Sunday’s US-Iran nuclear talks cancelled, Oman says

June 14, 2025

The latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks, Reuters reports. Albusaidi’s statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear […]Continue Reading

Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes

June 14, 2025

Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, Reuters reports. Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel’s two largest cities, sending residents rushing into shelters […]Continue Reading

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted dozens of targets in Israel

June 13, 2025

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they carried out attacks against dozens of targets in Israel in retaliation for the latter’s biggest attacks ever against Iran, Reuters reports.Continue Reading

Khasru flies to London ahead of Yunus–Tarique meeting

June 12, 2025

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has travelled to London ahead of a scheduled meeting between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman, set for Friday, 13 June. Chattogram Metropolitan BNP Convener Ershad Ullah confirmed Khasru’s departure, stating, “He left from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka last Continue Reading

13 suspected Bangladeshi infiltrators detained in Tripura

June 4, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK In a development that has raised fresh concerns over border security, NDTV reports that thirteen individuals, including two women, have been detained by Amtali police from a residence on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura. Authorities suspect they illegally entered from Bangladesh. According to the Indian news channel, after extended interrogation by Continue Reading

Indian DP World officials visit Chattogram port, raising concerns over lease process

June 3, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK A delegation of 34 officials from Dubai-based logistics company DP World, including 21 Indian nationals, entered the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) in Chattogram last month, drawing strong reactions from port workers and union leaders as debate over the facility’s proposed lease intensifies, Ajker Patrika has learned.  The terminal, a strategic Continue Reading

Roadmap delay may raise questions about govt’s intent: Fakhrul

June 3, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said any delay in announcing an electoral roadmap could raise questions about the government’s intentions. “I hope the interim government will act wisely and sincerely, starting with a prompt announcement of the roadmap,” he said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “The longer the […]Continue Reading

High Court upholds all convicts’ sentences in Sinha murder case

June 2, 2025

The High Court (HC) on Monday upheld all convicts’ sentences handed down by the lower court concerned in the sensational Major (Retd) Sinha Md Rashid Khan murder trial. A High Court division bench of Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman and Justice Md Sagir Hossain announced the verdict after holding a hearing on the death reference of […]Continue Reading

Yunus optimistic about finalising ‘July Charter’ through broader consensus

June 2, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday expressed optimism about finalising a comprehensive ‘July Charter’ through broader consensus among political parties, as more issues move closer to agreement. “I hope you will enter into the chapter and we will be able to present an excellent July Charter,” he said while inaugurating the […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s President Zardari hosts Tigers, says ‘need to mend hearts’ over 1971

June 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan intends to forge strong bilateral relations with Bangladesh in all areas including commerce, trade, sports, culture, and people-to-people ties, Pakistan’s The Nation reported on Sunday. Speaking at a reception hosted for the Bangladesh and Pakistan men’s cricket teams at the Governor’s House in Punjab Continue Reading