Bangladesh’s Awami League has announced a boycott of the February 12 parliamentary election, with Sheikh Hasina urging supporters not to vote if the party and its symbol are excluded.
The U.S. is considering military and covert action as Iran’s protest crackdown leaves hundreds dead, possibly thousands, amid arrests, internet shutdowns, and rising global alarm.
Bangladesh is facing its weakest investment climate in a decade as development spending stalls, inflation remains stubborn, and investor confidence erodes amid political and policy uncertainty.
Iranian hospitals report mass casualties as protests spread nationwide, with medics describing direct gunfire, overwhelmed emergency wards, and mounting international alarm.
Defying repression and internet shutdowns, Iranians take to the streets nationwide as anger over economic collapse and political control reaches a breaking point.
