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PARBATTANEWS DESK Starlink has applied to use Bangladesh as an international transit hub after installing local gateways, Kalbela Online reported on Sunday. The satellite internet company, owned by Elon Musk, launched in Bangladesh in May. Although gateways were mandatory, it began operations without one, according to the report. On 13 August, Starlink wrote to Brigadier Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said Bangladesh is prepared to scale up its imports from the United States and hoped that this would pave the way for further tariff reductions, contributing to a more sustainable and mutually beneficial trade partnership.  He reaffirmed Bangladesh’s strong commitment to deepening bilateral relations with the […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK Seventeen Bangladeshi fishermen have escaped after being detained at sea by the Arakan Army while fishing off Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, according to local authorities. The fishermen arrived at Shahpari Island jetty on a trawler around 11am on Thursday. The Coast Guard took them into custody before handing them over to police. […]Continue Reading
PARBATTANEWS ONLINE DESK Sarba Mitra Chakma of the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed United Student Alliance has been elected an executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), securing 8,998 votes. He received the second-highest number of votes among member candidates, after Sabikun Nahar Tamanna, who won with 10,084. Out of 13 member posts, 11 […]Continue Reading
PARBATTANEWS ONLINE DESK Hema Chakma from the Chittagong Hill Tracts has been elected an executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). She contested the post from the Resistance Council panel, a coalition of left-leaning student organisations, and received 4,908 votes, according to the election results. Hema hails from Khagrachhari. Chief Continue Reading