Israeli forces have completed encirclement of Gaza’s Rafah, military says

April 12, 2025

Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Gaza’s Rafah, the military said on Saturday, part of an announced plan to seize more areas of the enclave, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population, Reuters reports. The military has issued repeated evacuation warnings to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians across Rafah since it resumed operations in Continue Reading

49 arrested over attacks, vandalism during anti-Israel protests: Police Headquarters

April 8, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK At least 49 people have been arrested over attacks and vandalism at shops and business establishments in Sylhet and other parts of the country during protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza, police said on Tuesday . The arrests were made in connection with incidents that took place on Monday, said Enamul […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army abducts 11 fishermen, seizes 5 trawlers from Naf River estuary

April 8, 2025

HNILA CORRESPONDENT Myanmar’s rebel group Arakan Army abducted 11 Bangladeshi fishermen and seized five fishing trawlers from the Naf River estuary in Teknaf on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:30pm when armed members of the group crossed the river near Saint Martin’s Island using speedboats and intercepted the boats at gunpoint, said Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi […]Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar woman becomes first Rakhine barrister in Bangladesh

April 7, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Momoshen Rakhine, a young woman from Cox’s Bazar’s Rakhine community, has become the first barrister from the ethnic group in Bangladesh. She was called to the Bar at a ceremony held at The Honourable Society of Middle Temple in London last month on March 27. Momoshen, a resident of Boro Rakhine Para […]Continue Reading

Protesters rally near US Embassy in Dhaka; law enforcers on alert

April 7, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Protesters briefly blocked the highway outside the US Embassy in Dhaka on Monday, prompting heightened security measures in the diplomatic zone. Police and army personnel were seen stationed in front of the demonstration to prevent any untoward incidents. Protesters formed a human barricade along the road, halting traffic for some time. Security […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshi university suspends lecturer over Gaza strike threat

April 7, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Daffodil International University has suspended a lecturer for making controversial comments related to the “Global Strike for Gaza” campaign. The university’s spokesperson and Director of External Affairs, Syed Mizanur Rahman Raju, confirmed the development on Monday. “Tahmina Rahman has been initially suspended. A decision on Continue Reading

Fisherman loses leg in landmine blast near Myanmar border

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi fisherman lost his right leg in a landmine explosion while fishing near the Myanmar border on Sunday. The victim, Firoz Alam, 30, is the son of Md Ali Ahmed from the Amtali area of Teknaf’s Hwaikong union. The explosion occurred around noon at Totar Island, located approximately 100 yards inside Myanmar […]Continue Reading

Former UPDF member shot dead in Khagrachhari

April 7, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, KHAGRACHHARI A former member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Prasit) was shot dead in the Dumbil area of Chenghi union in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila early Sunday. The victim, Amar Jiban Chakma, son of Satyapriyo Chakma, was reportedly attacked by a group of unidentified armed men who entered his home around 1:30am and […]Continue Reading

India’s opposition says will challenge Muslim properties bill in top court

April 4, 2025

NEWS DESK India’s opposition parties say they will challenge a recently passed bill that overhauls laws governing Muslim religious endowments in the country’s Supreme Court, Al Jazeera reports. The waqf amendment bill, hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “major milestone for reform and transparency”, was passed by the parliament’s upper house early on […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh sends second consignment of emergency aid to Myanmar

April 2, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has sent the second mission of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. The supplies and medicines were sent through three transport aircraft of the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) on Tuesday morning, following the instructions of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, his […]Continue Reading