Dhaka-14, 16 constituencies marked highly risk-prone: Army

February 8, 2026

NEWS DESK Around 18 percent of the total polling centres in Dhaka-14, Dhaka-16 and Dhaka-18 constituencies have been identified as risk-prone. Among the three constituencies, Dhaka-14 and Dhaka-16 are marked as highly risky. Mirpur Army Camp Commander of the Bangladesh Army Lt Col SM Fuad Masrur made the remarks on Saturday afternoon during a briefing […]Continue Reading

DU show-cause notice to DUCSU executive Sarba Mitra Chakma over ‘ear-holding squats’

January 27, 2026

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Dhaka University (DU) authorities have served a show-cause notice on Sarba Mitra Chakma, an executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), over an incident in which around 30 teenagers and young men were reportedly made to do squats while holding their ears for coming to play at the university’s […]Continue Reading

Mark Tully, BBC correspondent known as the ‘voice of India,’ dies at 90

January 27, 2026

Mark Tully, a longtime BBC correspondent who was widely known as the “voice of India” for his reporting on the South Asian nation, has died, the broadcaster said. He was 90, AP reports. Tully died Sunday at a New Delhi hospital after a brief illness. Born in India’s Kolkata city in 1935, Tully joined the […]Continue Reading

Zaima Rahman calls for holistic gender equality, linking values to national policy

January 19, 2026

NEWS DESK BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman on Sunday articulated a vision for gender equality that bridges the gap between progressive policies and entrenched social realities. Stressing that empowerment begins at home, she drew from her family’s legacy while presenting data on the challenges facing Bangladeshi women. “The path to women’s Continue Reading

Tarique pays heartfelt tribute to Khaleda, hails her as a loving mother

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, remembering her as a tender and loving mother who was also a steadfast guardian for her family and the nation. “My mother, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, has responded to the call of Almighty Allah and left […]Continue Reading

Prof Yunus visits Khaleda Zia at Evercare

December 4, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, visited Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday evening to check on the health of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia who has been admitted to the hospital since November 23. The chief adviser arrived at the hospital at about 7:00pm […]Continue Reading

BNP announces nationwide prayers for Khaleda Zia’s recovery

December 4, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP has announced a nationwide programme of religious observances and prayers for the immediate recovery and improved health of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia. The announcement was made by the party’s senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, during a press conference at the BNP’s central office in Naya Paltan on Thursday. The […]Continue Reading

Tarique says he wants to return, but decision not his alone

November 30, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said he wants to return to Bangladesh to be with his ailing mother, Begum Khaleda Zia, but that the decision is not his alone to make. In a Facebook post on Friday, he said the BNP chairperson and former prime minister remains in a “critical” condition at […]Continue Reading

Trump says US will permanently pause migration from ‘Third World Countries’

November 28, 2025

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will work to permanently pause migration from all “Third World Countries” to allow the US system to fully recover, Reuters reports. Trump also said on social media platform Truth Social that he will end all federal benefits and subsidies to “noncitizens,” adding that he will Continue Reading

It’s an election to save country, work with honesty,’ Prof Yunus asks DCs

November 17, 2025

NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday instructed the Deputy Commissioners& (DCs) to carry out their responsibilities with full honesty, impartiality and integrity in the upcoming election and referendum, stressing that the election must be both festive and peaceful. “This election (scheduled for February next year) is not a traditional one; it is […]Continue Reading