Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid

October 22, 2025

Internet sweatshops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar’s lawless border regions since the coronavirus pandemic shut down casinos operating in the area, AFP reports. A crackdown by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities starting in February saw thousands of suspected scammers repatriated, with Continue Reading

Only one agreement under Indian LoC cancelled: Touhid Hossain

October 21, 2025

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday affirmed that only one agreement under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) with India was cancelled, disagreeing with his Cabinet colleague Adviser Asif Mahmud what he shared from his verified Facebook account. Talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossain, however, did not want to […]Continue Reading

India bars Arunachal anti-dam activist from flying to Bangladesh

October 18, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK An Arunachal Pradesh-based human rights lawyer and environmental activist, Ebo Mili, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dhaka from Kolkata airport on Saturday. Police in his home state had issued a lookout notice against him, according to reports by Maktoobmedia.com and Northeast Now. Mili, known for opposing the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose […]Continue Reading

Mirpur Factory Fire: Bodies of 16 people taken to DMCH

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK The bodies of 16 people, who died in the devastating fire in Rupnagar area of Mirpur in Dhaka, were brought to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday night. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said the victims include both men and women. He said the […]Continue Reading

After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged the Palestinian territory, AP reports. But thornier issues such as whether Hamas will disarm […]Continue Reading

BGB soldier loses leg in landmine explosion on Bangladesh-Myanmar border

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier lost his leg in a landmine explosion along the Naikhongchhari border on Saturday morning. The incident occurred around 10:50am while a BGB patrol team was operating in the Tumbru border area of Naikhongchhari upazila. Nayek Mohammad Akhtar Hossain of the 34 BGB Battalion lost one leg in […]Continue Reading

Jamaat Ameer appreciates move to try army officers linked to enforced disappearances, killings

October 15, 2025

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has appreciated the move to bring several army officers accused of involvement in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings under trial. “The army authorities have already announced their cooperation with the judicial process and taken the accused officers into custody. We welcome this initiative by the army,” Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army takes 15 officers into custody

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Army on Saturday said 15 officers, against whom arrest warrants were issued for alleged involvement in disappearances and crimes against humanity, have been taken into custody. Among them, 14 are serving officers and one is an officer in the LPR, and another officer did not respond to notice, said Major General […]Continue Reading

UPDF leader Michael Chakma sentenced to eight years in extortion case

October 9, 2025

PARBATTANEWS REPORT A court in Rangamati has sentenced United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Michael Chakma to eight years of rigorous imprisonment in an extortion case. The verdict was delivered on Thursday by the Additional District Judge’s Court in Rangamati under Section 385 of the Penal Code, 1860. The case was registered as Special Case […]Continue Reading

Army recovers huge arms, ammunition from UPDF den in Khagrachhari

October 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Members of Bangladesh Army recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from a den of United People Democratic Front (UPDF) in Khagrachhari district early Monday. According to an Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) media release, based on intelligence report, an army team conducted the drive in the dense forest of Yuboneshwar Para […]Continue Reading