Bangladesh

BNP’s Salahuddin Ahmed vows people will reject election delays, rejects religion-based politics, and pledges to protect temples during Durga Puja.

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.

Bangladesh’s Hindu community begins Durga Puja under tight security as temple attacks and political unrest spark renewed concerns over communal harmony.

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.