Overview
- Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal handed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina a death sentence for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 protest crackdown, triggering street clashes in Dhaka including near the Dhanmondi 32 landmark.
- Dhaka police directed officers to shoot arsonists and bomb throwers on sight as authorities reported multiple crude bomb attacks and arson, with at least two deaths and dozens injured despite heavy deployments.
- India’s NIA classified the Nov. 10 Red Fort-area car blast as a vehicle-borne IED; DNA from human remains matched accused academic Dr. Umar, and police interrogations describe an alleged JeM-linked “doctor module,” with claims a recruit refused to carry out a suicide attack.
- Nine people died in the Nov. 14 Nowgam police station explosion during CFSL sampling of seized explosives; investigators say early evidence points to an accidental detonation involving ammonium nitrate and sensitive liquids, with CFSL/NSG reports pending and a lawmaker demanding accountability.
- At West Bengal’s Hakimpur checkpost, large groups attempted to return to Bangladesh after rumors of a new verification drive, but local police and the BSF said no official citizenship checks were underway and tightened screening at the border.