The lynching took place during a period of heightened tension in Bangladesh following the death of anti-India and jihadi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi.
The Bangladeshi media reports that the main office of Prothom Alo in Kawran Bazar in Dhaka was attacked by rioting mobs belonging to the Islamist outfit Inqilab Mancha on 18th December. The police tried to calm the protesting mob; however, the rioters refused to stop their violent actions.
Sharif Osman Hadi, one of the most prominent leaders of Bangladesh's 2024 student protests that brought down the government of Sheikh Hasina, had died...
The July Oikya have been alleging that India-backed parties, media outlets, and government officialsin Bangladesh are involved in the "ongoing conspiracies" in the country.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back at Bangladesh talks of splitting India's northeast, calling it impossible for the nuclear-powered fourth-largest economy. He urged teaching Dhaka a lesson over their "bad mindset" and Hasnat Abdullah's isolation threats via the Siliguri "chicken’s neck."
Visa Application Centre at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka, the primary hub for processing Indian visas in Bangladesh’s capital, announced that it would close at 2:00 PM on Wednesday