Khagrachari man leaves govt job, now earns Tk 30 lakh a year from mango farming

July 7, 2025

KHAGRACHHARI CORRESPONDENT Mangsitu Chowdhury, in his late thirties and from Khagrachari, earns nearly Tk 30 lakh a year from mango farming after quitting his government job and returning to his village. He worked in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for 16 years, starting as a sepoy and later becoming a medical assistant. His last posting was […]Continue Reading

BNP sources says Tarique Rahman may return home by August

July 5, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), may return to the country by the end of August, party sources say. No official date has been confirmed, but BNP leaders say preparations are underway both within the party and at the national level. According to a report published in a […]Continue Reading

Iran committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty, foreign minister says

July 5, 2025

Iran remains committed to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its safeguards agreement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday, a day after Tehran enacted a law suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Reuters reports. “Our cooperation with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) will be channeled through Iran’s Supreme Continue Reading

Abu Sayeed’s martyrdom played decisive role in dictatorship fall: Nahid Islam

July 1, 2025

NEWS DESK Central convener of National Citizens Party (NCP) Nahid Islam has said the martyrdom of Abu Sayeed on July 16 last year (2024) had played a decisive role in the fall of the dictatorship. “On July 1, 2024, the democratic anti-discrimination student movement began. Thousands of students, youth and public, including Abu Sayeed, joined […]Continue Reading

Call for removal of CHT advisor by local ethnic communities

July 1, 2025

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Ethnic communities in Bangladesh’s hill districts are demanding the removal of Supradip Chakma, Advisor on Hill Tracts Affairs, after one year in the role. Chakma, from Khagrachhari, is a prominent figure and the first Chakma to join the foreign service and become a secretary. He retired in 2021 after serving as Bangladesh’s Ambassador […]Continue Reading

Khaleda Zia calls for maintaining unity to institutionalise democracy

July 1, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Tuesday called for maintaining unity to institutionalize democracy. “We must ensure that this stream of blood of July uprising heroes (martyrs) and the stream of tears of mothers do not go in vain. Unity must be maintained. Let us all together realize the dream […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman calls for staying united for national interests

July 1, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today urged all political parties to stay united for national interests. “The national unity of political parties will remain unbroken, keeping in mind that the evil forces of subjugation cannot raise their heads,” he said while virtually addressing a discussion at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center Continue Reading

Armed UPDF member arrested in Chattogram

July 1, 2025

NEWS DESK Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 has arrested Sujon Barua, an active armed member of the Chattogram Hill Tract-based separatist group United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), from the Bayezid Bostami area of Chattogram city. According to a press release issued by the RAB media wing this morning (1 July), the arrest was made ysterday (30 […]Continue Reading

Decision was no dialogue wading martyrs’ blood during uprising: Hasnat

July 1, 2025

NEWS DESK Hasnat Abdullah, a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, said extensive state pressure and repression even couldn’t force them to dialogue as the movement leaders were resolute in point of no return cherishing the stance of no dialogue wading martyrs’ blood during July uprising. “We were steadfast in point of no return Continue Reading

Observe July Uprising each year to check autocracy’s reemergence: CA

July 1, 2025

NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the country’s people to the July Uprising every year to resist reemergence of autocracy. “We will observe this (July Uprising) every year so that we do not have to wait 16 years for another uprising again. We will do this every year so that we […]Continue Reading