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UPDATED: Dec 25, 2025 09:41 IST
In this breaking news update, India Today's Deputy Editor Shivani Sharma reports on the resignation of Khodabaksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor in Bangladesh. The resignation follows the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, who succumbed to injuries from a gun attack on December 12. Shivani Sharma notes, 'Certainly there were calls for resignation because of the lawlessness, the kind of devastation that Bangladesh is undergoing.' The programme highlights the growing outrage and chaos in the country, which led to calls for the removal of top officials, including Home Affairs Advisor Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The President has accepted Khodabaksh's resignation amid the turmoil.
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