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

Chief Adviser Yunus to receive King Charles Harmony Award in London

June 1, 2025

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

SC allows Jamaat’s appeal against HC verdict cancelling party registration

June 1, 2025

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

Bangladesh’s ‘chicken necks’ more vulnerable than India’s, says Assam CM

May 25, 2025

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

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