Opposition Chief Whip and National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam said history written in blood can never be erased at a discussion marking the second anniversary of the July mass uprising at Jahangirnagar University. The event, titled “July: Legacy of Bloodshed,” was held Monday afternoon in the seminar room of Zahir Raihan Auditorium and organized by the university unit of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti. Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan chaired the meeting.

Nahid said young people had voted for change, but people change after gaining power. He alleged that the current government was not discussing state reform and did not seek to implement it through a referendum. He cited institutional reform, reducing economic inequality, ensuring democracy and building an independent foreign policy as commitments of the July uprising.

Narayanganj-4 lawmaker and NCP joint member secretary Abdullah Al Amin said universities should question those in power and bring the state to accountability. He said students should also hold representatives accountable if they stand against the public. General students attended the programme, where winners of a writing competition received prizes. Leaders from the NCP, Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, Jatiya Nari Shakti and Jatiya Jubo Shakti also spoke.

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union, or DUCSU, has called for relaxing existing curfew rules in women’s residential halls to ensure a safer, more humane and student-friendly living environment. During a follow-up meeting with Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam on Monday, the union restated longstanding concerns and demands from women hall students, according to a report published on July 27.

DUCSU Vice-President Sadik Kayem said hall entry and exit policies should be updated to match women students’ academic, research, cultural and extracurricular activities. The union sought reasonable extensions to hall gate-closing and late-entry hours. It also proposed allowing non-residential students and students from other women’s halls to enter when needed upon showing valid university identification.

The union urged quicker, simpler services for illness and emergencies, saying existing administrative procedures increase students’ hardship. It emphasized installing digital security gates using fingerprints, facial recognition or university ID-card punches. The vice-chancellor said the issues would receive serious consideration and announced plans to form a committee to review the related matters, including the proposed digital gates.

Chapainawabganj-1 lawmaker Keramat Ali said the blood of martyrs Abu Sayeed, Mugdha and Abu Raihan, along with 1,400 martyrs, would not be in vain. He made the remarks on Monday afternoon at a brief rally in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, following a protest march marking the second anniversary of the July mass uprising. The gathering demanded implementation of the referendum verdict and the July Charter, as well as trials for genocide.

Keramat Ali said students and the public had made their position clear, stating that they wanted to live and die in the country. He alleged that there had been betrayal of the blood shed. He also said demands for reforms had been buried and accused unspecified parties of betraying the people.

The protest march was organized by the Chapainawabganj district western branch of Chhatra Shibir. It started from Madina Mosque and ended in front of Shibganj Central Mosque. The rally was chaired by district western branch president Shahidullah. Speakers included central Chhatra Shibir HRM secretary Noman Hossain Nayon, district western branch secretary Abdul Awal, former president Mamun Hasan and others.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said children who develop themselves properly can help build a beautiful and prosperous Bangladesh in the future. He made the remarks on July 27, 2026, while speaking as chief guest at the closing and prize-giving ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports 2025-26 at Bangladesh Army Stadium. The large sports competition for adolescents was held under the theme, “If sports become a profession, families will find support.”

Addressing children and young athletes, Rahman urged them to focus on both studies and sports. He said Bangladesh’s future is looking toward them and expressed confidence that the thousands present could include future doctors, engineers, architects, and internationally competitive cricketers, swimmers and tennis players. He also said the government was working tirelessly to improve the educational environment and would provide full support for children’s development in studies, sports, music or drawing.

The prime minister asked children to discourage littering, place waste in designated locations and, where possible, clean rubbish from ponds and rivers with friends. He urged them to plant a tree each year and care for animals and birds. He also appealed to journalists and media professionals to give prominence to children’s initiatives and achievements.

A new social-media organization, the E20 Janata Party (EJP), has gained rapid attention in India amid controversy over ethanol-blended E20 petrol. Using a crab as its symbol, the group is campaigning for greater transparency in ethanol policy, consumer choice and availability of 100 percent pure petrol. In posts on X on July 26, it also called for the resignation of Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

EJP says it does not oppose ethanol blending entirely and is not seeking subsidies. It wants mandatory disclosure of ethanol and other components in each fuel, government publication of costs, benefits and possible impacts, and independent research into effects on mileage, engine performance, pollution and maintenance costs. After its public launch early Sunday, it surpassed 200,000 Instagram followers within hours and reached about 35,000 followers on X. Its leadership and founders remain unidentified.

The petroleum ministry acknowledged two weeks earlier that E20 could reduce mileage by 3 to 5 percent and said ethanol blending would not lower fuel prices. The government cites foreign-exchange savings, higher farmer incomes and lower carbon-dioxide emissions. A citizens’ group has called a Delhi march for July 31, while taxi and tourism transport groups announced a Parliament march on August 4.

Rajshahi University saw repeated clashes after an alleged attack on RAKSU leaders, including General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar, at the RAKSU building and central library premises on Monday afternoon. The incident was reported around 4pm. Former Chhatra League worker Anas, now linked to Chhatra Dal politics, was accused of arriving with several people and attacking leaders at the RAKSU building. Ammar and RAKSU assistant science secretary Nazmus Sakib were reported injured.

The dispute followed discussions at the proctor’s office over a written complaint by a female student of the Department of Sanskrit against Chhatra Dal worker Mohsin Alam. Anas was accused of arguing with Proctor Professor Md Mahbubur Rahman during the matter. Further confrontations involving Anas and the RAKSU general secretary were also reported. When Anas and his companions took shelter in the library reading room, RAKSU and Shibir activists were accused of entering and assaulting them.

The proctor and public relations officials tried to calm both sides and arranged hospital transport for an injured former Chhatra League leader. RAKSU and hall parliament leaders began a sit-in, alleging a “safe exit” was provided to former Chhatra League activists and demanding arrests. Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Faridul Islam said facts would be verified through a fact-finding committee, with a high-level investigation committee to be formed in coordination with police.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought newspaper editors’ cooperation in the ongoing work to formulate policies for independent media and journalists. He made the request during a meeting with leaders of the National Editors Council at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday, July 27, 2026. Deputy Press Secretary Md. Sujauddin Daula, also known as Sujon Mahmud, provided the information.

The prime minister also called on editors to present the government’s positive activities properly alongside constructive criticism of the government. He said the policy-making work for independent media and journalists is continuing and asked for editors’ assistance in that process.

An eight-member delegation attended the meeting, led by National Editors Council convener and Jaijaidin editor Shafik Rehman, and joint convener and Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman. The delegation included editors Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, Salahuddin Muhammad Babar, Abdul Hai Shikdar, as well as National Press Club president Hasan Hafiz, Wada editor Shafiqul Alam and Manabkantha editor Shahidul Islam.

Former interim government adviser Farida Akhtar said Bangladesh has not become free of fascism and that the BNP is governing from within a fascist structure. She made the remarks on Monday at a discussion in the Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium in Segunbagicha, organised by Amar Bangladesh (AB) and focused on media workers’ responsibilities, sacrifices and memories during the July mass uprising.

Akhtar said the state had not been rebuilt and the fascist structure had neither been identified nor dismantled, leaving the system intact. She credited journalists’ photographs, videos and other coverage with helping spread the movement nationwide. She also said material recorded by mobile journalists could serve as important evidence in future judicial proceedings.

AB Party chairman Mujibur Rahman Manju said several television channels and leading newspapers would have been shut if the uprising had failed. Other speakers called for trials over the deaths and alleged abuse of journalists, as well as journalists’ rights, implementation of the wage board and job security. The event began with a minute of silence for six journalists described as martyrs of the July mass uprising.

Bangladesh’s Election Commission will meet the acting speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad at Parliament House at 11 a.m. Tuesday as part of preparations for a presidential election. Senior EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed announced the meeting at a briefing in the Election Building in the capital on Monday. The chief election commissioner will discuss the election schedule and overall arrangements for holding the presidential vote.

The commission has already sent a letter to the parliamentary secretary seeking a meeting with the speaker, following established practice. The letter, signed by Ahmed, says President Md. Sahabuddin resigned on July 24. Under Article 123(2) of the Constitution, the vacant presidential post must be filled through an election completed within 90 days.

Under sections 5(2) and 5(3) of the Presidential Election Act, 1991, the election schedule must be announced through a notification in the official gazette. The EC will declare the schedule after consulting the acting speaker. Election commissioners and the EC secretariat’s senior secretary will attend with the chief election commissioner. The commission began the process after Sahabuddin resigned citing physical illness.

A National Citizen Party delegation led by convener and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam met French Ambassador Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet and German Chargé d’Affaires Anja Kersten in Dhaka. The meeting was held on Monday at NCP’s temporary central office in Banglamotor. Participants discussed the country’s post-election political situation, fundamental reforms, the overall economy and regional developments.

According to NCP, the talks also covered the party’s role in parliament and matters of mutual interest in Bangladesh’s relationship with the European Union. The delegation and the two diplomatic representatives exchanged views on Indo-Pacific cooperation, Bangladesh’s economic conditions and opportunities to expand economic partnerships.

NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, international affairs cell in-charge Alauddin Mohammad and cell member Navid Nowroz Shah joined the party delegation. NCP said both sides expressed a commitment to maintain regular communication and strengthen cooperation on issues of shared interest. The party said the aim was to further strengthen Bangladesh’s relations with the European Union, France and Germany.

Bangladesh's High Court has directed the Supreme Court registrar general to form a committee within seven days to develop guidelines for the fastest possible transmission of bail orders from the High Court Division and Appellate Division. The order was issued by a bench of Justice Md Habibul Gani and Justice Syed Mohammad Tajrul Hossain, according to a report published on July 27, 2026.

During the hearing, several precedents from India's Supreme Court were presented. It was stated that India has introduced a system for sending high court bail orders online as quickly as possible after they are issued. Advocates Mohammad Shishir Monir, Mohammad Saddam Hossain and Zayed Bin Amjad appeared for the writ petitioners.

After the hearing, the court issued a rule nisi and an interim order directing the registrar general to establish the committee within the specified period. The committee must submit a report to the High Court Division by August 20 on measures needed to formulate guidelines for the rapid transmission of higher court orders.

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch police arrested Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary of the Satkhira district Awami League, from the Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital. He was detained from his home at about 12pm on Monday. The report was published and updated on 27 July 2026.

Shafiqul Islam, additional commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and a DB official, confirmed the arrest on Monday afternoon. He identified the detainee as the general secretary of the Satkhira district Awami League.

According to the DB chief, Nazrul Islam faces multiple cases. The police said further legal proceedings against him are under process. The report did not provide details about the nature of the cases or further information related to the arrest.

Police recovered a bomb-like object from an abandoned bag near the planned National Citizen Party, or NCP, procession and roadside rally site in Gangni, Meherpur. The object was found at about 12:30pm on Monday in a vegetable-filled bag outside the Hanif Paribahan counter in the Gangni bus stand area. Local sources said the bag was about 10 metres from the designated gathering venue.

Residents became suspicious after seeing the abandoned bag and informed police. Gangni police went to the scene, recovered the bag and found the bomb-like object inside. The item was taken to the police station for security reasons, while security was strengthened at the rally site and surrounding areas.

Earlier that morning, police recovered three effigy-like objects carrying images of NCP central leaders and various writings in front of Gangni Pilot Secondary School. Officer-in-Charge Muhaddid Morshed Chowdhury said specialists would examine whether the recovered item was actually explosive. Police are also investigating who left it there and whether the two incidents are connected. No one had been reported detained when the report was written.

Legislative elections are due to begin in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, or Azad Jammu and Kashmir, amid months of unrest, blockades and strikes. Since June, clashes between protesters and joint forces have killed at least 40 people, according to the report. Banking services were shut for two weeks, while mobile and internet links remain completely cut off in most areas.

The election for the 45-seat legislature has been divided into three phases. Voting in Muzaffarabad and for 12 seats reserved for refugees is scheduled for August 2, while polling in Poonch division, described as the movement’s main centre, is set for August 10. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, which leads the protest movement, has called on supporters to boycott the vote.

A central demand is abolition of the 12 seats reserved for refugees from Indian-administered Kashmir living in Pakistani cities. The Azad Kashmir Supreme Court said the constitutionally protected arrangement can only be changed through a constitutional amendment, but no parliament currently exists after its term expired. Pakistan’s government cited refugees’ historical rights, while Defence Minister Khawaja Asif urged protesters to decide the issue through voting.

President Donald Trump faces a political and strategic crisis over the continuing conflict with Iran, according to the report published July 27, 2026. Trump launched a full-scale military operation on February 28 to destroy Iran’s nuclear program and change its government, but the stated goals remain largely unmet after five months. Despite extensive military force, he has not brought Iran under the desired level of control and is hesitant about launching another major operation.

The war has unsettled international energy markets, while the United States has failed to control oil prices and shipping has been disrupted on key routes including the Strait of Hormuz. Prolonged exchanges of attacks have also reduced stocks of missile-defense systems, raising concern over US military capacity. Internal divisions have emerged in the administration, and some political allies favor ending the conflict quickly. A Washington Post-Ipsos poll found 29 percent support for Trump’s handling of the war.

The report identifies three main options for Trump: escalating military strikes, tightening economic sanctions, or declaring victory and withdrawing. Escalation could cause civilian casualties and new security risks, while sanctions offer no guarantee of quick results. Withdrawal could prompt criticism that his stated objectives were not achieved.