World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

September 22, 2025

NEWS DESK France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses, Reuters reports. Israel and the United States will boycott the summit, said […]Continue Reading

Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

September 22, 2025

NEWS DESK Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel, Reuters reports. The decision by four nations from the West, which has traditionally allied with Israel, aligned […]Continue Reading

Philippine court orders seizure of $81 million in Bangladesh Bank heist case

September 22, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK A Philippine court has ordered the forfeiture of $81 million from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) in connection with the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve theft, Bangladesh police said on Sunday. The Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Special Superintendent Jasim Uddin Khan confirmed the ruling, saying the funds were seized after years of legal Continue Reading

Pakistan PM Sharif says peace with India a ‘fool’s paradise’ without Kashmir settlement

September 22, 2025

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s desire to improve relations with India on Sunday but said it was only possible through the resolution of the longstanding dispute between the two nations on the Kashmir territory, Arab News reports. India and Pakistan, who have fought two out of three wars over the disputed Himalayan territory since […]Continue Reading

Starlink seeks approval to use Bangladesh as transit hub

September 22, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Starlink has applied to use Bangladesh as an international transit hub after installing local gateways, Kalbela Online reported on Sunday. The satellite internet company, owned by Elon Musk, launched in Bangladesh in May. Although gateways were mandatory, it began operations without one, according to the report. On 13 August, Starlink wrote to Brigadier Continue Reading

Election faces ‘three-way crisis’ in bureaucracy, says TIB chief

September 20, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has warned that the country’s upcoming national election faces serious risks due to divisions within the bureaucracy. TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the administration is caught in a “three-way tug of crisis” between officials loyal to the previous government, long-deprived officers now regaining Continue Reading

India says it expects Saudi Arabia to mind ‘sensitivities’ after pact with Pakistan

September 20, 2025

India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between the two countries, two days after Riyadh signed a mutual defence pact with New Delhi’s old foe Pakistan, Reuters reports. Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed the pact on Wednesday, and although few details have been made public, […]Continue Reading

Free and fair polls possible through consensus, says Badiul Alam

September 20, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Election Reform Commission chief Badiul Alam Majumdar has said that free and fair elections in Bangladesh are possible only through consensus among political actors. He made the remarks on Friday while speaking as chief guest at a discussion at the Gangni Upazila Parishad auditorium in Meherpur, western Bangladesh. Badiul Alam, who also serves […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies

September 15, 2025

Myanmar’s junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll, AFP reports. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, jailing democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi and deposing […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army involved in yaba trade, says BGB

September 15, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK The Arakan Army has become involved in yaba trafficking across the Bangladesh–Myanmar border, a senior Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official said on Monday. Ramu Sector Commander Colonel Mohiduddin Ahmed told a press conference in Cox’s Bazar that Rohingyas were playing a central role in the drug trade. He said traffickers were increasingly using […]Continue Reading