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

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