Overview
- Courts confirmed the International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict on Nov. 17 after hearings that began June 1 on five charges including crimes against humanity.
- Schools shifted online and transport was disrupted as the banned Awami League’s nationwide lockdown coincided with crude bomb blasts and arson, including attacks near Dhaka University and Grameen Bank’s headquarters.
- Security forces placed Dhaka on maximum alert with army, Border Guard Bangladesh and police deployments, and police reported hundreds of recent arrests and thousands detained since the party was outlawed.
- Bangladesh’s foreign ministry summoned India’s deputy high commissioner to protest Hasina’s recent media interviews and urged New Delhi to curb her access, while Indian interlocutors cited media independence.
- Hasina, in self-exile in India, denounced interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus in new interviews and called for inclusive elections as international legal groups raised due-process concerns before a February vote.