A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott.

According to Hasina, the Yunus government's 'rule of terror' has created an atmosphere of fear, forced displacement and weakened Bangladesh's secular fabric.

Bangladesh said on Saturday it has told the United States that it wants to join the international stabilization force that would be deployed in Gaza. Bangladesh said its national security adviser, Khalilur Rahman,

Pabna Jail Superintendent Md Omar Faruk said Chaki had been suffering from multiple health complications, including diabetes and heart disease. Prison doctors first sent him to Pabna General Hospital on Friday, and he was subsequently referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated.

Within days, Mustafizur signed up for the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) protested sharply, the IPL broadcast was banned in Bangladesh, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) – the body that governs the sport globally – was pulled into a diplomatic standoff.

The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan's military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.

They also seized a kerosene-soaked lungi and an old black shirt from the first crime scene, a mobile phone containing the numbers on the banner, and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle used to travel to at least five locations.

Bangladesh prepares for its first elections since the 2024 uprising. Key players include caretaker chief Muhammad Yunus, BNP’s Tarique Rahman, Islamist alliances led by Jamaat-e-Islami, the banned Awami League,