US Southern Command chief Admiral Alvin Holsey is stepping down early after pressure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, amid rising tensions involving Venezuela.
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.
India’s Supreme Court urged the government to consider on humanitarian grounds the return of four people deported to Bangladesh after a pregnant woman was brought back.
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.