Overview

• Violence erupted at a Gopalganj rally marking the July Revolution anniversary, leaving four people dead and prompting authorities to impose a curfew.
• Clashes involved members of the National Citizen Party, security forces and pro-Awami League groups in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s hometown.
• Yunus has scheduled elections for April 2026 to allow time for constitutional and judicial reforms, but major parties and the military are divided over a December 2025 vote instead.
• Human Rights Watch and local councils report hundreds of attacks on minority Hindus over the past year with little progress on lasting security sector reform.
• Diplomatic ties have shifted toward China while relations with India have chilled and the United States suspended USAID funding earlier this year.