World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

September 22, 2025

NEWS DESK France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses, Reuters reports. Israel and the United States will boycott the summit, said […]Continue Reading

Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

September 22, 2025

NEWS DESK Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel, Reuters reports. The decision by four nations from the West, which has traditionally allied with Israel, aligned […]Continue Reading

Tripura king’s remarks on Bangladesh territory spark controversy

September 22, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Tripura’s king, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, has sparked debate after calling for parts of Bangladesh to be included in a “Greater Tripura Land.” In interviews with ANI News and Republic Bangla, Deb Barma referred to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’s recent remarks on India’s “chicken’s neck” corridor. “We will occupy Greater Chittagong and […]Continue Reading

Philippine court orders seizure of $81 million in Bangladesh Bank heist case

September 22, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK A Philippine court has ordered the forfeiture of $81 million from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) in connection with the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve theft, Bangladesh police said on Sunday. The Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Special Superintendent Jasim Uddin Khan confirmed the ruling, saying the funds were seized after years of legal Continue Reading

Pakistan PM Sharif says peace with India a ‘fool’s paradise’ without Kashmir settlement

September 22, 2025

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s desire to improve relations with India on Sunday but said it was only possible through the resolution of the longstanding dispute between the two nations on the Kashmir territory, Arab News reports. India and Pakistan, who have fought two out of three wars over the disputed Himalayan territory since […]Continue Reading

Starlink seeks approval to use Bangladesh as transit hub

September 22, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Starlink has applied to use Bangladesh as an international transit hub after installing local gateways, Kalbela Online reported on Sunday. The satellite internet company, owned by Elon Musk, launched in Bangladesh in May. Although gateways were mandatory, it began operations without one, according to the report. On 13 August, Starlink wrote to Brigadier Continue Reading

Election faces ‘three-way crisis’ in bureaucracy, says TIB chief

September 20, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has warned that the country’s upcoming national election faces serious risks due to divisions within the bureaucracy. TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the administration is caught in a “three-way tug of crisis” between officials loyal to the previous government, long-deprived officers now regaining Continue Reading

Myanmar national held with 340,000 yaba pills in Teknaf

September 20, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Bangladesh’s security forces have detained a Myanmar national in Cox’s Bazar district with 340,000 yaba pills, officials say. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Md Omar Siddique from Kharangkhali in Myanmar, was arrested during a raid on Thursday morning in a Keora grove near Teknaf’s Sabrang area. The operation was carried out jointly […]Continue Reading

Awami League ‘sleeper cells’ reported ahead of Bangladesh election

September 20, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Intelligence sources quoted by Daily Naya Diganta say the banned Awami League has formed “sleeper cells” in Dhaka as the country prepares for its 13th national election. The party, removed from power a year ago, is unlikely to contest the polls. While its chairperson Sheikh Hasina and some senior leaders have left the […]Continue Reading

India says it expects Saudi Arabia to mind ‘sensitivities’ after pact with Pakistan

September 20, 2025

India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between the two countries, two days after Riyadh signed a mutual defence pact with New Delhi’s old foe Pakistan, Reuters reports. Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed the pact on Wednesday, and although few details have been made public, […]Continue Reading