International
Ensure safety and security of the people
In recent times, rising crime and deteriorating law and order have been a major concern of the people. Media reports paint a worrying picture of...
City governance in gridlock: Tackling the challenges of rapid urbanization
Dr. Nasim Ahmed: Urbanization has taken place at an unprecedented speed in recent decades. Urban growth has sped up, especially in cities like Dhaka, Chattogram,...
Australia, Indonesia agree to sign new security treaty
AFP: Australia and Indonesia agreed to sign a new security treaty, which includes closer military cooperation, the two countries’ leaders said after talks in Sydney...
G7 foreign ministers gather in Canada amid rising trade tensions with Trump
NN ONLINE: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations are meeting in southern Ontario this week as trade and defense tensions...
All 20 Turkish soldiers die in military Cargo Plane crash in Georgia
NN ONLINE: Turkey’s defense minister confirmed Wednesday that all 20 military personnel aboard a Turkish cargo plane that crashed in Georgia have died. The...
12 killed as Islamabad suicide bomber
Agency : Twelve people were killed while 20 others were injured in a suicide blast outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday, a security official...
Partition of Gaza a looming risk as Trump’s plan falters
Reuters : A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, multiple sources said,...
Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike
Xinhua : A Hezbollah commander was killed Monday in an Israeli airstrike on the Sarafand-Baysarieh highway in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security and official...
Hostilities remain despite Cambodia peace pact: Thailand
AFP : Thailand’s army said on Tuesday “hostilities still remain” with Cambodia, a day after Bangkok suspended the implementation of a US-backed peace deal over...
UNHCR, IOM mourn Rohingya boat tragedy off Malaysia-Thailand coast
NNÂ ONLINE: UNHCR and IOM have expressed deep sorrow over the tragic sinking of a boat off the Malaysia-Thailand coast carrying up to 70...
Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon
NN ONLINE: An Israeli airstrike on Monday killed a Hezbollah commander on the Sarafand–Baysarieh highway in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security and official...