Pacific Jeans Group has indefinitely closed seven factories in Chattogram following violent worker clashes, leaving 35,000 employees unemployed in one of Bangladesh’s largest garment shutdowns.
Sheikh Hasina promises to return to Bangladesh soon, reaffirming her loyalty to the nation amid rising unrest and accusations against Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Jurists and rights defenders urge the Yunus-led interim government to reopen investigations into 1,199 extrajudicial killings under Khaleda Zia and 333 deaths during the 2007–08 caretaker regime. Selective prosecutions risk turning Bangladesh’s new justice drive into a political purge while past custodial killings remain untried.
Three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Paktika, prompting the ACB to withdraw from its upcoming series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Asylum approvals for Pakistanis in the UK have risen to 51%, but Bangladeshi applicants face steep rejections. Analysts link the trend to new visa rules and shifting migration patterns.
