Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remove Home Minister Amit Shah over alleged police force against student protesters in India. At a July 30 news conference in New Delhi, Gandhi also called for an independent investigation supervised by the Supreme Court into the July 20 incident. He alleged that pellet guns, baton charges and abuse were ordered against students.

Gandhi said the Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force fall under the Union Home Ministry, making the home minister responsible for their actions. He said he wrote to Shah on July 25 asking whether pellet-gun use had been authorised and whether people in plain clothes involved in attacks were police personnel, but received neither a response nor acknowledgement. His similar allegation in the Lok Sabha prompted protests from ruling members and demands for an apology.

Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh rejected the allegation, saying no shots were fired at protesters and only tear gas was used. Gandhi responded that pellet guns can be lethal and said an injured person presented at the news conference had pellet marks and a medical report documenting such injuries. He also alleged students were being identified and intimidated using facial-recognition technology.

Two people were injured in repeated clashes between groups within the Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University branch of Chhatra Dal, reportedly over the inclusion of expelled Chhatra League leaders. Witnesses said an argument began during a Chhatra Dal programme on Tuesday night between senior and junior activists over the inclusion of a worker linked to the banned Chhatra League. Joint convener শাহজালাল জনি was injured in the first clash and admitted to hospital. Hours later on Wednesday morning, EEE student রিজওয়ানুল করিম রাব্বী was attacked at the Agnibina Hall dining facility and hospitalised.

Former Chhatra Dal leader Abdur Rahim alleged that Rabby, a follower of member secretary Mamun Sarkar, and others launched a surprise attack on Chhatra Dal activists in Sarkar’s presence. He said Rabby had previously been linked to Chhatra League and was barred from the university for three years over allegations of assaulting journalists. The two sides blamed each other for the incident.

Branch convener Habib described the episode as an unwanted escalation of a minor issue between senior and junior members, rather than a clash between two factions. He said alleged Chhatra League links were under investigation and would be considered organisationally if confirmed. Mamun Sarkar and the university proctor said mediation resolved the dispute and the situation was normal.

Touhidul Islam, central literature and library secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, says he is still facing a case filed by Chhatra League during the Awami League government. The case, linked to clashes during a student strike at Dhaka University after the 2019 DUCSU election, remains under trial. He called for the swift withdrawal of what he described as false and harassing politically motivated cases.

Islam said he was injured in an alleged Chhatra League attack at the university’s TSC area on 12 March, a day after the DUCSU election, but was later named as an accused in a Shahbagh police case. Mahfuz Chowdhury, Ahmed Arif and Tanvir Azadi were also accused. He said two other cases accusing him of vehicle vandalism and explosives-related offences had concluded.

He appeared before Court No. 4 of the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where his lawyer submitted a petition seeking completion of witness testimony. Islam said the government’s move to withdraw some political and harassment cases was positive, but many cases from the previous period remain pending, requiring people to attend court regularly.

An eleven-party alliance condemned alleged attacks on a National Citizen Party, or NCP, leaders’ motorcade in Habiganj and alleged police obstruction of senior party figures travelling there. In a statement sent to the media on July 29, alliance coordinator and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Hamidur Rahman Azad protested the incidents involving NCP chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary, northern chief organiser Sarjis Alam and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam MP.

The statement said the motorcade of senior NCP leaders was attacked and vandalised at about 7pm on July 28 while returning after the “July March-2026” programme near Court Mosque and the district administration office in Habiganj town. It alleged that police stopped Nahid Islam, also the NCP convener, and other senior leaders at Srimangal and other locations while they travelled from Moulvibazar to join a July 29 programme in Habiganj, where Section 144 was imposed.

The alliance described the actions as a denial of democratic rights and demanded that those responsible be identified and face prompt legal action. Azad also called for the arrest and trial of BNP activists alleged to have attacked NCP leaders. The group urged authorities not to obstruct peaceful opposition programmes and asked law-enforcement agencies to respect citizens’ fundamental rights.

Attorney General Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajol has urged everyone to exercise caution when providing court-related information so that confusion does not arise. He made the request on July 29 during a courtesy meeting with leaders of the newly elected committee of the Law Reporters Forum, an organization of journalists covering law, justice, the constitution and human rights.

Addressing forum members, Kajol said journalists who report on courts have developed expertise and often practice self-restraint. He said they understand how much of court statements or proceedings should be made public beyond written judgments or orders. He also said journalists who have worked for a long time in media and on court affairs have developed professionalism, and that Law Reporters Forum members are aware of and will remain cautious about the issue.

On access to the Appellate Division, the attorney general said he had asked the chief justice to reconsider the decision soon after assuming office. He said he had also raised the matter with senior lawyers recently and would again inform the chief justice. Forum president Muhammad Yasin, secretary Arafat Munna and other office-bearers attended the meeting.

Sylhet Metropolitan Jamaat condemned an attack on an NCP march in Habiganj and an alleged attack and vandalism at Jamaat lawmaker Golam Rasul’s home in Jessore. In a statement issued on July 29, the party’s leaders demanded the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the two separate incidents. The statement was signed by central working council member and Sylhet city ameer Muhammad Fakhrul Islam, deputy ameer Dr Nurul Islam Babul, and secretary Mohammad Shahjahan Ali.

The leaders said Chhatra Dal activists carried out a “brutal” attack on an NCP peaceful march in Habiganj on Tuesday afternoon. They alleged that BNP and Chhatra Dal had not learned from the fall of the Awami League and were following the path of the banned Chhatra League by attacking NCP leaders. They said such actions would have adverse consequences.

The statement also alleged that local Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal activists attacked and vandalised Golam Rasul’s residence in Jessore around 11am on Tuesday. Jamaat leaders said the incident concerned the conduct of the lawmaker’s mentally ill daughter and described the matter as already resolved. They alleged an attempt to use the issue to discredit Jamaat and said a collective resistance could be formed if necessary.

National Citizen Party (NCP) chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary alleged that armed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters were patrolling outside a police station in Habiganj. In a Facebook post on the night of July 29, he said NCP members had gone inside the station to file a case while armed BNP supporters were outside. He questioned where the enforcement of Section 144 was and asked whether the situation was part of a plan.

The allegation followed an attack on an NCP march on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, NCP filed a case naming the Habiganj district Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president as the main accused, along with 11 named people and 100 unidentified accused.

NCP's southern region chief organizer and Cumilla-4 member of parliament Hasnat Abdullah said those engaging in politics should do so openly under a banner and join BNP. Police officers stopped NCP leaders as they travelled to a rally in Habiganj on Wednesday. The report also referred to a scuffle during the police obstruction.

The National Citizen Party’s Lakshmipur district branch held a torch procession in Lakshmipur town on Wednesday night to protest an attack on NCP central leaders in Habiganj. After the march, party leaders and activists warned that if NCP faced another attack, the BNP would face the same fate as Sheikh Hasina. The report was published on July 29, 2026, at 9:30 pm.

NCP leaders said they had been accused of violating political decorum. They argued that the BNP committed the largest breach of political decorum by rejecting the February 12 referendum. They also alleged that hundreds of mobs were created while the interim government was carrying out its responsibilities, causing repeated obstacles to the government’s work.

The NCP speakers described the BNP as the main violator of political decorum in the country. Those present included Lakshmipur district senior joint convener Jahangir Alam, joint convener Abdur Rahman, member secretary Advocate Shamsuzzaman Sohel, joint member secretaries Mobarak Hossain, M Farvez and Anwar Hossain Arif, organisational secretary Md Yusuf Hasan, assistant organisational secretary Hanif Mohammad, and Abdul Ahad Farabi, among others.

The National Citizen Party, or NCP, will hold its “July March to Build the Country” programme in five upazilas of Sylhet on July 30 and 31. Sylhet district convener Md Juned Ahmed announced the schedule at a news briefing at a hotel on Jail Road in Sylhet city on July 29. The upazila-level marches are part of the party’s nationwide series of programmes throughout July.

According to the announced itinerary, marches will be held in Kanaighat and Osmaninagar upazilas on July 30. The programme will continue in Companiganj, Gowainghat and Jaintapur upazilas on July 31. NCP convener Nahid Islam, member secretary Akhtar Hossain MP, reserved-seat MP Dr Mahmuda Mitu and other central leaders are expected to attend.

The July 30 schedule also includes a discussion with families of martyrs at Golapganj municipal auditorium in the morning, followed by lunch at the convener’s residence in the Five Mile area. Juned Ahmed said the marches aim to engage with ordinary people, learn about local problems and convey the party’s message. The party expects participation from activists and people from different professions, while local leaders have sought administrative cooperation.

A group of Lebanese lawyers has filed a case against influential banker Antoun Sehnaoui after he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, according to a report published July 29. More than a dozen lawyers jointly took the legal action on Wednesday, alleging that Sehnaoui violated Lebanese law by meeting the Israeli leader.

Axios journalist Barak Ravid posted a photograph on X showing Sehnaoui seated at a restaurant table with Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu. The report said the dinner was held Monday in memory of late US Senator Lindsey Graham and was jointly hosted by former US representative Morgan Ortagus and Sehnaoui. Netanyahu and several US officials attended, while Sehnaoui-linked outlet This Is Beirut confirmed the dinner.

Lebanon's 1955 law bars citizens from contact or business agreements with Israelis or Israeli authorities, with penalties including up to 10 years in prison and treason charges. The prosecutor's office received allegations of contact with the Israeli enemy, violation of the Israel boycott law, treason and disrupting national security. Lawyers said the judiciary would investigate and that an arrest warrant could be issued. Lebanon's foreign ministry declined immediate comment.

NCP has filed a case over an attack on its march in Habiganj, naming Habiganj district Chhatra Dal president Shah Rajib Ahmed as the main accused. The case names 11 people and includes 100 unidentified accused. It was filed on Wednesday night in connection with Tuesday's attack.

Kamaischhara police outpost officer-in-charge SI Abhijit Roy confirmed the case on Wednesday night. He said 11 people were named and 100 unidentified people were accused in the case. According to Roy, Shah Rajib Ahmed was made the principal accused.

On Tuesday evening, NCP announced a protest programme after an attack on a convoy carrying its central leaders in Habiganj. BNP also announced a programme at the same time, creating tension in the town. Authorities decided to impose Section 144 to maintain law and order.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh expressed deep concern over clashes between NCP and BNP activists in Habiganj and called on all sides to sincerely ensure political coexistence. In a joint statement sent to the media on Wednesday, president Maulana Ubaidullah Faruq and secretary general Maulana Manzurul Islam Afendi urged responsible conduct from every political party.

The two leaders said intolerant political behaviour was not expected alongside the aspirations for a new Bangladesh that emerged through the July mass uprising. They said qualitative change in politics would not be possible without coexistence, and the desired transformed Bangladesh could not be built without such change. They urged parties to avoid discourteous and provocative conduct as well as violent reactions.

Jamiat said those in power must be especially cautious and responsible so opportunistic groups cannot use provocations to destabilise the country. The leaders also called on the administration to play a more vigilant and strict role in preventing political violence, including taking precautionary steps where tensions or disorder are anticipated. They urged restraint and peace from all sides and wished those injured a speedy recovery.

Kurigram district leaders of the National Citizen Party, or NCP, held a protest march and rally against an alleged attack on the party’s central leaders and activists in Habiganj. The programme began at 5pm on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from the Victory Monument at College Mor and ended at Shapla Chattar after passing through key roads in the town. A brief protest gathering was held there.

Speakers said attacks on NCP central leaders in Habiganj would not suppress the movement. They alleged that the Tarique Zia government was following a path of fascism by using Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal. The speakers demanded that those involved in the attack be identified, arrested quickly and given exemplary punishment.

The march and rally were moderated by Mahmudul Hasan Jewel, senior joint convener of the Kurigram district NCP. Speakers included convener Mukul Mia, Jubo Shakti member secretary Tarikuzzaman Tamal and Chhatra Shakti member secretary Sadikur Rahman. Leaders from district NCP, affiliated bodies and upazila branches also attended.

Mufti Ruhul Amin, the former khatib of Baitul Mukarram who gave ousted Sheikh Hasina the title “Qawmi Janani,” appeared publicly after a long absence. He attended a Wednesday meeting in Dhaka at the office of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jami'atil Qawmiya Bangladesh on countering propaganda against Qawmi madrasas and responding to the current situation.

According to the report, Amin fled after the August 5, 2024 student-public uprising, when then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina sought refuge in India. The Ministry of Religious Affairs later said in a press release that he had been removed from his position as khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque through due process.

The meeting, held on the instruction of Al-Haiatul Ulya chairman Allama Mahmudul Hasan, included representatives of six Qawmi education boards and was chaired by co-chairman Allama Sheikh Sajidur Rahman. Speakers called for proper investigations and legal trials for crimes, irregularities or unethical conduct, while expressing concern over efforts to question the entire Qawmi madrasa system, its students and teachers over isolated incidents. Amin was named a member of a central Qawmi Madrasa Monitoring Cell.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and lawmaker Professor Mujibur Rahman said the public voted in a referendum for constitutional reform, not merely constitutional amendment. Speaking as chief guest at a seminar at the National Press Club on July 29, he alleged that the government had disrespected the majority by ignoring the referendum verdict. The event was organised by the Dhaka South unit of Bangladesh Adarsha Teachers Federation.

Rahman said BNP claims to have formed the government with 51 percent of votes, while nearly 71 percent supported constitutional reform in the referendum. He argued that those who did not take an oath as members of a constitutional reform council could not follow the July Charter word for word. He said Jamaat-e-Islami would continue its struggle in parliament and on the streets until the referendum verdict is implemented.

He accused BNP of seeking to restore an old fascist culture, using party quotas in appointments and postings, and making partisan appointments at universities and financial institutions. Other speakers called for religiously grounded moral education, greater emphasis on Arabic, freedom from partisan influence in educational institutions, and an end to disparities between general and madrasa education.