Dismissed Rohingya camp teachers block Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway

August 18, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Dismissed teachers of the Rohingya camps staged a blockade on the Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf highway on Monday, demanding reinstatement to their jobs. They also began a hunger strike, vowing to continue until their demands are met. Law enforcement personnel were deployed to the scene to keep the situation under control, while army members […]Continue Reading

Hill girl Hema Chakma announces DUCSU poll bid

August 18, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Hill student Hema Chakma has declared her candidacy for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, pledging to promote inclusivity and protect student rights. A fourth-year student at the Institute of Health Economics, Hema is the daughter of former Chenghi Union Parishad chairman Anil Chandra Chakma of Khagrachhari’s Panchhari Continue Reading

India’s Assam allows firearms licenses for residents along Bangladesh border

August 17, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Residents of remote areas along the Bangladesh border will now be able to apply online for firearms licences, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced, Anandabazar Patrika reports.  The move, first approved by the Assam cabinet in May, is aimed at what the government calls “sons of the soil” — indigenous […]Continue Reading

Three international conferences planned on Rohingya crisis: Yunus

August 17, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chiief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that three international conferences on the Rohingya crisis will be held this year to strengthen global efforts for a sustainable solution. In an exclusive interview with Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama during his three-day official visit to Kuala Lumpur, Yunus said the first conference will […]Continue Reading

Election must be held in Feb: Home Adviser

August 17, 2025

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said Saturday that the upcoming general election will be held in February in line with the announcement made by the Chief Adviser. “We are strictly adhering to the timeline announced by the Chief Adviser (CA). The election will be held in the month announced by CA […]Continue Reading

Asif Nazrul urges private healthcare owners to prioritise service over profit

August 17, 2025

NEWS DESK Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has strongly criticised the owners of private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres for their alleged prioritisation of profit over patient care. The adviser also urged them to reform the healthcare system and reduce the public’s dependency on treatment abroad. He said while speaking at the inauguration and annual […]Continue Reading

Shahjahan Chowdhury says term ‘indigenous’ not applicable to hill people

August 10, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, DHAKA Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Shahjahan Chowdhury has said the term “indigenous” does not apply to hill or tribal communities and alleged it is part of an “international conspiracy” aimed at creating a so-called “Jummuland” in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). He made the remarks on Saturday (9 August) while speaking as a special […]Continue Reading

Tarek Rahman calls for unified identity amid ‘indigenous’ debate

August 10, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, DHAKA Tarek Rahman, General Secretary of the A-Am Janata Party, has said that debates over who is “indigenous” and who is not in Bangladesh are creating unnecessary division, and that all citizens should identify as Bangladeshi. Speaking at a roundtable discussion titled “In the Context of Bangladesh: Indigenous Peoples, Small Ethnic Groups and […]Continue Reading

Election schedule in 1st half of December: Sanaullah

August 8, 2025

NEWS DESK The schedule for the 13th parliamentary election is likely to be announced in the first half of December next, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Thursday. “The Chief Election Commissioner already told you (media) that the schedule announcement will come approximately two months before the election date. So, […]Continue Reading

Commerce adviser says market syndicates eliminated, vows to curb corruption before polls

August 8, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has said market syndicates have been dismantled and pledged to eliminate corruption before the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday (7 August) afternoon, he said the government had “been able to remove syndicates in market management” and would now focus on Continue Reading