‘Suicidal’ to stay unpreparared amid India-Pakistan war tensions: Yunus

May 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus has said the current tension between India and Pakistan is alarming, and that not being prepared in such a situation would be “suicidal” for Bangladesh. “We live in a world where the threat of war is ever-present. The India-Pakistan situation remains extremely volatile,” […]Continue Reading

No Rakhine corridor without Dhaka, Naypyidaw nod, UN says

May 1, 2025

NEWS DESK The United Nations has said it cannot support a humanitarian corridor from Bangladesh to Myanmar without approval from both governments. “The UN needs consent from the countries involved to deliver aid across borders. Without it, our role is limited,” a spokesperson said, amid ongoing discussions over aid access to Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The […]Continue Reading

Pakistan says intelligence suggests Indian military action likely soon

May 1, 2025

Pakistan said on Wednesday it has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch military action soon, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalate following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir, Reuters reports. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the U.S. to press India to “dial down the rhetoric and act Continue Reading

Pakistan minister warns of possible Indian military strike in 24-36 hours

April 30, 2025

Pakistan’s minister for information and broadcasting says Islamabad has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, as tensions between the two countries escalate following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to Al Jazeera and news agencies. In a social media post early on Wednesday, […]Continue Reading

Pakistan defence minister says military incursion by India is imminent

April 29, 2025

Pakistan’s defence minister said on Monday a military incursion by neighbouring India was imminent in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations, Reuters reports. The attack killed 26 people and triggered outrage in Hindu-majority India, along with calls for action against […]Continue Reading

No discussion on so-called ‘humanitarian corridor’ with UN or any other entity: Shafiqul Alam

April 29, 2025

NEWS DESK Amid growing discussions on “humanitarian corridor” to Rakhine State of Myanmar through Cox’s Bazar, the interim government on Tuesday categorically said they have not discussed the so-called “humanitarian corridor” with the United Nations (UN) or any other entity. “We want to make it categorically clear that the government has not Continue Reading

Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to fully implement CHT Peace Accord

April 26, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has reaffirmed unwavering commitment to uphold the constitutional guarantee in promoting and protecting the rights of all citizens and to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord. The commitment was reiterated by Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Secretary Md. Abdul Khaleque at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous […]Continue Reading

BGB Swimming Complex in Pilkhana named after martyred Subedar Major Nurul Islam

April 26, 2025

NEWS DESK In recognition of his bravery and ultimate sacrifice during the 2009 Pilkhana mutiny, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has named its swimming complex in Pilkhana after Central Subedar Major Nurul Islam. From now on, the facility will be known as the Shaheed Nurul Islam Swimming Complex. Nurul Islam’s son Md Ashraful Alam Hannan […]Continue Reading

Five CU students freed a week after abduction in CHT

April 26, 2025

NEWS DESK Five students of Chittagong University (CU) who were abducted a week ago have been released. Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), an organisation representing students of ethnic communities, issued a statement on Thursday in this regard. Although the five students from various ethnic communities were reportedly freed on Wednesday, the matter came to light on […]Continue Reading

India downgrades ties with Pakistan after attack on Kashmir tourists kills 26

April 23, 2025

India announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades, Reuters reports. Diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours were weak even before […]Continue Reading