Bangladesh: Activist-turned-politician critically injured in Dhaka shooting

IANS | December 12, 2025 6:57 PM

Dhaka, Dec 12 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident highlighting the worsening law and order situation in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, spokesperson of a July protest platform and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency in the upcoming February elections was shot in the head in full public view on a Dhaka street, Friday afternoon.

Bangladesh: One dead, several injured as BNP factions clash in Chittagong

IANS | December 11, 2025 3:01 PM

Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) In an escalating internal conflict within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), one worker of the party's student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) died and five others were injured after a violent clash broke out between two factions of the party in Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong district, local media reported on Thursday.

Odisha explosives loot case: NIA files charge sheet, names 11 Maoists

IANS | December 11, 2025 9:59 AM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday has chargesheeted 11 accused in a case involving the loot of around 4,000 kg of explosives by armed cadres of the CPI (Maoist) terror organisation during transportation to a stone quarry in Odisha’s Rourkela district.