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 However, ship operators have withdrawn at the last moment, leaving the island without any passenger vessels on reopening day.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

BNP’s Milon seeks govt explanation over travel bar

October 31, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP leader and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon on Friday urged the government to explain why he was stopped from going abroad for medical treatment. “While travelling to Bangkok for medical treatment on Thursday morning, I came to know at the immigration counter of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport that […]Continue Reading

No scope for referendum before national election: Fakhrul

October 31, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no scope to hold a referendum before the upcoming national election and urged all political parties to focus on ensuring a free and fair vote instead of creating confusion among the public. Speaking at a discussion, he also blamed the current […]Continue Reading

BGB seizes drugs, Indian cattle from Lalmonirhat border

October 31, 2025

NEWS DESK Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized drugs and Indian cattle during separate anti-smuggling operations along the Lalmonirhat border. According to BGB, the Lalmonirhat Battalion (15 BGB) conducted drives on October 29 and 30 in North Jhaurani of Hatibandha, Mogolhat Zero Point in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, and Gangarhat area in Phulbari of […]Continue Reading

ICT orders 15 army officers be sent to jail in crimes against humanity cases

October 23, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday ordered that 15 army officers accused in three separate cases over enforced disappearances, killings, and other crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Awami League regime be sent to jail after being shown arrested. A three-member panel, headed by ICT-1 Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Continue Reading

15 army officers produced before ICT over alleged crimes against humanity

October 23, 2025

NEWS DESK Fifteen army officers, now in custody, have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in connection with three separate cases over enforced disappearances, killings and other crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Awami League regime. The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, is set to hear the formal charges […]Continue Reading

BNP sought neutral role from interim govt, not caretaker govt: Asif Nazrul

October 23, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK The BNP has not demanded the restoration of the caretaker government system but sought an impartial role from the current interim administration during the next national election, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, Nazrul said the matter came up during Tuesday’s meeting between the BNP delegation […]Continue Reading

BNP wants ethnic minority women to assert rights, promises support

October 23, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged members of ethnic minority communities, especially women, to be more assertive about their rights and take an active role in politics, assuring them that BNP will always stand beside them in their struggle for dignity and rights. “Assert your rights. Establish your rights. […]Continue Reading

Only one agreement under Indian LoC cancelled: Touhid Hossain

October 21, 2025

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday affirmed that only one agreement under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) with India was cancelled, disagreeing with his Cabinet colleague Adviser Asif Mahmud what he shared from his verified Facebook account. Talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossain, however, did not want to […]Continue Reading

The routes armed groups use to smuggle weapons into Rangamati

October 21, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Rangamati, surrounded by the vast Kaptai Lake and dense hills, has become a key area of concern for security forces. Each fold of the hills conceals both natural beauty and fear – with armed groups using the remote terrain as safe havens, officials say. According to local residents and security personnel, insurgents […]Continue Reading