US moves military assets, limits access to its largest Middle East base

June 20, 2025

The U.S. military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The moves come as President Donald Trump kept the world guessing whether the United States would join Israel’s bombardment of Iran’s nuclear […]Continue Reading

Love Wins: Marma woman marries Bengali man despite pressure

June 17, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT A young couple in Rangamati’s Kaukhali upazila got married through court despite facing legal trouble, threats, and strong opposition from a regional armed group. Nichungma Marma, 23, from Bardulupara in Kalamati Union, tied the knot with her partner Md Fahim, a Bengali youth from Poyapara area, at the Rangamati court on June 15. […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshis in Tehran at risk, relocation begins: Foreign secy

June 17, 2025

The government has expressed deep concern over the safety of around 400 Bangladeshis currently residing in Tehran, following recent Israeli attacks in the Iranian capital. “We are in contact with around 100 Bangladeshis in Tehran and have already started providing them with financial assistance to facilitate their relocation to safer areas outside the capital,” said […]Continue Reading

Prof Yunus, Tarique agree on pre-Ramadan election if preparations complete

June 13, 2025

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman met for 90 minutes and agreed to hold the next election in the week before Ramadan 2026, instead of early April, if all preparations are completed in time. A joint statement from the Chief Adviser and Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman was issued following […]Continue Reading

UK freezes assets of disgraced Sheikh Hasina ally

June 12, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen properties in the United Kingdom owned by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s former Minister of Land, according to Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit). The move follows legal requests from Bangladesh authorities to take action against assets owned by Chowdhury, a political ally of deposed Bangladesh Continue Reading

Indian DP World officials visit Chattogram port, raising concerns over lease process

June 3, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK A delegation of 34 officials from Dubai-based logistics company DP World, including 21 Indian nationals, entered the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) in Chattogram last month, drawing strong reactions from port workers and union leaders as debate over the facility’s proposed lease intensifies, Ajker Patrika has learned.  The terminal, a strategic Continue Reading

Roadmap delay may raise questions about govt’s intent: Fakhrul

June 3, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said any delay in announcing an electoral roadmap could raise questions about the government’s intentions. “I hope the interim government will act wisely and sincerely, starting with a prompt announcement of the roadmap,” he said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “The longer the […]Continue Reading

BNP, NCP spar over election timing during consensus talks

June 3, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the National Citizens Party (NCP) engaged in a sharp exchange of views on Monday (2 June) during a meeting with the National Consensus Commission, led by Chief Adviser Dr Yunus, over the timing of the upcoming national parliamentary election. The meeting, held at the Foreign Service […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s President Zardari hosts Tigers, says ‘need to mend hearts’ over 1971

June 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan intends to forge strong bilateral relations with Bangladesh in all areas including commerce, trade, sports, culture, and people-to-people ties, Pakistan’s The Nation reported on Sunday. Speaking at a reception hosted for the Bangladesh and Pakistan men’s cricket teams at the Governor’s House in Punjab Continue Reading

Heavy rain and hill runoff flood Rajasthali; crops damaged, livelihoods affected

June 1, 2025

RAJASTHALI CORRESPONDENT Record rainfall over two consecutive days, caused by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, has led to flooding in several low-lying areas of Rajasthali upazila in Rangamati. The rain, accompanied by hill runoff, has caused widespread hardship for residents, particularly low-income and working-class communities. Several areas of the upazila, Continue Reading