4 killed as Benapole Express train set on fire in Dhaka

January 5, 2024

NEWS DESK At least four people, including two children, were killed and several others were injured as Benapole Express was set on fire in the capital Dhaka’s Gopibagh tonight. “We recovered four bodies. Of them, two were children,” said Brig Gen Md Main Uddin, director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence. The fire was […]Continue Reading

Armed forces deployed across Bangladesh ahead of 12th parliamentary polls

January 3, 2024

NEWS DESK With the aim of avoiding any untoward situation centering on the January 7 general election and holding the polls freely and fairly, the armed forces were deployed across the country on Wednesday morning. They will be available for special duties relating to the 12th parliamentary election till January 10. In a media release […]Continue Reading

UN to boost food ration for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

January 2, 2024

The United Nations will increase the food ration for each Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh by $2 a month, to $10, from Jan. 1, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as it thanked donors for coming to the rescue of a cash-strapped effort, reports Reuters. The United Nations had cut food aid last year […]Continue Reading

Rangamati Virtual Electoral Meet: PM assures continued development in hills

December 23, 2023

DESK REPORT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the Awami League, affirmed in a recent statement that the progress achieved in the hill regions, a direct result of the peace agreement, will be sustained. On the afternoon of Saturday, 23rd December, she engaged with the Rangamati community in a virtual electoral public meeting, […]Continue Reading

Terrorists fire at Sajek-bound tourist vehicles in Rangamati

December 18, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Terrorists fired shots at and vandalised Sajek-bound tourist vehicles in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati. Sajek is one of the most popular tourist spots in Bangladesh. The incident took place on Monday (December 18) morning in Shuknachari area of Dighinala-Sajek road. According to local sources, the four-day hartal called by UPDF was being […]Continue Reading

Visiting Indian, Russian war veterans call on army chief

December 18, 2023

NEWS DESK Visiting delegation of Indian and Russian war veterans paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the Army Headquarters on Sunday. During the meeting, the army chief recalled with gratitude the contribution of all members of allied Indian forces who took part in the 1971 Liberation War of […]Continue Reading

US to increase resettled Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh in 2024

December 17, 2023

NEWS DESK The United States has recognized the Rohingya situation as a “priority” and pledged to continue to increase the number of Rohingyas, including those from Bangladesh, resettled through the USRAP in fiscal 2024. The US also encouraged third countries to expand Rohingya resettlement, said the US Department of State on Friday. New pledges from […]Continue Reading

DGFI Officer Murder Case: Bangladesh court issues arrest warrants for ARSA chief Attaullah, 48 others

December 5, 2023

DESK REPORT A court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) chief Attaullah Ahammar Jununi and 48 others in connection with the killing of a DGFI officer in a drug raid in November 2022. The warrants were issued on Monday, December 4, 2023, after the court accepted the investigation report […]Continue Reading

CHT Peace Accord to serve as a global exemplar: President

December 2, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS DESK President Md. Sahabuddin has said that the Hill Tracts Peace Agreement will serve as a global exemplar for its peaceful conflict resolution. He made this statement in a message delivered on Saturday (2 December), commemorating the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Agreement. The President remarked, “On […]Continue Reading

KNF named in US report

December 1, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The name of the newly risen separatist organization in the hill region, Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), has come up in the annual report of the United States Department of State. In the ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2022’ released on Friday (December 1), the name of this separatist organization surfaced in the Bangladesh […]Continue Reading