Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, is addressing the nation as Bangladesh awaits a decision on how the July National Charter will be implemented. His speech on Thursday afternoon is being broadcast simultaneously on Bangladesh Television, BTV News and Bangladesh Betar. Although the July National Charter has been signed, political parties have yet to reach a consensus on its implementation process. Yunus delivered his last address to the nation on Aug 5, July Uprising Day. After the fall of the Awami League government, the interim government led by Yunus took office on Aug 8.

President Md Shahabuddin has signed the July National Charter Implementation Order. On Oct 28, the National Consensus Commission submitted two alternative recommendations to the interim government on ways to implement the July National Charter. PROPOSAL 1:(a) The government will issue an order titled “July National Charter (Constitution Amendment) Implementation Order, 2025” to enforce the constitutional reform issues contained in the Charter. PROPOSAL 2:(a) The government will issue an order titled “July National Charter (Constitution Amendment) Implementation Order, 2025,” as reflected in the commission’s attached draft. The commission also drafted the referendum question to be placed before voters:“Do you approve the July National Charter (Constitution Amendment) Implementation Order, 2025, and the constitutional reform proposals included in its Schedule-1?”

Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam says he expects the International Crimes Tribunal to give the maximum punishment to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case of crimes against humanity for trying to suppress the July Uprising. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder set the verdict date for November 17 on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. Apart from Hasina and Asaduzzaman, ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is also an accused in the case. We expect that this verdict will stand as an example to the future of Bangladesh, In Sha Allah.”Tajul said, “We have prayed to the court for the maximum punishment. The court will exercise its discretion, and our prayer is that the accused be given the maximum punishment for this crime.”The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for both Hasina and Asaduzzaman in the case.

Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam says he expects the International Crimes Tribunal to give the maximum punishment to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case of crimes against humanity for trying to suppress the July Uprising. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder set the verdict date for Nov 17 on Thursday. Apart from Hasina and Asaduzzaman, ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is also an accused in the case. We expect that this verdict will stand as an example to the future of Bangladesh, In Sha Allah.”Tajul said, “We have prayed to the court for the maximum punishment. The court will exercise its discretion and our prayer is that the accused be given the maximum punishment for this crime.”The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for both Hasina and Asaduzzaman in the case.

The International Crimes Tribunal will decide whether or not ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is a “fugitive”, will be punished in a case over crimes against humanity for trying to suppress the July Uprising on Nov 17. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder set the date for the verdict on Thursday. The International Crimes Tribunal was reconstituted after the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, 2024. Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam sought the death penalty for Hasina and Asaduzzaman on charges of crimes against humanity. Security at the International Crimes Tribunal has been beefed up since Thursday morning.

Fires have reportedly broken out on seven vehicles in the seven hours after midnight on Wednesday in Dhaka, Tangail, Munshiganj, Gopalganj, and Shariatpur. Rashedul Khalid, officer-on-duty at the Fire Service Control Room, confirmed the incidents had taken place from 12 am to 7:20 am on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. He said fires were reported on a four-wheeler next to Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station around 2:45 am, a Trust Paribahan passenger bus near Pallabi Police Station around 12:10 am, a passenger bus in Tangail’s Baroi Khola around 12:25 am, on a truck in front of the Akij Paper Mill in Munshiganj’s Gazaria around 3:38 am, on a pickup truck and a Pajero jeep near the Gopalganj Public Works Office around 4:40 am, and a truck in Shariatpur’s Naodoba intersection around 7:20 am. No casualties have been reported in any of these incidents, he added.

Activists and supporters of the banned Awami League have blocked the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in the Shuwadi Bus Stand area of Faridpur’s Bhanga Upazila as part of the party’s “Dhaka lockdown” programme. The protesters felled a tree and set tires on fire. Many of the protesters blocking the road were armed with sticks and machetes. Locals say that some Awami League supporters and activists had taken up positions on the road since early in the morning in support of the lockdown. Several calls were made to the mobile phone of Ashraf Hossain, chief of Bhanga Police Station, for comment, but he did not pick up.

REUTERSThe Trump administration late on Wednesday froze government-imposed flight cuts at 40 major airports at 6% after air traffic control absences fell sharply, hours ahead of an expected end to the record-long US government shutdown. But it opted to ease those cancellations after disruptions due to air traffic control absences declined dramatically in recent days as the chances of a government reopening rose after a Senate compromise. Air traffic control absences accounted for just 1% of delays on Tuesday, compared with 5% on average before the shutdown, the FAA said. Air traffic absences have led to tens of thousands of flight cancellations and delays since Oct 1, when the 43-day shutdown began. Last weekend, 1.2 million passengers were delayed or had flights cancelled due to air traffic controller absences.

A man combs his hair while watching a stock quotation board showing the Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, Nov 5, 2025. REUTERSA man combs his hair while watching a stock quotation board showing the Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, Nov 5, 2025. On Wall Street the Dow Jones index notched a record high overnight while the tech-heavy Nasdaq retreated. In London the mining-heavy FTSE 100 closed at a record high. YEN SQUEEZEDJapan's yen has come under renewed pressure as the country's new premier has been pushing the central bank to go slow on further rate rises.

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File PhotoA jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than $28 million to the family of a United Nations environmental worker who was killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia. Garg was 32 when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, crashed just a few minutes after takeoff, her lawyers said. The lawsuit alleged the 737 MAX plane was defectively designed and that Boeing failed to warn passengers and the public about its dangers. The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed five months after Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia. On Nov 5, Boeing settled three lawsuits brought by the families of other victims who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, according to their attorney.

Tribunal to set date of verdict against Hasina in crimes against humanity caseThe International Crimes Tribunal is to set a date for the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the suppression of the July Uprising on Thursday. This began the trial of the first crimes against humanity case against Hasina at the court her government formed to try the war criminals of 1971. The International Crimes Tribunal was reconstituted after the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, 2024. The first case against Sheikh Hasina was filed in the reconstituted tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity during the July mass uprising. Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam sought the death penalty for Hasina and Asaduzzaman on charges of crimes against humanity.

Twenty-nine people have been arrested in a special drive conducted by police in Narayanganj ahead of a programme announced by the Awami League, whose activities remain officially banned. Narayanganj Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Tarek Al Mehdi said the arrestees are leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations. They were planning sabotage focusing on the Awami League programme. Additionally, at least seven Awami League leaders and activists have been arrested in Rupganj Upazila. Rupganj Police chief Tariqul Islam said the arrested individuals were travelling to Dhaka to help make the programme called by the Awami League successful.

Bangladesh is set to construct a container port on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, with Denmark-based APM Terminals selected to both build and operate the Laldia Port for 30 years under a public–private partnership. As a signing payment, APM Terminals will pay Tk 2.5 billion to the government upon finalisation of the deal, he added. The PPPA said APM Terminals will design, finance, build, and operate the Laldia facility, but its ownership will remain with the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA). According to the World Bank, APM Terminals currently operates more than 60 terminals in 33 countries and manages ports in 10 of the world’s top 20. Ashik added that workers trained under the project would also have opportunities to work at APM Terminals’ other international ports.

On Wednesday evening, arson was reported on a train and a bus in Dhaka, while crude bombs went off on the Dhaka University campus. Meanwhile, the "banned" Awami League has called for a citywide “lockdown,” and its rivals have vowed to resist. Yet the return of bus fires and crude bombs has revived memories of “burn and blockade” politics. Arson hit a stationary train at Tejgaon station, while two crude bombs exploded on the Dhaka University campus. Detectives said they arrested 44 Awami League activists while DMP’s eight crime divisions detained several more in separate operations.

After completing legal reforms and electoral preparations, the Election Commission (EC) led by AMM Nasir Uddin is set to meet registered political parties for the first time. Provisions requiring allied parties to vote on their own symbols may still generate differing opinions during EC dialogue, even after amendments to the RPO. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said, “Dialogue with parties is being held on the RPO, code of conduct, and measures for a fair election. The EC will consider parties’ thoughtful opinions in this process.”The CEC and four election commissioners will attend the dialogue sessions. The EC secretary added, “We aim to complete consultations this month to reach specific objectives.