Unverified claims surround Mojtaba Khamenei’s whereabouts
Assertions of a covert search, underground concealment and a disputed Iranian leadership succession have not been publicly verified.
Assertions of a covert search, underground concealment and a disputed Iranian leadership succession have not been publicly verified.
Private Dakhil and Alim madrasas have been instructed to form replacement ad hoc committees within 15 working days under amended rules.
The accused appeared before a Habiganj magistrate’s court in a case over an alleged attack on an NCP motorcade. Both the allegation and the defence’s rejection of it remain contested.
Humayun Kabir says participation in a Saudi Arabia-led defence coalition is aimed at strategic cooperation and addressing Houthi threats, not at Iran.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader says he will lead a Delhi march and submit a mass-signature petition to the prime minister over concerns about ethanol-blended fuel; BJP has challenged the alleged evidence of engine damage.
A confrontation between student political groups interrupted an inquiry at Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall over an unverified allegation involving visitors in a hall union official’s room. The university says the incident remains under investigation.
Bangladesh police and the anti-corruption commission say they have not formally confirmed reports that former inspector general Benazir Ahmed has been released from a Dubai prison.
Bangladesh has proposed importing natural gas from Myanmar via pipeline, with both sides agreeing to explore the plan and related energy cooperation.
Nine contestants won prizes across three age-based categories after a nationwide Quran recitation competition that drew about 3,000 entrants.
Formal-channel remittances rose 15.4% from a year earlier, with Bangladesh Bank recording $2.859 billion in inflows during the first month of the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Bangladesh Bank data shows July remittances rose 15.4% year-on-year, while fiscal 2025-26 total hit a record high.
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission increased the VAT-inclusive retail price of a 12kg LPG cylinder by Tk70, effective from 6pm on 2 August.
Police are investigating after armed assailants allegedly stopped a bus near Bridge No. 14, attacked three bKash agency staff and took cash said to be about Tk5.7 million.
Officials said green chilli imports could begin on 3 August after prices in Dhaka rose as high as Tk400 a kilogram; the scale of the tax reduction and the imports has not been specified.
The city corporation says sanitation workers, its administrator and a local MP were targeted during unrest at a waste-transfer site; injuries and detentions were not specified.
Fazlul Haque has assumed responsibility for FBCCI, with a 120-day deadline to hold an election and transfer authority to an elected board.
Sheikh Rabiul Alam says private operators may be involved after a two-month planning period, while pollution, route barriers, costs and passenger demand remain central challenges.
Landowners in several Dhaka neighbourhoods allege that redevelopment agreements dating back nearly two decades remain unfinished, while arbitration and criminal proceedings involving the developer continue.
A new zero-fee, 14-day tourist visa is available to qualifying nationals, but Oman has not yet identified the countries whose citizens can apply.
Eligible individual taxpayers and Hindu Undivided Families can receive a rebate capped at Tk25,000 if they file their income-tax returns by 30 September; later filing periods carry no incentive or additional tax.