Bangladesh Opposition Leader’s Home Hit Hours After Hasina Calls for Return

The night of August 6 saw a violent incident at the Keshab Moor neighbourhood of Magra, where Shakib Al Hasan’s ancestral house was targeted with a petrol bomb. The timing coincided with Sheikh Hasina’s virtual address, in which she announced her resolve to come back to Bangladesh by December despite threats of imprisonment or assassination. The Awami League condemned the blast, describing it as a planned act of intimidation linked to the press conference.