Sarjis Alam, organiser of the National Citizen Party North, has warned of street protests if his party is denied the "Shapla" electoral symbol. On Wednesday, Sarjis said Shapla, like the BNP's paddy sheaf, is a symbol that NCP has a right to. "If we are deprived of our rightful symbol, we will be forced to take to the streets," he said after a coordination meeting of the Sunamganj NCP unit, reports bdnews24.com. We will follow the necessary process to outlaw them and bring their party to justice." Sarjis also emphasised ongoing struggles to eliminate corruption, land grabbing, and foreign influence in the country's political sphere.

Police have reported the arrest of 244 Awami League activists from different areas of Dhaka during flash processions. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said 14 crude bombs and seven banners were recovered from those detained. Earlier in the day, activists of the Awami League staged sudden processions in Gulistan, Farmgate, Karwan Bazar, Agargaon and Panthapath. According to the DMP release, they were arrested based on information that they were attempting to disrupt law and order and spread panic among the public through flash processions. That is why so many people were arrested today.”Police had prior knowledge that Awami League activists were preparing for processions.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has urged city residents to inform authorities if Awami League leaders or activists are staying at any flats, messes, student hostels, or hotels. DMP Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam said on Wednesday that sharing information about members of a banned organisation is a “citizen duty”. The remarks came during a press conference held to update the media on the arrest of 244 people during the Awami League’s flash procession in Dhaka.

At least four killed in protests for statehood in India's Ladakh, sources sayAt least four people were killed and dozens injured in India's Himalayan region of Ladakh on Wednesday as protesters demanding statehood for the federal territory and job quotas for local residents clashed with police, two sources told Reuters. Protesters, led by activist Sonam Wangchuk, also want Ladakh to be given special status that would allow the creation of elected local bodies to protect its tribal areas. If our youth have sorrow and pain that we are on hunger strike, then we are breaking our hunger strike from today." Ladakh shares a long border with China and is a strategic territory for India. India's home ministry has been in talks with Ladakh's leaders since 2023 and has said it is looking into their demands.

A teenager poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a X logo in this illustration taken Sept 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado RuvicA teenager poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a X logo in this illustration taken Sept 11, 2025. In response, Modi's government had argued the new system tackled a proliferation of unlawful content and ensured accountability online. The government also says many tech companies, including Meta META.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google, support its actions. X could appeal Wednesday's ruling, including at the Supreme Court of India.

A digital forensic expert has testified against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a crimes against humanity case at the International Crimes Tribunal. According to Zoha’s expert opinion, the voice heard in the recordings belongs to Hasina. In those clips, she is purportedly heard ordering the use of drones for identification and instructing gunfire from helicopters. Following the testimony, Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan’s state-appointed lawyer Mizanul Islam cross-examined the witness. Mizanul said: “In the conversations between Hasina and Taposh, she gave instructions to use lethal weapons and shoot to kill protesters.

The Rajshahi University Officers Association has withdrawn its “complete shutdown” after issuing a seven-day ultimatum, though the Nationalist Teachers Forum has kept academic activities suspended. Announcing the withdrawal of the shutdown on Wednesday afternoon, Officers Association President Moktar Hossain said: “On Tuesday senior university officials sat with us in a meeting. “In response, [On Wednesday] we sat in a meeting with officers and teachers and decided unanimously to give the administration seven days. The Nationalist Teachers Forum, however, is sticking to its plan of keeping classes and exams suspended. “Whatever the Officers Association does is not our concern.

Bangladesh has recorded five more deaths from dengue fever over the past 24 hours, while another 668 people have been hospitalised. The latest fatalities bring the tally of deaths to 187 this year, while the total number of hospitalisations stands at 43,841. With Wednesday’s admissions, hospitalisations in September climbed to 13,365 -- the highest monthly figure in 2025. September has also recorded the highest number of dengue deaths this year, with 65 fatalities. At present, 2,016 dengue patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.

A man carries a customer on his hand-pulled rickshaw through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata, India, Sept 24, 2025. REUTERSA man carries a customer on his hand-pulled rickshaw through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata, India, Sept 24, 2025. REUTERSAt least 12 people died as heavy rain lashed the eastern Indian city of Kolkata and surrounding areas ahead of a major festival, flooding streets, disrupting transport and leaving residents stranded for hours, officials said on Wednesday. Police said nine people died in Kolkata, with most of the deaths due to electrocution. "This should not have happened after four hours of rain.

Younger voters and university students were in the majority of those who oppose the party’s immediate return to the ballot at 63.05 percent. MOST FIT TO GOVERNDetailed responses show the Awami League made the largest gain in disclosed support. Voters were also asked where the Awami League votes might go if the party was unable to contest the election due to its current ban on political activities. Among 1,840 respondents who identified the Awami League as their top choice, nearly half -- 49.5 percent -- said they considered the BNP the “second most suitable” party. The survey suggested that support for the BNP increases with age, while Jamaat’s backing declines among older voters.

Amid debate over the report on Tuesday, Fakhrul, now in New York, told bdnews24.com that the newspaper used "artificial intelligence" to produce this "false, misleading" information. Recently, Ei Samay carried what it described as an interview with Fakhrul, quoting him as saying Jamaat had demanded 30 seats, but the BNP offered far fewer, which Jamaat found unacceptable. The report also cited Fakhrul as saying, "We will not let Jamaat sit on our heads anymore. In his response, Golam Parwar of Jamaat emphasised that the people, not Fakhrul, would judge the political party's credibility. We urge him to refrain from such false and misleading remarks in future."

This unprecedented state patronage for extremists harks back grim memories when Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat e Islami (Jamaat) led coalition government reduced Bangladesh into a safe haven for both- transnational and home grown- terror outfits. But within days of interim regime, activists and leaders of this outfit publicly ran recruitment campaign on education campuses and streets. Even in demand for fighting crusade against western values, this radical outfit publicly rallied on streets. Despite their radical ideologue, other Islamist outfits have also been legitimized by Yunus under reform process. For Ahmediyya’s lives have also become miserable as hardline outfit publicly threatened to hit the street unless the community members are declared as non-muslim.

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sought full cooperation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ensure Bangladesh’s smooth graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category. His office said in a statement that WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in turn, sought Yunus’s “leadership” in advancing her organisation’s reform agenda. The WTO chief assured him of her full support. In response, Okonjo-Iweala emphasised that despite widespread concerns, global trade remains resilient, with approximately 75 percent of world trade still governed by WTO rules. She sought Bangladesh’s “active participation and leadership” in advancing the reform process, telling Yunus: "The WTO must reform.

Awami League proved again it is a terrorist party, Fakhrul says after NY incidentSenior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the harassment and egg attack on leaders accompanying the chief adviser in the United States exposed Awami League’s true colours. Speaking to bdnews24.com in New York after Monday’s incident at John F Kennedy International Airport, he said the incident was a testament to the Awami League feeling no remorse for injustice or misrule. Upon their arrival around 3pm Monday at JFK, Awami League activists, who are banned from activities inside the airport, surrounded them, shouting anti-Yunus slogans and hurling verbal abuse. “This airport incident shows Awami League’s conventional trait,” Fakhrul said. Meanwhile, the BNP secretary general’s remarks published in the Kolkata daily Ei Samay have stirred a debate.

The interim government has expressed “deep regret” over the incident at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport, where the BNP and NCP leaders came under attack by Awami League supporters while travelling with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus. While Yunus was escorted through a secured VVIP gate under special protection, the BNP, NCP, and Jamaat leaders were redirected through the public exit, where the Awami League leaders staged a protest. NCP Convenor Nahid Islam, speaking at a press conference in Dhaka on Tuesday, accused the government of failing to protect the delegation. Information was leaked from the inside, and the security arrangements made by the government and the foreign ministry were not adequate. It added, “Despite a formal request made at the highest levels of the interim government for continued VVIP access and security facilitation for the political leaders, airport authorities regrettably denied the request.