40 countries to attend Rohingya conference in Cox’s Bazar

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Representatives from 40 countries will attend an international conference on the Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar on 25 August, the Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said. He told reporters the event would also be joined by several international organisations and United Nations agencies. According to him, the conference will […]Continue Reading

Government hopes to begin Rohingya repatriation soon: Cox’s Bazar DC

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Salauddin has said the government is making every effort to ensure the safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees. He told reporters that the government is hopeful the repatriation process will begin soon. According to Salauddin, the three-day international conference in Cox’s Bazar has been organised to Continue Reading

Bangladesh cannot begin Rohingya repatriation unilaterally: RRRC Mizanur

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Bangladesh cannot begin repatriating Rohingya refugees on its own, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman has said. He told BBC Bangla that the government, under the leadership of the Chief Adviser, is working to reduce the burden of Rohingya refugees on the country. Rahman recalled that last year […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps ‘urged’ to take up arms

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Many young Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say they are prepared to fight, according to testimonies gathered from camps in Cox’s Bazar, BBC Bangla reports. Refugees with links to community groups and factions have confirmed that at least four organisations are active in the camps, encouraging young men to join an armed […]Continue Reading

Rizvi says artists’ 15 Aug grief was for gain

August 22, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed that some poets, writers and actors expressed grief on 15 August without genuine feeling. He said they had done so out of a desire for material gain and in support of what he described as fascism. Rizvi made the remarks on Thursday […]Continue Reading

2 BGB members cross into Tripura, one detained by BSF: Indian media

August 22, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Border Security Force (BSF) of India on Thursday detained an armed member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after he allegedly crossed into Indian territory in Tripura, according to a report by NDTV. The incident took place in the afternoon at Kamthana village under Madhupur police station in Sepahijala district, Tripura. The […]Continue Reading

50,000 Rohingyas mass at Bangladesh border as Rakhine fighting escalates

August 18, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Around 50,000 Rohingyas have gathered near the Bangladesh border after fleeing intensified fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, raising fears of a new influx into Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. The warning came during a meeting of the National Task Force on the Rohingya issue at the foreign ministry in Dhaka, chaired […]Continue Reading

Hill girl Hema Chakma announces DUCSU poll bid

August 18, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Hill student Hema Chakma has declared her candidacy for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, pledging to promote inclusivity and protect student rights. A fourth-year student at the Institute of Health Economics, Hema is the daughter of former Chenghi Union Parishad chairman Anil Chandra Chakma of Khagrachhari’s Panchhari Continue Reading

High Court questions tribal hiring priority in Khagrachhari Hill District Council

August 18, 2025

STAFF REPORTER The High Court has asked the government to explain why provisions granting priority to tribal residents in recruitment at the Khagrachhari Hill District Council should not be declared unconstitutional. A bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Fayez Ahmed issued the rule on 31 July after hearing a writ petition filed […]Continue Reading

Shahjahan Chowdhury says term ‘indigenous’ not applicable to hill people

August 10, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, DHAKA Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Shahjahan Chowdhury has said the term “indigenous” does not apply to hill or tribal communities and alleged it is part of an “international conspiracy” aimed at creating a so-called “Jummuland” in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). He made the remarks on Saturday (9 August) while speaking as a special […]Continue Reading