Updated

Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets on 10 November 2026 to disperse supporters of ousted ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Her supporters want her return from exile in India, and the protests began a day after she said she had requested a passport to come back. The banned student wing of her Awami League, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), clashed with security forces in Gopalganj, where a police vehicle was set on fire. Protesters burned tyres to block roads, several passenger vehicles were torched, and a 60-year-old bus driver died of smoke inhalation after a bus was set alight in Faridpur. About 200 protesters briefly blocked the Padma bridge. BBC World reported that Bangladeshi local media said dozens of crude bombs had exploded in recent days in Dhaka and elsewhere. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed blamed any instability on a conspiracy from across the border in India, while a senior BCL leader in exile said supporters were not responsible and blamed unknown miscreants. Hasina fled to India in August 2024 after a uprising ended her 15-year rule. She was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and denies the charges. The government says it will not issue her a passport and wants her extradited.