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Dhaka police on Monday arrested 15 activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League from the capital residence of fugitive former MP Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, authorities said. Officials said the group had gathered at the house for a private event and legal action is underway.
An exposure draft of Australia’s Online Safety Amendment includes a provision authorising the eSafety Commissioner and approved researchers to create so called sock puppet identities, including AI generated accounts, to observe, interact and post on online services. The clause has prompted renewed concern from civil liberties groups, legal analysts and social commentators about unchecked state use of covert accounts.
At the United Nations, Bangladesh outlined a five point plan to restart durable Rohingya repatriation while Myanmar says it has verified hundreds of thousands of refugees as former Rakhine residents, a development that could reopen negotiations but leaves key political and security obstacles unresolved.
A month of street demonstrations by a youth movement over an alleged national medical entrance exam leak culminated in the resignation of India’s education minister, highlighting deep public anger over fairness in education and the government response to dissent.