who were sacked by the then caretaker government 18 years ago in 2007 with all their benefits, reports BSS. The five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat...

India to build fences along border

India has decided to erect 100 more fences along the border area. India and Bangladesh have mutually identified nearly 100 fresh stretches for erecting fences along their shared border, besides continuing with the ongoing fencing work. The decisions were taken at the three-day...

Bangladesh, India vow to bring border killings to zero

Bangladesh and India have agreed to take effective measures to bring down border killings of Bangladeshi nationals to zero level and conduct joint inspections in case of carrying out any construction within 150 yards of the frontiers. The two countries reached the agreement after a four-day...

Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has identified corruption as the countrys biggest challenge, warning that without tackling it, the nations desired progress will remain unattainable. He emphasized the need to curb corruption at all levels, noting that...

US launches multimillion-dollar ad campaign saying, 'criminal migrants’ not welcome

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has unveiled a multimillion-dollar ad campaign aimed at deterring illegal immigration, with a stern message for those attempting to enter the United States unlawfully. The campaign features two versions of the ad: one for domestic audiences and another...

Are noise-cancelling headphones responsible hearing problems?

Whether its the beep of a till or the hiss of a coffee machine, the brain deciphers countless sounds daily. But for some, background noise becomes so overwhelming that it drowns out voices or alerts. This is the reality for Sophie, a 25-year-old administration assistant from London, who is used...

BGB-BSF DG-level talks in New Delhi starts Monday

The four-day 55th borders conference of the directors general (DGs)-level of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will begin in New Delhi, India on Monday. A 13-member BGB delegation led by its DG will take part in the conference. Apart from the senior BGB...

Myanmar militia to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia announced plans to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams from its territory to Thailand, part of a broader crackdown on illicit compounds. Scam hubs have proliferated in Myanmars border regions, where trafficked foreign workers are coerced into global fraud...

3 Bangladeshis detained at Panchagarh border while attempting to cross into India

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained three Bangladeshis, including a child and a suspected broker, while attempting to illegally enter India through the Muhurijot border in Panchagarh district, reports UNB. The detainees, taken into custody late Friday, have been identified as Nitai...

BSF allegedly erects electric pillars along Bangladesh-India border in Patgram

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has allegedly erected electric pillars along the border in Patgram, Lalmonirhat, violating the International Border Act, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday morning, reports UNB. Local farmers discovered the electric pillars and...

US to send troops on Mexico border amid Trump immigration crackdown

The United States military has started to send1,500 active-duty troops to the countrys southern border with Mexico, as part of President Donald Trumps long-promised crackdown on immigration. The White House confirmed the troop movement on Wednesday, though the full details of the order have yet...

4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal

Kanchanpur police arrested four Indian nationals in possession of a pistol from Ward 6 of Bhimdatta Municipality on Wednesday night. The suspects were intercepted near Mahendranagar market while traveling in a vehicle with an Indian registration plate, reports Kathmandu Post. The arrested...