The day was dominated by Sheikh Hasina's first public address since her ouster, delivered virtually from Delhi. In an emotional, audio-only press conference, she vowed to return to Bangladesh by December, regardless of threats, and called the 2024 protests a planned power grab. Her son warned that Bangladesh was becoming 'another Pakistan'. The event drew extensive coverage across outlets. Hours later, a petrol bomb attack on former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan's house, who had participated in Hasina's presser, became the secondary lead, reinforcing the narrative of instability. Earlier, Mark Zuckerberg's apology to the Indian government over Meta's removal of PM Modi's video and failure to curb child sexual abuse material and deepfakes was the top story, following a parliamentary panel's ultimatum. The government's push for a special Parliament session on delimitation and women's reservation bills, and Rahul Gandhi's refusal to support it, also featured prominently. The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%.
