Rehman has been living in exile in London. Rahman was arrested in 2007 and after being released from prison in 2008, he travelled to the United Kingdom with his family for medical treatment and has remained there since.

Sharif Osman Hadi, the 32-year-old spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, has died at Singapore General Hospital following a targeted shooting in Dhaka. Bangladesh announces national mourning as protests erupt nationwide.

According to the police, among those killed in the crash were former NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) driver Greg Biffle, his wife and two children, Xinhua news agency reported.

Protests erupted in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka following the death of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, with the offices of leading newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star coming under violent attack in Karwanbazar.

India's GDP, now the world's fourth-largest, expanded by 8.2 per cent in the quarter ending September, up from 7.8 per cent in the previous quarter.