PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expressed satisfaction over the interim government’s decision to suspend all activities of the Awami League (AL) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, pending the completion of its trial, along with that of its senior leaders, at the International Crimes Tribunal. In an official statement, BNP Secretary General Mirza Continue Reading
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PARBATTA NEWS DESK India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed more than 300 individuals into Bangladesh over a span of three days, according to Bangladeshi authorities—a move that has raised fresh concerns about regional stability amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. The alleged pushbacks, which took place between 7 and 9 May across six […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK India is carrying out a “well-crafted” plan to push people—including some with valid Indian documents—across the border into Bangladesh, the head of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has said. Speaking at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday, BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui said at least five individuals recently […]Continue Reading
The Council of Advisers, in a special meeting on Saturday night, decided to ban all activities of the Awami League, including in the cyberspace, under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the trial of Bangladesh Awami League and its leaders in the International Crimes Tribunal is completed. While briefing to the reporters in front of State Guest […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER The recent trip to India by Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) leader Santu Larma has sparked renewed concern over the future of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), as tensions grow in the region amid political and geopolitical shifts. Larma crossed into India’s Tripura state through the Akhaura International Checkpost on May 3, according […]Continue Reading
India hit Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missiles on Wednesday and Pakistan vowed to retaliate saying it shot down five Indian aircraft, in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India told more than a dozen foreign envoys in New Delhi that “if Pakistan responds, India will respond,” fuelling fears […]Continue Reading
India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation, agencies report. The Indian government said it had attacked nine sites, describing them as “precision strikes at terrorist camps” in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Two Bangladesh-origin US nationals were arrested in Mizoram’s Lengpui airport and deported from the state capital Aizawl over their plans to meet militants of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNA/F), NDTV reports. Intelligence reports indicated four US nationals would be coming to Aizawl using tourist visas on May 2, NDTV quoted sources on Saturday. […]Continue Reading
Myanmar’s regime has rejected a proposal by Bangladesh’s largest Islamist political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, for the creation of an independent Rohingya state in Rakhine State. AFP reports. Jamaat made the proposal during a meeting with a Communist Party of China (CPC) delegation in Dhaka on Sunday. China has not responded. The Jamaat delegation’s leader Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday said that the comments made by Major General ALM Fazlur Rahman (retd) on his personal social media account do not reflect the position or policies of the Government of Bangladesh. “Government of Bangladesh wishes to clarify that the recent remarks made by Major General ALM […]Continue Reading
