The shooting of Inquilab Mancha leader Osman Hadi has raised serious questions about state complicity, suspect bail, and a fresh crackdown on Awami League activists.
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.
A Myanmar junta airstrike on a Rakhine hospital has killed 31 and injured 68, deepening the conflict just weeks before national elections boycotted by anti-junta groups.