Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Karen Hilltop Amid Fierce Fighting

October 24, 2025

Myanmar regime troops have tightened their grip on Karen State’s Lay Kay Kaw after resistance forces withdrew from a key hilltop position overlooking the town near the Thai-Myanmar border, The Irrawaddy reports. The junta recaptured the Swe Taw Gone hilltop from Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led resistance forces on Sunday, according to regime media and […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh moves to curb illegal hilsa fishing as Indian fishermen enter waters: Adviser

October 23, 2025

NEWS DESK The government has taken measures after reports emerged of Indian fishermen catching hilsa within the country’s maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar said on Wednesday. “After learning that Indian fishermen were catching hilsa inside our waters, we instructed the Coast Guard to take necessary measures. Action […]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

35 injured as massive fire hits Dhaka airport cargo village; flights resume after seven hours

October 18, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK At least 35 security personnel were injured as a massive fire broke out at the import cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The injured include 25 members of the Ansar force and 10 police officers. Several were taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) […]Continue Reading

Hamas releases all 20 living hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians. The releases came as President Donald Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an […]Continue Reading