Bangladesh

Palli Bidyut employees declare indefinite mass leave over alleged discriminatory practices, dismissals, and forced transfers; call for unity with REB and structural fixes.

In just one week, Bangladesh recorded 12 dengue deaths and 2,559 hospital admissions. Year-to-date, figures reached 130 dead and more than 33,400 infected. Experts urge immediate, scaled-up response.

Awami League activists staged rallies in Dhaka despite the political ban, chanting pro-Hasina slogans and denouncing the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

The UK House of Commons debated a petition on Bangladesh’s humanitarian crisis, urging UN scrutiny and accountability for ongoing abuses.

Somoy TV’s Asif Hossain was assaulted by lawyers inside a Dhaka courtroom, highlighting the escalating repression of journalists under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government.