Miscellaneous

BCL activist Momin Khan Shakil, missing after a Diabari rally protesting the ICT verdict against Sheikh Hasina, has been found dead in the Turag River. Family members allege abduction and murder.

The United States has suspended immigration, green card, and citizenship applications from 19 countries, freezing all pending cases amid heightened national security concerns linked to a deadly attack in Washington, D.C.

Poppy cultivation in Myanmar rose 17% in one year, reaching a decade high as civil conflict, economic collapse, and soaring opium prices drive farmers toward illegal crops, UNODC reports.

Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow to present a revised U.S. Ukraine peace proposal aligned with Kyiv’s views, as internal political turmoil adds pressure on the Zelensky government.

Imran Khan is physically healthy but being kept in isolation with no family communication, his sister says after a rare visit, fueling concerns over prison conditions and mental stress.