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Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity for the crackdown on the protests against her government in 2024. The tribunal, in its verdict, said that the attacks were “directed against the civilian population” and were “widespread and systematic”.

Hasina, however, described the tribunal as biased and politically motivated, and denied having ordered firing on protesters.

The verdict was the first in a series of four cases related to crimes allegedly committed during her government’s response to the several weeks of widespread student-led protests against the Awami League government in July and August 2024.

Amid the protests in 2024, Hasina had resigned as the prime minister and fled to India on August 5. She had been in power for 16 years. Nobel laureate economist Muhammad Yunus took over as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government three days later. Read on.

The Election Commission has ordered a “special revision” of the voter rolls in Assam. The qualifying date for the state to carry out the exercise will be January 1, 2026.

Assam is set to go to polls next year.

In its instructions to the state electoral officer, the Election Commission stated that door-to-door verification as part of the revision in Assam will take place from November 22 to December 20. The draft roll will be published on December 27 and the final list on February 10, 2026.

The Election Commission had on October 27 announced a special intensive revision of voter rolls in 12 states and Union Territories. It had then said that another order would be issued later for Assam, as the Citizenship Act had separate provisions for the state. Read more.

Forty-five Umrah pilgrims, most of whom were from Hyderabad, were feared dead after a bus travelling from Mecca to Medina in Saudi Arabia collided with a diesel tanker. Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said that 46 persons were on the bus and added that one person survived.

While the number of Indians on the bus was not immediately clear, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that at least 42 Indians were on board. Most pilgrims are said to be from Hyderabad.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Indian officials were working with the Saudi authorities to provide assistance. The Indian consulate in Jeddah said that a 24×7 control room has been set up.

The Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Read more.

India said that it has entered into a one-year agreement for the import of around 2.2 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas from the United States Gulf Coast. The deal involves state-owned refiners, including Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, who announced the deal on social media, described it as a “historic first” for India. Under the agreement, the country will import 2.2 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas from the US Gulf Coast over the next year.

India’s annual LPG consumption was approximately 31 million tonnes in the fiscal year 2024-’25, with imports meeting around 60% of this demand. Historically, over 90% of these imports have come from long-term agreements with West Asian producers, which are geographically closer to India.

However, under this new deal, the LPG will be benchmarked to the price at Mount Belvieu, a major hub for natural gas products located near Houston, Texas. The deal comes amidst ongoing discussions between India and the US on broader trade relations. Read more.

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