Delhi concerned over ban on AL activities; supports early election

May 13, 2025

NEWS DESK India on Tuesday expressed concerns over the ban imposed by the interim government on the activities of Bangladesh Awami League. “The ban on the Awami League without due process is a concerning development,” said Spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal during a regular media briefing in New Delhi. As a […]Continue Reading

Students protest, demand ban on UPDF activities

May 13, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK Parbatya Chattogram Chhatra Sangsad (PCCS) on Sunday staged a demonstration at Dhaka University demanding a complete ban on the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) and its activities, branding it an armed separatist organisation responsible for destabilising the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). The protest was held around 5:00pm at the Raju Continue Reading

Call to scrap National Consensus Commission’s meeting with UPDF

May 13, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK REPORT An activist has called for the immediate cancellation of a scheduled meeting between the National Consensus Commission and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), terming the group an “unregistered and armed separatist organisation.” In a statement issued on Tuesday, Engineer Thoai Ching Mong Shak, a political activist from the Continue Reading

Students for Sovereignty raises alarm over corridor plan, port deal

May 13, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Student platform Students for Sovereignty has voiced strong concerns over reported government moves to negotiate a humanitarian corridor through Rakhine and engage foreign company DP World in the management of Chattogram Port, calling both issues “sensitive to national sovereignty and security.” At an emergency press conference held at Dhaka University’s Continue Reading

Protesters celebrate government decision to ban Awami League activities

May 13, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday night (May 10) took to the streets in celebration after the interim government announced a temporary ban on all activities of the Awami League (AL), including its online presence, under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The ban will remain in effect until the completion of trials against the party […]Continue Reading

India blocks access to four Bangladeshi news channels on YouTube

May 13, 2025

NEWS DESK Four Bangladeshi news channels, Jamuna TV, Ekattor TV, BanglaVision, and Mohona TV, have been blocked on YouTube for viewers in India, following government orders citing concerns related to national security and public order. The verification was conducted by fact-checking platform Dismislab, which accessed YouTube via an Indian VPN server After confirming the Continue Reading

Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

May 11, 2025

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after U.S. pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in border cities and towns and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact, Reuters reports. Artillery fire and attack drones were witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir, the centre of much […]Continue Reading

Blasts rock Indian Kashmir, Amritsar as Pakistan conflict escalates

May 9, 2025

Blasts rang out across Indian Kashmir and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in neighbouring Punjab state late on Friday, with the Indian military saying it was shooting down drones in the worst fighting with Pakistan in nearly three decades, Reuters reports. The explosions in Amritsar – the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict […]Continue Reading

India says military stations attacked by Pakistan drones and missiles

May 8, 2025

Blasts rang out across the Indian city of Jammu late on Thursday during what the government said was a Pakistani drone and missile attack on military stations around the Kashmir region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Reuters reports. Sirens sounded and red flashes and projectiles erupted in the night sky […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges India, Pakistan to remain calm, show restraint

May 7, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh on Wednesday urged both India and Pakistan to remain calm, show restraint and refrain from taking any steps that could further aggravate the situation. “The Government of Bangladesh is closely observing the evolving situation in India and Pakistan …Bangladesh expresses its deep concern over the situation,” the foreign ministry said in a […]Continue Reading