December 30: EAM Jaishankar to Attend Khaleda Zia's Funeral; Hindu Guard Killed in Bangladesh Factory & Ahmedabad Stone Pelting Sees 42 held

On News@7 this 30 December Taniya Dutta brings to the evening’s most crucial headlines.

External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will attend the state funeral of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, on December 31, following her death at 80. Her passing coincides with the return of her son Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile ahead of elections. In Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district, a Hindu factory security guard, Bajendra Biswas, was accidentally shot dead by a colleague. Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad’s Kalana village, stone-pelting clashes between two groups led to 42 detentions, though no serious injuries were reported.

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