Yunus ‘considering resignation’, says NCP leader Nahid

May 22, 2025

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

Detained ‘Bangladeshis’ transferred to Tripura; Push-backs likely

May 17, 2025

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

Biman plane without wheel flies to HSIA, lands safely

May 17, 2025

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

Delhi concerned over ban on AL activities; supports early election

May 13, 2025

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 downgrades ties with Pakistan after attack on Kashmir tourists kills 26

April 23, 2025

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

US issues ‘Do Not Travel’ alert for Chittagong Hill Tracts

April 20, 2025

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

Peter Haas meets Chief Adviser Yunus at state guest house

April 8, 2025

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

Army Chief pays courtesy call on Chief Adviser

September 22, 2024

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at his office in Dhaka. “During the meeting, the Chief Adviser was apprised by the Army Chief of the existing overall security situation across the country . . . and […]Continue Reading

Army to return to cantonment when police resume work properly: Army chief

August 12, 2024

NEWS DESK The members of the Bangladesh Army will return to their respective cantonments when police forces resume their work properly, said Waker-uz-Zaman, chief of army staff in Khulna on Monday. “Police need to be made more organized and then we will be able to return to normalcy,” Waker-uz-Zaman said while talking to journalists after […]Continue Reading

‘Officer’s Address’ of chief of army staff held

August 4, 2024

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Saturday addressed the army officers as part of the regular activities at the Helmet Auditorium in the army headquarters in Dhaka city. He delivered his speech on the current situation over the security issue and gave various directives about the activities of the army. The chief […]Continue Reading