Data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed that food inflation in July registered a record high of 14.10 per cent and non-food inflation at 9.68 per cent. This was 10.42 per cent and 9.15 per cent respectively in June.

withdrawal of cash from banks at Tk 2 lakh amidst uncertainty in the country following the fall of the Sheikh Hasin-led government, a media report said on Monday.

Hasina was unable to deliver her speech as demonstrators surged to her doorstep, prompting top security officials to advise her to leave the premises immediately.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledged on Saturday that the Indian garment and knitted fabric sector is experiencing some uncertainty due to the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh. Sitharaman expressed hope that the interim government in Bangladesh will resolve the situation "sooner rather than later."

Intelligence sources have claimed that plans to overthrow former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government were hatched in London.The alleged plotters were Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Hasina's political rival Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Following Sheikh Hasina's resignation, political instability in Bangladesh is driving international garment buyers to explore alternatives. Rajasthan's readymade garment exporters expect a 20% increase in Christmas orders, with major brands potentially shifting their business to India if the crisis continues.

The Cabinet was formed through a series of discussions among student leaders, civil society, and the military earlier in the week, reflecting a broad spectrum of non-political actors in Bangladesh.

Before her resignation as Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina had alleged that conspiracies were being hatched to remove her from power and topple her government, even fearing that she could be assassinated like her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, fondly referred to as Bangabandhu, friend of Bengal and the founder father of the country.