Police have conducted a raid at the Chashma Hill residence of former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel in Chattogram and detained seven people following reports that Awami League activists were gathering there. “We received information that the Awami League and its affiliated organisations were gathering there. The Chashma Hill residence is known as the ancestral property of the late ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former Chattogram mayor and Awami League president. His son Nowfel served as education minister in the ousted Awami League government. The restaurant was closed after Aug 5 last year, but online food delivery continued from the kitchen at the house.

Hand grenades set off at Dhaka University’s TSC, no casualties reportedTwo hand grenades have been detonated at Dhaka University’s TSC. Proctor Associate Prof Saifuddin Ahmed said the blasts occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday, adding that no casualties were reported. He said, “Miscreants threw two hand grenades from near the Suhrawardy Udyan. Our proctorial team and police are conducting a joint operation.”At the site, a documentary titled “Fascist Disappearances, Murders, and Loot”, organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, was being screened. Following the blasts, DU students staged a protest march, leaving Sir AF Rahman Hall and rallying through campus streets.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has expressed concerns over “human rights violations” targeting former Bangladeshi members of parliament. It cited “threats, acts of intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention, inhumane conditions of confinement, and a lack of due process” against the former MPs. “Among them, heroic freedom fighter and former minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun died in custody on the 29th of Sept, 2025. Eight other MPs are on temporary bail,” the statement read. It reaffirmed the IPU’s readiness to support these efforts and requested that competent authorities provide information on how such assistance can be most effectively delivered.

Three people, including two leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP), have been beaten up as they attempted to form a human chain at Ishwarganj Upazila Health Complex in Mymensingh, alleging “irregularities, corruption, broker misconduct, and syndicates”. Police arrested one person from the area during the incident from outside Ishwarganj Upazila Health Complex around 12:30pm on Wednesday. The injured are NCP's Ishwarganj Upazila branch Chief Coordinator Md Mozammel Haque, Mymensingh district NCP Organiser Masum Billah, and Chhatra Shibir activist Shihab Uddin. Ishwarganj Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Md Zakir Hossain said, “I am not aware of the incident that took place outside the hospital regarding the human chain. I learned through the office staff that the people who came to form the human chain were resisted by locals.

A drone view shows new Tesla Model Y electric vehicles parked at the National City Marine Terminal in National City, California, US, Oct 23, 2025. REUTERSA drone view shows new Tesla Model Y electric vehicles parked at the National City Marine Terminal in National City, California, US, Oct 23, 2025. REUTERSGlobal sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 23% in October to 1.9 million units, driven by strong demand across major markets, market research firm Rho Motion said on Wednesday. BY THE NUMBERSGlobal sales of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids rose 23% to 1.9 million units in October, Rho Motion data showed. KEY QUOTE"In Europe, the overall year-to-date growth figure remains relatively high and we're expecting strong sales towards the end of the year," Lester said.

A CNG-powered autorickshaw has been set on fire on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road, while a hand grenade has exploded in the Manikganj bus stand area. The arson took place outside the Youth Development office in Narayanganj's Jalkuri area around 9:30pm on Wednesday, said Fatullah Police chief Anwar Hossain. Earlier, a hand grenades exploded in the Manikganj bus stand area around 8:30pm, according to district police. “On the pretext of talking on the phone, they got off the autorickshaw, set it on fire, and fled from the scene. Meanwhile, leaders and activists of Narayanganj BNP and allied organisations marched against the Awami League from evening to 10pm.

Earlier, three sources familiar with the investigation said police were checking whether there was a link between the blast and the previous arrest of a group of seven men from the restive Kashmir region with arms and bomb-making material. Indian authorities are investigating the blast under a stringent anti-terrorism law and have said that all angles are being probed. Police found two pistols, two assault rifles and 2,900 kg of bomb-making material during the raids, a Kashmir police statement said. India accuses Pakistan of supporting Islamist militants in Kashmir, the Himalayan region which both nations claim, but Islamabad denies the accusation. Following the Delhi blast, Kashmir police carried out raids at hundreds of locations in the Himalayan region and about 500 people were detained, a Kashmir police source told Reuters.

Evaly owners sentenced to five more years in prisonA Dhaka court has sentenced Mohammad Rassel, managing director of the e-commerce company Evaly, and his wife, the company’s Chairman Shamima Nasrin, to five more years in prison in a fraud case. The couple have now been sentenced to a total of 17 years in prison in six cases. The week before that, on Apr 6, they were sentenced to three years in prison in a breach of trust and fraud case. In addition, on Jan 29, they were sentenced to two years in prison in another case. Before that, on Jan 2, 2024, Rassel and Shamima were sentenced to one year in prison in a case filed by a customer in Chattogram.

A stationary train has caught fire at Tejgaon Railway Station in Dhaka. Dhaka Railway Police Station chief Zainal Abedin said the incident occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday. “No one was injured in the fire,” he confirmed. A video circulating on social media shows flames engulfing an empty carriage of the parked train. Officer Zainal added, “Around 9:30pm, a fire was set in an outlying coach near Tejgaon Station.

Two young men have “confessed” to the abduction and murder of Sudipto Roy, a student of Dhaka’s Cambrian College. Sudipto, an 11th-grade student at Cambrian School and College’s Jagannathpur branch, resided at the college hostel on Shaheed Abdul Aziz Road in Bhatara. No one entered the flat until Nov 11 morning, when the tenants noticed a foul odour and alerted police. After the body was recovered on Nov 11, charges were updated to include murder following the failure to pay ransom. The two were previously acquainted, and Abdullah lured Sudipto to the flat in Diabari where the murder took place.

A stationary train has caught fire at Tejgaon Railway Station in Dhaka. Dhaka Railway Police Station chief Zainal Abedin said the incident occurred around 9:30 pm on Wednesday. “No one was injured in the fire,” he confirmed. A video circulating on social media shows flames engulfing an empty carriage of the parked train, reports bdnews24.com. Officer Zainal added, “Around 9:30 pm, a fire was set in an outlying coach near Tejgaon Station.

A Dhaka court has sentenced Mohammad Rassel, managing director of the e-commerce company Evaly, and his wife, the company’s Chairman Shamima Nasrin, to five more years in prison in a fraud case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain delivered the verdict on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. Bench assistant Md Nazmul Islam Talukder said both were fined Tk 10,000 each in addition to the prison term, and in default, they will serve another three months in jail. Arrest warrants have been issued against the accused as they are absconding, he added. The couple have now been sentenced to a total of 17 years in prison in six cases.

Arsonists have set fire to a local bus belonging to Shatabdi Paribahan outside Sony Cinema Hall in Dhaka’s Mirpur in broad daylight. The outbreak of the fire immediately triggered widespread panic across the area, bringing traffic on the road to a halt and causing people to run for safety. Shah Ali Police chief Golam Azam said the arson attack took place around 1pm outside the Sony Cinema Hall. The criminals boarded the bus, which was travelling from Mirpur 2, disguised as passengers. No casualties were reported in the incident but several seats in the front section of the vehicle were damaged.

Wreckage lies at the site of the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijani border, in Sighnaghi municipality, Georgia, Nov 11, 2025, in this still image taken from video. REUTERSWreckage lies at the site of the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijani border, in Sighnaghi municipality, Georgia, Nov 11, 2025, in this still image taken from video. REUTERSTurkey on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia, with all but one of the bodies recovered, marking the NATO member's deadliest military incident since 2020. The C-130 cargo aircraft left Azerbaijan for Turkey and crashed in Georgia on Tuesday, leaving chunks of twisted metal strewn across a grassy knoll. In an accident in 2017, a US KC-130T Hercules plane crashed in Mississippi, killing all 16 people on board.

Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with securityAn Indigenous demonstrator is held by a staff member as protesters force their way into the venue hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, Nov 11, 2025. REUTERSAn Indigenous demonstrator is held by a staff member as protesters force their way into the venue hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, Nov 11, 2025. REUTERSDozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. "Earlier this evening, a group of protesters breached security barriers at the main entrance to the COP, causing minor injuries to two security staff, and minor damage to the venue," a spokesperson said in a statement. "Brazilian and UN security personnel took protective actions to secure the venue, following all established security protocols.