Iran Uses Trade-Route Threats to Pressure US Over Strait of Hormuz
Iran is leveraging threats to Middle East shipping and energy infrastructure to force Washington to accept a Tehran role in the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf officials and analysts say.
Iran is leveraging threats to Middle East shipping and energy infrastructure to force Washington to accept a Tehran role in the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf officials and analysts say.
One Russian national was killed and another seriously injured after an altercation at Green City in Ruppur; police say a post-mortem examination and investigation are under way.
Police recovered a shotgun from a pond in Araihazar, while a separate bus crash in Jatrabari killed one person and injured two; neither incident matches the stated motorcycle-fatality event.
Humayun Kabir asked for Indian cooperation over online political claims involving Sheikh Hasina, while both sides stressed continued dialogue.
The proposed programme includes relief distribution and the handover of rebuilt homes, while local officials say they are awaiting a formal detailed itinerary.
The Directorate of Technical Education ordered CCTV installation and monthly security reporting across government technical institutions after a hostel theft in Kushtia.
A governing board meeting chaired by the prime minister approved steps to expand economic zones, plant trees in export processing areas, review private zones and repurpose two Narayanganj jute mill sites.
The High Court granted bail to actor Zaher Alvi after he had been jailed in a case filed by his father-in-law over the death of Alvi's wife. The allegations in the case have not been established by a court.
The inter-board coordination committee has sent a draft policy to the education ministry keeping result-based and preference-based placement, while some church-run colleges will continue holding admission tests under a court directive.
The 12-member parliamentary panel is set to convene on 4 August with five opposition-designated positions still vacant amid disagreement over amendment versus reform.
The US president said he preferred negotiations with Tehran, while maintaining that military action remained an option.
Actor and road-safety campaigner Ilias Kanchan is heading home from London after more than 15 months of treatment, though Nischa officials say his condition has shown little improvement.
Official figures show 59 dengue deaths and 16,684 hospital admissions so far this year; data through 2 August indicate that most recorded deaths were among people aged 16 to 60.
The Health Directorate said three children died with measles symptoms in the latest 24-hour reporting period, while it recorded no newly confirmed measles deaths.
A July 30 Local Government Division instruction calls for adherence to the Warrant of Precedence in official events involving district council administrators and chairmen.
Police sent the body for post-mortem examination after a man was beaten to death by residents in Sahapur union; the alleged theft and assault that preceded the beating remain under investigation.
Police are investigating an early-morning explosion near a home in Bakerganj after three relatives sustained burn injuries and were referred to a Barishal hospital.
The Ministry of Education's holiday calendar lists nine weekly holiday days and three public holidays in August, with 23 closure days across August and September.
Three family members were burned in an early-morning explosion outside a house in Bakerganj, Barishal; the origin of the blast has not been established.
Fisheries and livestock minister Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said nature-based interventions can protect coastal livelihoods, food security and climate resilience at a Dhaka technical workshop.