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

CID publishes notice against Sheikh Hasina, 261 others in sedition case

October 31, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has published a public notice against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 261 others in connection with a sedition case linked to the controversial online platform “Joy Bangla Brigade.” The notice was published on Friday in two national dailies — The Daily Star and Amar Desh — following […]Continue Reading

Saint Martin’s to reopen Saturday, but ship owners decline to operate

October 31, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT After remaining closed for nine months, Bangladesh’s only coral island, Saint Martin’s, is set to reopen to tourists on Saturday (November 1). However, ship operators have withdrawn at the last moment, leaving the island without any passenger vessels on reopening day. Two ships — Karnaphuli Express and Bar-Awliya — were scheduled to […]Continue Reading

Ban on tourism pushes Saint Martin’s economy to the brink

October 31, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK The administrative ban on tourist travel to Bangladesh’s only coral island, Saint Martin’s, has dealt a heavy blow to the local economy, leaving thousands jobless and businesses shuttered. Locals and tourism operators have described the decision as “mysterious and detached from reality.” Each winter, the tiny island—famous for its turquoise waters and Continue Reading

Yunus vows peaceful, impartial February polls

October 23, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has pledged that his interim government will take all necessary measures to ensure a peaceful and impartial national election scheduled for February. “Our responsibility is to remain neutral,” Yunus told a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) delgation on Tuesday evening. “The election is a grand event. We will select the […]Continue Reading