Morning coverage focused on the opening of polling stations across Bangladesh for the first general election since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. Indian editors highlighted the absence of the Awami League and the emergence of a direct contest between the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. By midday, reports of violence surfaced, including the death of a BNP worker in Khulna and reports of pre-poll attacks on the Hindu minority. Domestic attention shifted to the Lok Sabha as the BJP moved a substantive motion to disqualify Rahul Gandhi for allegedly misleading the House regarding jeffrey Epstein and the US trade deal. Simultaneously, the Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the revised India-US trade factsheet reflected a "shared understanding," addressing previous sovereignty concerns. By early evening, editorial focus returned to Bangladesh as Sheikh Hasina denounced the polls as fraudulent and illegal. The day concluded with the Indian cricket team defeating Namibia to top Group A in the T20 World Cup, while preliminary election trends showed the BNP leading toward a majority in Dhaka.