report in The Daily Star, Jul 31, 2023An editor and a reporter have been sued under the Digital Security Act in Savar today. Nazmus Sakib, the editor of Dainik Fulki and president of Savar Press Club, and Emdadul Haque, a reporter of daily Amader Notun Somoy, have been accused in the case filed by Shahinur Islam, a resident of Shyampur in Birulia Union of Savar. According to the complaint, the Fulki on July 27 published…
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report in The Island, July 30, 2023Leaders of India and Sri Lanka were on the same page over regional security following President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s latest visit to New Delhi, an official source said amid fears of China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean region, Wickremesinghe addressed India’s security concerns over China’s increasing footprint in Sri Lanka and vowed to fast track connectivity between the two Indian Ocean neighbours, the source said. “The president reiterated his…
edit in The Morning, July 21, 2023 Despite having dealt with the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government led armed forces almost 1.5 decades ago, beggar’s wound – the debates on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution has become, does not show promising signs of getting resolved anytime soon. Politicians from the North and the East want the 13th Amendment,which has remained a part of the country’s Constitution for…
By Sabria Abdal in TOLOnews, July 17, 2023 at 5:37 PMIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that if the international community does not pay serious attention to the security challenges caused by the “movements of terrorist groups” in Afghanistan, its negative impact will affect the region and the world. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a meeting with Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Special Coordinator of the UN, discussed the importance of forming an inclusive government and fighting terrorism in Afghanistan,…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, July 13th, 2023QUETTA: As many as 12 soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in separate military operations in the Zhob and Sui areas of Balochistan, while seven “heavily armed” militants who reportedly attacked the security forces were also killed, the military’s media wing said in multiple statements on Wednesday. This was the military’s highest single-day death toll from terrorist attacks reported this year. Before this, 10 personnel were martyred…
Editorial in The Nation, July 8, 2023On Thursday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament took notice of the leakage of citizens’ data by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), directing the interior ministry to investigate the matter. Even though data security issues have been around for a while, the matter has gained further attention with the information of military officials being leaked, highlighting how serious the threat is and how it continues to…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, March 20,2023 at 10:14 PMThe Islamic Emirate has conducted 70 military operations in the past year with the aim of suppressing the Khorasan branch of Daesh group in Afghanistan, officials reported. According to government-provided numbers, more than a hundred Daesh fighters have been killed in these operations. The operations of the Islamic Emirate forces intensified against Daesh hideouts in Kabul, Herat, Balkh and other provinces. Ijaz Amin Ahangar, the…
by S Bashu Das in Dhaka Tribune, Mar 21, 2023Normalcy in the popular tourist destination, Bandarban, has been disrupted for the last few months due to the armed activities of the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and operations by different security agencies to arrest its members. The tourism industry is the most affected sector due to the reckless activities of the KNF and its armed wing Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) in the border areas…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 02, 2023 at 9:19 PMThe Heads of State of Central Asia and the President of the European Council met in Kyrgyzstan and participants discussed the situation in Afghanistan in addition to exchanging views on general issues of security, connectivity, climate, digital, and critical raw material, according to the joint press release. According to the joint press release, the participants articulated common concern over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press,June 2, 2023Afghan security forces claim to have killed a senior ISIS commander along with his accomplice in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. The killed ISIS commander’s name is said to be ‘Turab’ who was killed during a special operation conducted by the Taliban security forces. The operation was conducted on Wednesday evening in Wuch Tangi village of Shiwa district in eastern Nangarhar province, according…