BGB, BSF agree to reduce border killing to zero level

July 21, 2022

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) have agreed to bring down the killing, injuring and beating unarmed nationals of both countries to zero level by adopting extra precautionary measures along the borders. Border guarding forces of the two neighbouring countries issued a joint statement in this regard after ending […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas are not yaba consumers, they’re carriers: Home Minister

July 20, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said police in Chattogram region seized only 34.76 lakh yaba pills in 2016, which increased to 1.2 crore pieces in 2018 and 2.59 crore pieces in 2021. “We noticed that the seizures have gone up notably after the Rohingya influx. The Rohingyas are not consumers of yaba, but […]Continue Reading

Dhaka seeks more support from Jakarta for Rohingya repatriation

July 19, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has sought a proactive support of Indonesia and of the ASEAN for an early repatriation of the stranded Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh to Myanmar. Bangladesh and Indonesia held bilateral meeting in Jakarta on Monday (July 18, 2022) and discussed the issue. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Minister of Foreign Affairs of […]Continue Reading

“War always causes sufferings for masses worldwide”, PM Hasina tells Indian Army chief

July 19, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has denounced war, saying it always causes sufferings for the masses worldwide. She said this while visiting Indian Army chief, General Manoj Pande, called on her at her official residence Gono Bhaban on Tuesday ((July 19, 2022). PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the call. PM Sheikh […]Continue Reading

Indian Army chief meets Bangladesh Army, Navy chiefs

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK Visiting Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has paid courtesy calls on Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal. He paid a courtesy call on his Bangladesh counterpart General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka and discussed ways to enhance and […]Continue Reading

Army Chief hands over Tk 10cr to PM for flood victims

July 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed handed over a cheque for Taka 10 crore to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the flood-affected people in the country’s northeastern parts including Sylhet. On behalf of the Bangladesh Army, the cheque was handed over to the premier at her official Ganabhaban residence on […]Continue Reading

parbattanews.com gets government permission for registration

July 14, 2022

STAFF REPORTER parbattanews.com, the first national media on Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar, has received permission from the government for its registration as an online news media. parbattanews.com is the most popular online news provider in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar. The information ministry published a list of 45 online news portals […]Continue Reading

Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka seeks proactive role from Indonesia, ASEAN

July 4, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Indonesia and the ASEAN to play a proactive role to facilitate early repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people currently sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds. He reiterated that the problem was created by Myanmar and it has to be solved by Myanmar as well. “The […]Continue Reading

PM Hasina to discuss Rohingya repatriation with Modi in upcoming India visit

June 30, 2022

NEWS DESK The repatriation of Rohingyas is likely to figure on the agenda of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her upcoming visit to India, scheduled in September this year, NDTV reports citing India’s ANI news agency. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen in an exclusive interview with ANI said that PM Hasina, who will […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh asks UK to resettle one lakh Rohingya refugees

June 30, 2022

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has proposed Britain, as a global leader in justice and human rights, for resettling one lakh Myanmar Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh to lessen the unfair Rohingya burden on Dhaka. He made the proposal while holding a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Elizabeth Truss in Kigali on the […]Continue Reading