Bangladesh

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

Police arrested a Jubo League activist after a brief Awami League-linked flash procession near the former Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Friday.

The BJP has alleged a political conspiracy in the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s PA, Chandranath Dutta. Leaders like Arjun Singh have blamed the TMC leadership for the targeted attack.

Chandranath Dutta, PA to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, was assassinated in Madhyamgram. The attack follows a historic election shift in West Bengal and has sparked a high-level police investigation.

The BJP will hold a swearing-in ceremony at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground on May 9. Outgoing CM Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, sparking a major constitutional crisis in West Bengal.