Zubeida was long associated with and espoused the causes of the marginalised, whether women or the poor or minorities.

Iranian judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said Saturday that no Israeli spy was harmed in the Israeli airstrike on Iran''s Evin Prison in late June.

A brutal daylight killing in Old Dhaka has intensified political tensions in Bangladesh, with major parties trading accusations and positioning themselves ahead of a potential general election.