Millions of supporters of Bangladesh’s Awami League will boycott next year’s national election, after the party was barred from contesting the polls, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.

Alleging financial anomaly in Tezpur University, its teachers’ association claimed that the management has not purchased a single Assamese book during the last two financial years, which is construed as “complete neglect” of the local language.

US President Donald Trump signaled an imminent trade deal with India, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claiming he averted an India-Pakistan war with tariff threats. The provisional agreement reportedly lowers US tariffs on Indian exports and includes India increasing US energy imports and purchasing US corn and military hardware.