China on Tuesday described the death sentence issued to deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina as an internal matter for Dhaka, and declined to make any further comment. Hasina, aged 78, was sentenced to death in absentia on Monday by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity linked to her government’s violent crackdown on the student-led protests last year. Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal received a death sentence on similar charges.
Security agencies sounded a high alert in Jammu and adjoining districts on Monday after two Pakistani nationals and a local inmate escaped from a juvenile observation home in the border area of Jammu after allegedly attacking police personnel on duty.
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A new controversy has erupted in Maharashtra’s political arena. According to information, the issuance of minority status certificates immediately after the death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has triggered a major political debate. Questions are being raised over how 75 educational institutions were granted minority status between January 28 and January 31, 2026. This period coincided with the three days of state mourning declared after Ajit Pawar’s demise.
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