Miscellaneous

India reiterated its call for free and inclusive polls in Bangladesh as Awami League voices warn of Islamist resurgence and democratic backsliding under the interim government.

Narail’s Alpona cinema has been transformed into a mosque, raising concerns about shrinking secular spaces, minority property disputes, and the rise of religious influence in Bangladesh.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ruled that Medals of Honor awarded for the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre will remain, reigniting anger over America’s reckoning with its violent past.

Bangladesh’s NASSA Group shut 16 factories, displacing 12,000 workers. Seven arrested after protests for unpaid wages. Unions call for reopening and state intervention.

Bangladesh struck twice in the first four minutes, held firm, and secured a spot in the SAFF U-17 final with a 2–0 victory over Pakistan.