STAFF REPORTER The government has decided to rename seven cultural institutions across Bangladesh—currently operating under different titles—with the aim of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the country’s khudro nri-gosthi (small ethnic groups). The new unified name will be Jati Boichitro Institute (Institute of Ethnic Diversity). The decision was confirmed Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said the party has proposed that Members of Parliament be allowed to vote independently through secret ballot in the presidential election—one of several reform suggestions presented to the National Consensus Commission. Speaking at a discussion organised by Nagorik Oikya at the National Press Club on Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK New polling shows a drop in support for Israel among Americans, most notably among young people, Al Jazeera reports citing Israeli outlet Mariv. A Harvard/Harris poll found that overall support for Israel had dropped from 80 per cent to 75 per cent of Americans surveyed over two years, while the percentage of […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared that the country “will not submit to anyone’s aggression,” following Iran’s retaliatory strike on the United States’ al-Udeid air base in Qatar. According to The Guardian, Khamenei made the remarks in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating: “We have not attacked anyone, and […]Continue Reading