Awami League says arrests of 13 leaders under the Anti-Terrorism Act mark an escalation of mass repression, with 44,000 detained since Hasina’s ouster.
Violence in Khagrachhari over a child rape case left three indigenous protesters dead and 100 shops burned, deepening ethnic tensions in Bangladesh’s hill tracts.
In New York, exiled Bangladeshi leaders accused Muhammad Yunus of fascist rule, mass killings, economic collapse, and foreign-backed Islamist takeover at The Voice’s diaspora forum.
Britain, France and Germany reimposed UN sanctions on Iran, citing nuclear violations. Tehran condemned the move as unjust and recalled its ambassadors.
