The Buffalo Awami League marked Victory Day with a Liberation War documentary screening and discussion, calling for unity against extremism and protection of the war’s historical legacy.
Editors’ Council president Nurul Kabir was harassed near The Daily Star office in Dhaka and escorted to safety as violent protests led to attacks on major media houses.
A 25-year-old garment worker was lynched and burned to death by a mob in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district over alleged religious remarks, renewing alarm over mob justice.
Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh’s interim government to immediately release journalist Anis Alamgir, warning that anti-terror laws are being used to suppress free expression.
Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is facing a deep democratic and constitutional crisis, accusing the interim Yunus government of political exclusion and “victor’s justice.”