Dhaka University renamed the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi Hall, days after Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, a prominent student activist and a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming February 2026 national elections, died on December 18, 2025, in S
Rajya Sabha MP Sukhedu Sekhar Roy, in a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday, drew attention to the deaths of seven elephants, including four calves in Assam, noting that such incidents recur due to trains exceeding speed limits in designated elephant corridors.
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Congress MP and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, on Saturday strongly condemned the violence in Bangladesh triggered by the death of Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman Hadi, leading mobs to vandalise the public property and lynch a
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has expressed serious concern over the deaths of eight elephants in Assam after a collision with the Rajdhani Express, highlighting the escalating human-animal conflict in the state.
Former Indian High Commissioners to Bangladesh have expressed serious concern over the ongoing protests in the country, pointing to weak governance, the role of extremist elements, and risks to Indian diplomatic personnel and establishments.
He further stated that the incident site is approximately 126 km from Guwahati and is not a designated elephant corridor, adding that the loco pilot, on observing the herd of elephants, applied emergency brakes. However, elephants dashed into the train.
Protests continued in Dhaka's Shahbagh area after the death of activist Osman Hadi, with roads blocked and slogans raised. Inqilab Moncho urged restraint as Hadi's body arrived from Singapore, while unrest, vandalism and arson were reported across parts of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh remained tense as the interim government revised funeral arrangements for slain activist Sharif Osman Hadi, tightened security and condemned violence, while protests intensified in Dhaka. Authorities issued advisories, deployed forces and urged restraint amid unrest following Hadi