Overview
- Police reported several crude‑bomb blasts in Dhaka on Sunday with no casualties, as authorities deployed Border Guards, reinforced checkpoints and positioned forces across the capital, Gopalganj and nearby districts.
- Sajeeb Wazed said Awami League supporters will prevent February’s election unless the party ban is lifted and warned protests could turn violent, calling the case against his mother politically driven.
- The International Crimes Tribunal is set to deliver a televised verdict on Monday in a case accusing Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, tried as fugitives, of crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 protests.
- Former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al‑Mamun appeared in person and became a state witness, as prosecutors presented 54 witnesses across 28 working days and pressed five counts including murder and alleged orders to use deadly weapons.
- Hasina, in exile in New Delhi, denies ordering fire on protesters and has labeled the tribunal a “kangaroo court,” while the interim government says it has sought her extradition and has tightened security as shutdowns, arson and arrests strain the economy.