Top news of the day: After Hadi, another Bangladesh student leader shot; Indian H-1B visa holders who flew back to renew work permits left stranded, and more

After Hadi, another Bangladesh student leader shot in head

Unidentified gunmen on Monday (December 22, 2025) shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh’s violent student-led 2004 uprising. The attack took place in southwestern Khulna city, days after the killing of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.

Indian H-1B visa holders who flew back to renew work permits left stranded

Indian H-1B visa holders who travelled back this month to renew their American work permits are stranded amid their appointments being abruptly rescheduled by U.S. consular offices, the Washington Post reported, citing three immigration lawyers.

Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka as Special Envoy of PM Modi on December 23