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 says Rohingya genocide case at The Hague is ‘flawed, unfounded’

January 15, 2026

An international court case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority is “flawed and unfounded”, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, Aljazeera reports. In a statement published by state media on Wednesday, Myanmar’s military government hit out at the genocide case, which has been brought to the International Court of 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

Child injured by stray bullet from Myanmar border in Teknaf

January 11, 2026

PARBATTA NEWS DESK A 10-year-old schoolgirl has been hit by a bullet that crossed over from Myanmar at the Hwaikkyang border in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. The child, Afnan, is a fourth-grade student at Lambabil Haji Mohammad Hossain Government Primary School. She is the daughter of Jasim Uddin of the Techchibridge area in Hwaikkyang. The incident […]Continue Reading

BGB detains 50 Rohingya armed group members in Teknaf after border clashes

January 11, 2026

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police have detained 50 armed Rohingya men in Teknaf after they allegedly crossed into Bangladesh while fleeing pursuit by Myanmar’s rebel group, the Arakan Army (AA), following clashes in Rakhine State. BGB said the detainees are members of armed groups active in Arakan. Of the 50, […]Continue Reading

With focus on China, Bangladesh, India to set up naval base in West Bengal

January 10, 2026

NEWS DESK The Indian Navy will set up a new base at Haldia in West Bengal to enhance India’s maritime presence in the northern Bay of Bengal amid rising Chinese naval activity and evolving regional security dynamics involving Bangladesh and Pakistan, India Today reported. Quoting top defence sources, the outlet said the facility would function […]Continue Reading

JF-17: Delhi watching developments closely on national security grounds

January 9, 2026

NEWS DESK Referring to ongoing talks between Bangladesh and Pakistan on the former’s potential purchase of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, India on Friday said it is closely monitoring developments that might have implications for its national security. “We keep a close watch on all developments that have a bearing on our national security,” said Indian […]Continue Reading

Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets

January 9, 2026

The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh, Reuters reports. The talks in Islamabad come as Pakistan looks to capitalise on the success […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman becomes BNP Chairman as per party constitution

January 9, 2026

NEWS DESK Tarique Rahman formally assumed the position of Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday night in line with the party constitution. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the development after an emergency meeting of the party’s highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, held at the party Chairman’s Continue Reading

Bangladesh refuses to travel to India for World Cup next month

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has officially decided not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, escalating the sporting standoff between the two countries to an unprecedented level. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul disclosed the major development on Sunday, calling the move as a necessary response to what he termed the ‘radical communal […]Continue Reading