Belarus supplies air defense system to Myanmar junta: activist group

June 29, 2025

Belarus has supplied an air defense system to Myanmar’s junta to defend against anti-regime drone strikes, Justice for Myanmar said, The Irrawaddy reports. The rights group said on Saturday that it had uncovered significant, ongoing military collaboration between the two regimes. Leaked correspondence with Belarus confirmed the custom-design of air defense command V3D Continue Reading

Israel receives nearly 39,000 compensation claims over Iranian missile damages: Anadolu Agency

June 27, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Israeli authorities have received nearly 39,000 claims for compensation for material damages caused by Iranian missile strikes, Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday, citing local media. According to the Yedioth Ahronoth daily, the Compensation Fund at the Israeli Tax Authority has received approximately 38,700 claims since the onset of the Israel-Iran Continue Reading

ECNEC clears Tk 652cr project for Rohingya water, sanitation

June 27, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a project worth Tk 652.55 crore to enhance water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management services for displaced Rohingya communities and local residents in 11 upazilas of Cox’s Bazar and Noakhali, Bonik Barta reports. The project, titled Integrated Services and Continue Reading

Khamenei says Iran dealt US ‘severe slap’, claims victory over Israel

June 27, 2025

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that the US had “gained nothing” from its attacks during the Islamic republic’s 12-day war with Israel that saw nuclear sites hit, France24 reports with inputs from AFP and AP news agencies.  In a video broadcast on Iranian state television, Khamenei said the US “engaged in the […]Continue Reading

Armed group demands extortion at Rangamati university construction site

June 27, 2025

An armed group reportedly entered the campus of Rangamati Science and Technology University on Thursday night, demanding extortion money from ongoing development work at the institution. According to university officials, seven armed individuals entered the main campus around 10:45 pm and approached workers engaged in construction activities. The assailants allegedly Continue Reading

Support for Israel among Americans drops, poll shows

June 27, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK New polling shows a drop in support for Israel among Americans, most notably among young people, Al Jazeera reports citing Israeli outlet Mariv. A Harvard/Harris poll found that overall support for Israel had dropped from 80 per cent to 75 per cent of Americans surveyed over two years, while the percentage of […]Continue Reading

Supreme Leader, in first appearance since ceasefire, says Iran would strike back if attacked

June 27, 2025

Iran would respond to any future U.S. attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, in his first televised remarks since a ceasefire was reached between Iran and Israel, Reuters reports. Khamenei, 86, claimed victory after 12 days of war, culminating in an Iranian attack […]Continue Reading

Israel reports waves of Iranian missiles, soon after Trump announced ceasefire

June 24, 2025

Israel’s military said Iran launched waves of missiles on Tuesday, with emergency services reporting three people killed, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a complete ceasefire between Israel and Iran to end a 12-day war, Reuters reports. Witnesses said they heard explosions near Tel Aviv and Beersheba in southern Israel. Israel’s military said Continue Reading

Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA, news agency reports

June 23, 2025

The national security committee of Iran’s parliament approved the general outline of a bill meant to fully suspend Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on, citing committee spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei, Reuters reports. Rezaei said that according to the bill, installing surveillance cameras, allowing Continue Reading

Dhaka voices deep concern over attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities

June 22, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh on Sunday expressed deep concern over recent attacks targeting the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Such developments risk further destabilizing an already fragile regional situation and heighten the threat to international peace and security,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson Shah Asif Rahman told reporters at the Continue Reading