A government initiative to eradicate kala-azar turned into a deadly scandal in 2008 when Popular Pharmaceuticals distributed fake Miltefosine capsules, leading to 289 deaths.
Police detained 30 people and recovered crude bombs during Awami League processions in Dhaka’s Farmgate and Tejgaon, raising concerns over political unrest.
Somoy TV’s Asif Hossain was assaulted by lawyers inside a Dhaka courtroom, highlighting the escalating repression of journalists under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government.
Mob violence and journalist persecution surged across Bangladesh in August, with 23 people killed, 96 journalists targeted, and rights groups warning of worsening law and order.