Army dismisses Hasnat’s Facebook post as ‘hilarious and immature stories’: Netra News

March 23, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Army has denied allegations made by Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (south) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), where he claimed senior military officials pressured him and two others to accept a so-called “refined” faction of the Awami League (AL), reports Netra News. In a statement shared with Netra News, the Army […]Continue Reading

Media Reform Commission uses ‘Adivasi’ term despite govt ban

March 23, 2025

STAFF REPORTER The Media Reform Commission, formed under the current government, has used the term Adivasi in its report submitted to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, despite longstanding government directives against such usage. Since 2005, successive administrations have issued multiple circulars instructing state agencies and the media not to refer to the country’s Continue Reading

KNF claims four JLA members killed in Rangamati gunfight 

March 20, 2025

SOCIAL MEDIA DESK The Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) claimed Wednesday that four members of the Jumma National Army (JLA) were killed in a gunfight between the two groups in Rangamati’s Meetingachhari. In a Facebook post, KNF said the clash took place at 5 am and was confirmed by its intelligence unit, IIB. According to the […]Continue Reading

‘Indigenous demand’ part of anti-Bangladesh plot: PCCP

March 18, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI That ethnic minorities demand they be recognised as ‘indigenous’ is part of a conspiracy against Bangladesh, the Rangamati unit of the Parbatya Chattogram Chhatra Parishad (PCCP) alleged on Tuesday. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Adviser through the deputy commissioner, the PCCP called for those using the term Continue Reading

Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks misleading and damaging: Bangladesh govt

March 17, 2025

NEWS DESK Reacting to remarks made by DNI Tulsi Gabbard, the interim government on Monday said groundlessly linking Bangladesh to the idea of an “Islamist caliphate” undermines the hard work of countless Bangladeshis and their friends and partners around the world who are committed to peace, stability and progress. In a statement shared by the […]Continue Reading

Necessary dialogue must take place with Arakan Army: Guterres

March 15, 2025

NEWS DESK UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the Arakan Army is an entity with which he believes a “necessary dialogue must take place” but stressed that it would be “extremely difficult” to have an immediate “dignified return” of the Rohingya refugees amid heavy fighting between the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army. Continue Reading

UN chief in Bangladesh for a first-hand look at Rohingya camps as he pushes for aid

March 13, 2025

NEWS DESK U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is getting a first-hand look at the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as fears mount of serious aid cuts across the world following Washington’s decision to shut down USAID operations, AP reports. Bangladesh’s foreign affairs adviser, Touhid Hossain, welcomed Guterres at Dhaka’s main airport Continue Reading

JSS leader KS Mong’s son leads attack on police at Shahbagh

March 12, 2025

STAFF REPORTER Aung Aung Mong, son of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) leader KS Mong, allegedly led an attack on police in Dhaka’s Shahbagh on Tuesday. Police filed a case at Ramna Police Station, naming 12 individuals, including Aung Aung Marma as the prime accused, for attacking officers near Hotel InterContinental during an anti-rape […]Continue Reading

Army seizes ammunition, devices from UPDF hideout in Rangamati

March 7, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Army seized ammunition, communication devices, and other equipment from a hideout of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) (Main) in Rangamati’s Kaukhali, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. The operation, conducted early in the morning based on intelligence, targeted a regional armed group linked to UPDF (Main), Continue Reading

Bengali women in CHT gain access to midwifery diploma following policy change

March 5, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Bengali women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are now eligible to apply for a three-year midwifery diploma after a change in admission criteria. The move follows a report by Parbatta News, which raised concerns about ethnic bias against Bengali communities. A notice issued on March 2 had limited the United Nations […]Continue Reading