Five people, including three women, were killed after a gas-carrying truck collided head-on with a CNG auto-rickshaw on the Kushtia bypass road on Saturday afternoon.

A France-based rights group says coordinated extremist attacks on media, minorities, and cultural sites show a grave breakdown of security and accountability in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s Awami League has rejected the February 2026 election schedule, calling it illegal and warning that polls without the party will deepen the national crisis.

President Shahabuddin plans to resign after February elections, accusing the Yunus-led interim government of sidelining his office — a sign of deepening political tensions.

Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen has urged Commonwealth leaders to intervene in Bangladesh, warning that judicial abuses, political persecution, and violations of UN procedures under the interim regime threaten democracy and stability.