Politicians in Bangladesh are getting nervous about their safety heading into election season after somebody shot Sharif Osman Hadi, who was running as an independent for Dhaka-8 and speaks for Inquilab Mancha. Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya from the Centre for Policy Dialogue mentioned at some conference that people are wondering if the Election Commission and government can actually keep candidates safe, and he said politicians are basically a vulnerable group at this point.
Reform expert Bhattacharya pointed out that elites made up of politicians, bureaucrats, and big business wrecked competitive politics and turned the economy into crony capitalism that eventually became predatory. He thinks reform efforts lost steam because...
Bangladesh's election chief AMM Nasir Uddin brushed off the shooting of Inqilab Moncho rep Sharif Osman Hadi as some random thing that happens sometimes, and he said the vote will keep rolling no matter what went down in Dhaka. The commission stays ready to run everything with all parties involved, and Nasir Uddin thinks law enforcement got their back for whatever security needs pop up.
The chief pointed out that conditions beat what things looked like back in 2024 when nobody slept right, and he mentioned postal voting plus a referendum, making this election different from past cycles. Young people need to show up because their energy keeps the country moving through historic moments, and Nasir Uddin figures youth participation makes...
Bangladesh's state-owned Pragoti Industries teamed up with Toyota to start selling vehicles through their factory under the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation, and Industries Secretary Md Obaidur Rahman showed up to celebrate the whole thing. The first shipment dropped 36 HiAce Commuter vans at the Pragoti facility, and Managing Director Md Kalam Azad said deliveries kicked off right away for customers looking to grab one of these rides.
Toyota Bangladesh boss Premith Singh talked about how the partnership should get stronger over time based on trust and capability between both sides. BSEC Chairman Md Anwarul Alam Alam ran the ceremony where they handed over the first van to government officials, and everyone stuck around...
Victory Vixens grabbed the women's trophy at Padel Slam 2.0 after Fariha and Briana beat Navera and Tashfia from Tinny Terrors in three sets at Bashundhara Sports City. The intermediate men's bracket went to Counter Attack when Tysir and Palak knocked off Midlife Crushers, and the advanced division saw Team Forza's Mash and Giuseppe take down Sadman and Rakin from Team Flyers.
The whole tournament ran for a few sessions at the Paddle Tennis Ground, and teams battled through brackets to lock down their respective championships across different skill levels.
Sharif Osman Hadi is still stuck in critical shape at Evercare Hospital after getting shot, and doctors say his brain scans show zero improvement. Neurosurgeon Abdul Ahad mentioned the guy's lungs are running on life support while his kidneys work fine, but the brain damage keeps everyone worried since vital functions took a hit.
Inqilab Mancha's Abdullah Al Jaber said Hadi stays in a deep coma without major physical changes, though medical staff spotted some internal responses happening. The family and group leaders want to fly him out for better care once he stabilizes enough to handle the move, but right now, doctors are just waiting to see if his condition shifts at all.
The CDC dropped a Level 2 travel warning for Americans heading to Bangladesh, Cuba, Sri Lanka, and China's Guangdong Province because chikungunya cases are blowing up in those spots. The mosquito-borne virus has no cure, but there's a vaccine out there, and symptoms hit you with high fever plus joint pain that can stick around long-term. Between January and September this year, the planet saw 445,000 suspected and confirmed infections, with 155 people dying from complications.
Bangladesh logged 700 suspected cases just in Dhaka during that stretch, while Guangdong Province in China clocked 16,000 locally transmitted infections for their biggest outbreak ever. The CDC also flagged Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the...
Rajshahi Warriors grabbed Nepalese spinner Sandeep Lamichhane for the next Bangladesh Premier League cycle, and the leg-break bowler brings some solid numbers after racking up 129 wickets across 68 international T20 matches for Nepal. He played one BPL season back when Sylhet Sixers had him on the roster, and he managed four scalps through six appearances during that run.
Warriors management thinks his franchise experience will help them put together a serious run this year, and supporters seem pretty hyped about adding another weapon to the rotation. Lamichhane has 237 total T20 wickets from 160 games across all formats, which gives the squad a legit spin option heading into the tournament.
Myanmar's Adjutant General, Lieutenant General Phone Myat, showed up at a nursing school in Mingaladon Township to hand out commissioning papers to female graduates from their medical training program. The ceremony happened at the Defense Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, and senior officers sat with the school commandant, Brigadier General Kyaw Soe Lin, while parents watched their kids collect certificates.
Myat gave each graduate their official letter before delivering a speech to everyone, and then the whole thing concluded afterward. The event basically pushed another batch of nurses and paramedics into military service under the usual formalities.
Myanmar's military chief General Kyaw Swa Lin sat down with Indian Ambassador Abhay Thakur at some villa in Nay Pyi Taw to hash out how their armies can work better together. They talked about keeping border zones stable, swapping training programs, and basically staying tight since the countries share a fence line.
The general brought up Myanmar sticking to those Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence from way back, and they touched on what happens after the elections wrap up. Senior officers from the commander-in-chief's office tagged along with India's defense attaché Colonel Jaswinder Singh Gill, and everyone posed for photos after the meeting ended.
