Protesters in Bangladesh have besieged the presidential palace, demanding President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation. The Anti-discrimination Student Movement led the rally, calling for his removal and a new constitution. The protests, starting in July over job quotas, intensified, leading to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the establishment of an interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

The Karnataka government, while issuing an advisory asking people to remain safe, also spoke of how Bengaluru received 245 mm of rainfall in just October, which is the fourth-highest rainfall in the city’s history.

An illegal under-construction seven-storey building collapsed in Bengaluru, killing five people and injuring several others. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said the construction was illegal and promised strict action against those involved.