Overview
- In a PTI interview, Sheikh Hasina said the interim ban on the Awami League must be rescinded and she thanked India for providing her refuge.
- She accused the unelected Muhammad Yunus administration of endangering relations with New Delhi and empowering extremist forces.
- Hasina dismissed Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal as a “kangaroo tribunal,” noted prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, and challenged the government to try her at the ICC.
- The Awami League announced a Dhaka shutdown for November 13, when a verdict is expected in Hasina’s case, which the party frames as pressure for inclusive elections.
- Party figures say the Bangladesh Army has reduced law‑and‑order deployments and that senior commanders oppose crackdowns, while reports point to heightened border alerts and new military infrastructure near the Siliguri corridor.