Security has been heightened across Dhaka and other regions as a special tribunal is set to deliver its verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case of alleged crimes against humanity on Monday (November 17).

Sporadic arson and crude bomb attacks were reported in Bangladesh on Sunday. Authorities ordered strict military, paramilitary, and police vigil after reports that Hasina’s now-disbanded Awami League had announced a two-day shutdown ahead of the International Crimes Tribunal–Bangladesh (ICT-BD) verdict.

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Unidentified people on Sunday night set fire to the vehicle dumping corner of a police station complex and detonated two crude bombs outside the residence of an advisory council me

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