PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chief Adviser of the interim government, Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to visit London on 10 June at the invitation of King Charles III. During the visit, Dr Yunus will receive the King Charles Harmony Award at a ceremony hosted by the British royal family on 12 June. He is scheduled […]Continue Reading
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PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday allowed an appeal by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, overturning a 2013 High Court verdict that had declared the party’s registration illegal. A four-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed delivered the judgment, stating: “Civil Appeal No. 139 of 2013 is allowed and Civil […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Bangladesh has two narrow land corridors similar to India’s Siliguri Corridor, which he described as “far more vulnerable”. According to a report by Hindustan Times, Sarma made the remarks in a post on social media platform X on Sunday, stating that those who […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, is considering stepping down, according to National Citizens Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam, BBC Bangla reports. Mr Islam met Yunus on Thursday evening at the state guest house Jamuna amid growing speculation about his possible resignation. Speaking to BBC Bangla, Mr Islam said Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK Several individuals identified as “Bangladeshi nationals” by Indian authorities have been transferred to Tripura, raising the possibility of renewed push-back operations into Bangladesh, BBC Bangla reports. Following the recent militant attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, law enforcement agencies across various Indian states have intensified Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft safely landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka without one of its wheels, as the wheel came off from the Dhaka-bound airliner shortly after it took off from the Cox’s Bazar airport. Biman Bangladesh Airlines general manager for public relations ABM Rawshan Kabir said […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK India on Tuesday expressed concerns over the ban imposed by the interim government on the activities of Bangladesh Awami League. “The ban on the Awami League without due process is a concerning development,” said Spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal during a regular media briefing in New Delhi. As a […]Continue Reading
India announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades, Reuters reports. Diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours were weak even before […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK The United States has reissued its travel advisory for Bangladesh, strongly cautioning its citizens against visiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), citing persistent risks of communal violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. The Level 4 “Do Not Travel” warning applies specifically to the districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati, and Bandarban. The Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK Peter Haas, strategic adviser to U.S.-based LNG exporter Excelerate Energy and former U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, met with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday. The meeting took place at the state guest house Jamuna, according to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. A post about the meeting was also shared on the […]Continue Reading
