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Dhaka on High Alert After Bomb and Arson Attacks Ahead of Tribunal Move in Hasina Case

Police tighten security ahead of the tribunal scheduling a verdict in the Hasina case.

Overview

  • Improvised bombs struck several sites in Dhaka, including outside Grameen Bank headquarters and a business tied to an adviser to interim chief Muhammad Yunus, with no injuries reported in those blasts.
  • Authorities banned public gatherings near key installations, intensified patrols, and launched citywide searches as security forces raised the alert nationwide.
  • Dhaka police said they arrested a 28-year-old suspected member of the outlawed Awami League’s student wing in connection with a series of petrol-bomb attacks.
  • A man was killed after a bus was torched in Mymensingh, and multiple vehicles were set ablaze in Dhaka and nearby districts over recent nights.
  • The International Crimes Tribunal is expected to announce on Nov. 13 the date for its verdict in Sheikh Hasina’s case, as the outlawed Awami League urges a shutdown and Hasina in exile conditions her return on lifting the party ban and holding inclusive elections.