A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott.

A BNP leader was shot dead in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar as pre-election violence intensifies in Bangladesh. Protests erupted, roads were blocked, and army units were deployed to control the situation.

Huge crowds have arrived at the venue of the funeral prayers for Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who died Tuesday in the nation's capital.

The development signals increased concern in Dhaka over recent diplomatic issues with India, although the ministry has not publicly commented on the specifics of the situation.

Within days, Mustafizur signed up for the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) protested sharply, the IPL broadcast was banned in Bangladesh, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) – the body that governs the sport globally – was pulled into a diplomatic standoff.

US Ambassador-designate to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen has said he looks forward to strengthening the ties between Bangladesh and the United States of America (USA) to advance peace and prosperity in the region.

Azizur Rahman Musabbir, who earlier served as general secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North Swechchhasebak Dal, the volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was targeted in the Dhaka's Karwan Bazaar area around 8.

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A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's volunteer wing, Azizur Rahman Musabbir, was fatally shot in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar area Tuesday night. Another man, Sufian Byapari Masud, sustained injuries in the attack.

Bangladesh says talks in Washington opened the door to lower US tariffs and improved market access for garments, as Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus called discussions an important step forward in bilateral trade ties.

“We have only read in books that the first church in Bangladesh was in Iswaripur, but now when we go there, we do not find any trace of it. It cannot be that the history of a religion has been erased,” Praveen Mondal, 34, a Catholic, told CNA.