India claiming Bangladesh’s GI products as its own: Industries Secretary

September 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Industries Secretary Obaidur Rahman has said India has registered several of Bangladesh’s traditional Geographical Indication (GI) products in its own name, creating complications for Bangladesh in the international market. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘FGD on Branding and Marketing Challenges for CMSMEs: Unblocking Export Potentials’ organised by the Dhaka Continue Reading

India expelling Rohingyas to Bangladesh, Myanmar without protections: HRW

September 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025. Authorities have arbitrarily detained several hundred more, mistreating some of them, said the New York-based rights body on August 29. In May, states in India governed by […]Continue Reading

Myanmar army razed Rohingya villages to build security outposts, UN-backed report says

September 30, 2025

After the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a U.N.-backed investigation released on Monday, REUTERS reports. Violence against the Rohingya escalated dramatically in August 2017 when Myanmar’s military launched an Continue Reading

UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return

September 30, 2025

Bloody fighting between Myanmar’s army and a separatist movement is proving an “insurmountable barrier” to the return of the country’s displaced Rohingya minority, a UN official warned Tuesday, AFP reports. The mostly Muslim Rohingya have been persecuted in Myanmar for decades, with many escaping the 2017 military clampdown labeled a Continue Reading

Hamas under pressure as Trump issues deadline on Gaza peace plan

September 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Hamas three to four days on Tuesday to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, warning of “a very sad end” if the group rejected the proposal that he said was close to ending the two-year-old conflict, Reuters reports. Mediators Qatar and Egypt shared the 20-point plan with Hamas late […]Continue Reading

Trump optimistic on Gaza peace deal; Hamas says it lost contact with two hostages in Gaza City

September 29, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to finalize a Gaza peace plan proposal in a meeting on Monday with Israel’s Prime Minister, Trump told Reuters on Sunday, as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City and the military wing of Hamas said it had lost contact with two hostages held there. The fate of the two […]Continue Reading

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

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