Overview

• Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said seven suspects have been arrested so far and a nationwide combing operation is under way to detain the rest.
• Law Adviser Asif Nazrul announced the murder case will be moved to a Speedy Trial Tribunal to ensure the trial is conducted within the shortest possible time.
• Hundreds of students held protests at multiple Dhaka universities, chanting against impunity and demanding government action against mob violence.
• BNP chief Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has denied party complicity and formed an investigation committee while using the incident to pressure the interim government for prompt elections.
• Rights group Ain o Salish Kendra reports 444 mob violence incidents and 179 deaths since August 2024, highlighting deepening concerns over political impunity.