Bangladesh conveys Rohingya repatriation priority to Myanmar

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Bangladesh on Wednesday conveyed to Myanmar that the issue of repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar temporarily sheltered in Cox’s Bazar is the topmost priority of its government. While presenting his credentials to Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Myanmar’s Naypyidaw in a ceremony, Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Dr Md […]Continue Reading

Marma girl denies rape allegations, says she is a victim of disinformation campaign

September 6, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT A Marma girl, along with her family and local representatives, vehemently refutes allegations of rape involving six army personnel in Raikhali, Kaptai Upazila, Rangamati district, calling them baseless rumors and propaganda. Parbatta News has obtained both video and written statements from them regarding this matter, and these have been thoroughly Continue Reading

Bangladesh government’s failure leads Rohingya issue to obscurity, main opposition says

September 3, 2023

NEWS DESK The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Sunday that the people of Bangladesh as well as the international community were now forgetting the Rohingya issue due to the government’s diplomatic failure. ‘The Rohingya issue is a major issue for Bangladesh. This is a security issue for us, and at the same time, […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army’s heroic efforts in hills: a lifeline amidst calamities

September 3, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Heavy rains have pounded the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar regions since August 3, continuing for a week, resulting in a series of natural disasters. The torrential downpours triggered floods, landslides, and widespread devastation. Low-lying areas were inundated, bridges and culverts collapsed, and roads became submerged, cutting off Continue Reading

Myanmar’s battle-scarred junta replaces five security ministers

September 3, 2023

The junta replaced its security and border affairs ministers in four states and one region with younger colonels on Friday, it said in a statement, The Irrawaddy reports. It is struggling to regain rural territory amidst rising resistance attacks in the states and region, while regime targets in their cities and towns are also face […]Continue Reading

Throat-slit body of Rohingya boy recovered from drain in Ukhiya camp

September 2, 2023

NEWS DESK The throat-slit body of a Rohingya boy was recovered from a drain in Ukhiya camp of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday. The deceased Md Mujib, 17, was son of Obaidul Haque of West bloc in the camp No-8 of Ukhiya upazila. Sheikh Muhammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya police station, said locals spotted the body […]Continue Reading

UK foreign affairs committee chair lauds PM Hasina for sheltering Rohingyas

September 1, 2023

NEWS DESK The UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair Alicia Kearns lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for giving shelter to forcibly displaced Rohingya population of Myanmar and stressed on putting international pressure on Myanmar for repatriation of its people. She came up with the comments in a meeting with Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Continue Reading

Arakan Army alleges Myanmar junta’s covert support for ARSA

September 1, 2023

U Khaing Thu Kha, spokesperson for the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), stated that they are closely observing the Military Council’s moves towards covert support of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a designated terrorist group, as a subsidiary entity to further the interests of the Regime forces, Burma News International reports. “We are Continue Reading

20 Rohingyas detained in Bandarban

September 1, 2023

NEWS DESK The Detective Branch (DB) of police on Thursday detained 20 Rohingyas in Bandarban hill district. They were apprehended at 5pm from the Parbat hotel located in the city’s Traffic intersection area. The detainees were identified as Jafar Hossain, 22, Hossain Ahmad, 36, Rashid Ullah, 16, Ahmudul, 52, Nur Alam, 50, Md Johor, 35, […]Continue Reading

Gabonese military officers announce they have seized power

August 30, 2023

A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term, Reuters reports. Appearing on television channel Gabon 24, the officers said they represented all security and defence forces in the […]Continue Reading