Veteran Awami League leader and freedom fighter Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has died at 83, prompting tributes from Sheikh Hasina and political leaders.

Journalists in Dhaka demanded the release of jailed reporters and withdrawal of alleged false cases during a human chain protest Friday.

A Sufi leader was beaten to death in Kushtia, raising alarm over mob violence, religious intolerance, and governance failures in Bangladesh.

Iranian hospitals report mass casualties as protests spread nationwide, with medics describing direct gunfire, overwhelmed emergency wards, and mounting international alarm.

The arrest of Baul singer Abul Sarkar has sparked nationwide protests, with artists and academics warning that extremist violence is rising amid state inaction.