Six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers were killed and eight injured after a terrorist attack on a UN base in Sudan’s volatile Abyei region, the army said.

A man earlier arrested for robbery and illegal arms has been identified as a suspect in the shooting of Inquilab Mancha convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi in Dhaka.

A credible election in Bangladesh is impossible under current political restrictions. Forcing a vote now risks instability, violence, and democratic collapse.

Former Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders reject the election schedule, calling it illegal and urging nationwide resistance to restore democracy.

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.