RPO (Amendment) Ordinance: Coalition candidates must contest under own party symbols

November 4, 2025

The government has issued the “Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025,” with provision that even if registered political parties form an electoral alliance, candidates must contest the polls with their own party symbols. The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Law Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday. Earlier, Continue Reading

Govt rejects Netra News article on CHT

November 4, 2025

NEWS DESK The government on Monday firmly rejected the recent story of Netra News on Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). A press release of the Ministry of Home Affairs today said, a recent article by Netra News and its associated photo project mischaracterize the CHT as an ‘occupied’ or ‘militarized’ region. “Such presentation is factually incorrect, […]Continue Reading

Election schedule to be announced in early Dec: Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam

October 31, 2025

NEWS DESK Election Commissioner Md. Anwarul Islam Sarker has said that the election schedule will be announced in the first part of December. Talking to reporters on Friday at Patuakhali Circuit House auditorium, he said the question of whether the referendum will be held before or after the elections has not yet come under the […]Continue Reading

Russia uses missile in Ukraine that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty, Kyiv says

October 31, 2025

Russia has in recent months attacked Ukraine with a cruise missile whose secret development prompted Donald Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his first term as US president, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, REUTERS reports. Andrii Sybiha’s comments are the first confirmation that Russia has used the ground-launched 9M729 missile in Continue Reading

Saint Martin’s to reopen Saturday, but ship owners decline to operate

October 31, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT After remaining closed for nine months, Bangladesh’s only coral island, Saint Martin’s, is set to reopen to tourists on Saturday (November 1). However, ship operators have withdrawn at the last moment, leaving the island without any passenger vessels on reopening day. Two ships — Karnaphuli Express and Bar-Awliya — were scheduled to […]Continue Reading

Ban on tourism pushes Saint Martin’s economy to the brink

October 31, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK The administrative ban on tourist travel to Bangladesh’s only coral island, Saint Martin’s, has dealt a heavy blow to the local economy, leaving thousands jobless and businesses shuttered. Locals and tourism operators have described the decision as “mysterious and detached from reality.” Each winter, the tiny island—famous for its turquoise waters and Continue Reading

BGB seizes drugs, Indian cattle from Lalmonirhat border

October 31, 2025

NEWS DESK Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized drugs and Indian cattle during separate anti-smuggling operations along the Lalmonirhat border. According to BGB, the Lalmonirhat Battalion (15 BGB) conducted drives on October 29 and 30 in North Jhaurani of Hatibandha, Mogolhat Zero Point in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, and Gangarhat area in Phulbari of […]Continue Reading

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Karen Hilltop Amid Fierce Fighting

October 24, 2025

Myanmar regime troops have tightened their grip on Karen State’s Lay Kay Kaw after resistance forces withdrew from a key hilltop position overlooking the town near the Thai-Myanmar border, The Irrawaddy reports. The junta recaptured the Swe Taw Gone hilltop from Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led resistance forces on Sunday, according to regime media and […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh moves to curb illegal hilsa fishing as Indian fishermen enter waters: Adviser

October 23, 2025

NEWS DESK The government has taken measures after reports emerged of Indian fishermen catching hilsa within the country’s maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar said on Wednesday. “After learning that Indian fishermen were catching hilsa inside our waters, we instructed the Coast Guard to take necessary measures. Action […]Continue Reading

15 army officers produced before ICT over alleged crimes against humanity

October 23, 2025

NEWS DESK Fifteen army officers, now in custody, have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in connection with three separate cases over enforced disappearances, killings and other crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Awami League regime. The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, is set to hear the formal charges […]Continue Reading