Overview
- The special tribunal will deliver its ruling on November 17 in the crimes-against-humanity case tied to the July 2024 uprising, with charges including murder, torture and inhumane acts.
- Chief prosecutor Tajul Islam has sought the death penalty for the ex-prime minister, describing her as the mastermind behind the crackdown.
- Schooling shifted online and transport stalled after a surge of crude bombings and arson in Dhaka and other cities, as soldiers and Border Guard Bangladesh reinforced security around the court.
- Sheikh Hasina remains in exile in India and is being tried in absentia, and Dhaka has summoned an Indian diplomat over her recent media interviews as extradition requests remain unresolved.
- Interim leader Muhammad Yunus announced a February 2026 parliamentary election alongside a referendum on the ‘July Charter’ of reforms, even as rights groups report ongoing abuses under the interim administration.