Trump brokered ceasefire in call with Netanyahu while US team spoke to Iran

June 24, 2025

President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran through talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday while his team, including Vice President JD Vance, held talks with Tehran, a senior White House official said, Reuters reports. The official, providing details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, said Israel agreed to […]Continue Reading

US strikes against Iran not aimed at regime change, Pentagon chief says

June 22, 2025

The US military’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites were not a preamble to plans for regime change, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, adding that private messages had been sent to Tehran encouraging them to negotiate, Reuters reports. Still, Hegseth warned Iran against following through with past threats of retaliation against the United […]Continue Reading

54 Mossad-linked spies arrested in Iran’s Khuzestan amid hostilities with Israel

June 21, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Iran’s Khuzestan Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of 54 individuals accused of espionage and subversive activities allegedly connected to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. According to the prosecutor’s office, the suspects were “involved in supporting, gathering information for the enemy, propagandizing Continue Reading

Putin on Iran, Khamenei, regime change, Ukraine and NATO

June 20, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the following comments to senior news agency editors on the conflict between Iran and Israel, NATO and the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports. The remarks were translated from Russian by Reuters reporters. ASKED ABOUT HIS REACTION IF ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES KILLED IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI: “If […]Continue Reading

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