ICC denies accreditation to Bangladeshi journalists for T20 World Cup coverage

January 27, 2026

PARBATTANEWS DESK The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected accreditation applications from Bangladeshi journalists seeking to cover the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, meaning no media representative from Bangladesh will be able to attend matches in person, according to multiple reports. The move comes amid broader uncertainty around Bangladesh’s involvement Continue Reading

Govt scraps Indian Economic Zone in Mirsarai, opts for defence industrial park

January 27, 2026

PARBATTANEWS DESK The interim government has decided in principle to cancel the land allocation for the proposed Indian Economic Zone in Chattogram’s Mirsarai and build a large “Defence Industrial Park” on the site. The decision was taken at a meeting of the governing board of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) at the Chief Adviser’s […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman’s “one identity: Bangladeshi” remark in ‘Adivasi’ debate draws online praise

January 27, 2026

STAFF REPORTER BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman’s remarks — “We all have only one identity: we are Bangladeshis” — made amid the ongoing debate over recognising people as “Adivasi”, have sparked discussion and praise on social media. A video of his brief Q&A segment on the hill tracts issue, delivered at an exchange meeting on January […]Continue Reading

CHT peace accord implementation stressed

January 19, 2026

NEWS DESK Participants at a meeting of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee today underscored the urgent need for the full and effective implementation of the CHT Peace Accord. The meeting, held at the conference room of the Complex Building adjacent to the Karnaphuli Tunnel Site Office Toll Plaza in […]Continue Reading

‘Yes’ vote in referendum to be driving force to build new Bangladesh: CHT Adviser

January 19, 2026

NEWS DESK Adviser to the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs, Supradip Chakma on Saturday urged voters from all walks of life to cast ‘Yes’ vote in the ensuing referendum to be held alongside the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. He said that ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum would be the driving force for building […]Continue Reading

Ethnic minority representatives meet Tarique Rahman

January 19, 2026

NEWS DESK A delegation of ethnic minority representatives paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday night. The meeting was held at the BNP Chairman’s political office in Gulshan at around 9:00 pm, BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said. During the meeting, Tarique Rahman exchanged greetings with the delegation. The […]Continue Reading

Rohingya repatriation will take time: foreign adviser

January 15, 2026

PARBATTANEWS DESK Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said the repatriation of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh will take “a long time”, and that Dhaka will need to move forward with long-term preparation to resolve the crisis. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the foreign ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday, Jan […]Continue Reading

Myanmar made Rohingya lives a nightmare, Gambia tells genocide case

January 15, 2026

Gambia on Monday told judges at the United Nations’ top court that Myanmar targeted minority Muslim Rohingya for destruction and made their lives a nightmare in a landmark case accusing Myanmar of genocide, Reuters reports. It is the first genocide case the International Court of Justice is hearing in full in more than a decade. […]Continue Reading

11 India-linked militants killed in two intelligence-based operations in Pakistan

January 11, 2026

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday that security forces killed 11 militants in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn.com reported. In a statement, the military’s media wing said the operations were carried out on Jan 8 and that the militants belonged to “Indian proxy Fitna al Continue Reading

Arakan Army fires rounds along Naikhongchhari border

January 11, 2026

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN The Arakan Army (AA) fired a large number of rounds from across the Bangladesh-Myanmar border opposite Naikhongchhari, following four days of clashes between two insurgent groups over control of a small island known as Totardwip, local sources said. Residents said they heard gunfire from the Myanmar side at around 30 points across Continue Reading