Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has lodged a strong protest over an event that allowed ousted and fugitive Sheikh Hasina to speak virtually from Delhi, according to the article. The event, held under the name of the Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia and also involving her son Joy, was scheduled on the second anniversary of the August 5, 2024 student-public uprising. Dhaka said allowing a person sentenced to death by a Bangladeshi court to make political remarks from Indian soil was a serious affront to Bangladesh’s sovereignty.

The article says Bangladesh had warned India before the event and requested that it be stopped, but expressed deep disappointment after the request was not met. It also says Dhaka has repeatedly sought Hasina’s return under the 2013 Bangladesh-India extradition treaty without receiving a response. India’s Foreign Ministry described the event as an initiative of a private media organization, a position the article disputes.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said India’s alleged use of a “Hasina card” conflicted with its desire for friendly relations with Bangladesh. He said judicial proceedings against the Awami League were under way at the International Crimes Tribunal and that trials involving Hasina and associates would be completed soon. The article portrays the government’s foreign policy as guided by a “Bangladesh First” approach.

Chattogram-10 MP Saeed Al Noman said the prime minister issued important guidance to grassroots party leaders during a meeting in Chattogram on Sunday night. The discussion was held at the Radisson Blu hotel with leaders and activists from Chattogram metropolitan, north and south districts. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury attended the meeting, which ran from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Noman said the prime minister stressed that workers’ conduct and contributions shape the identity of the BNP. She called on members to adopt a mindset of public service, act positively for people’s benefit and maintain cordial relations in party activities. He said a democratic government becomes stronger when it works with the public and remains beside them, requiring harmony and consensus both within and outside the party.

Noman said an announcement on local government elections may come toward the end of the year, although no specific date has been set. If elections are announced, leaders were instructed to work unitedly for party candidates without divisions. CDA Chairman Belayet Hossain said the prime minister repeatedly emphasized unity to secure victory for a single party nominee. Leaders were also urged to avoid wrongdoing, improve the party and government’s image, and communicate development work and plans to the public.

The 11-party alliance has announced Colonel Oli Ahmed as its candidate for the presidential election. On Monday morning, a delegation led by Hamidur Rahman Azad went to the Election Commission to collect a nomination form for the candidacy. The report was published on August 10, 2026.

The nomination form for the presidential election was collected from the office of an election official on behalf of the delegation’s 11 members. The alliance said it had decided to nominate Colonel Oli Ahmed for the post of president.

The 11-party alliance is also preparing to submit the nomination form within the stipulated time. Under the presidential election schedule, the relevant political parties and alliances will complete subsequent procedures, including collecting and submitting nomination forms.

Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy said President Donald Trump has lost the ongoing war with Iran, arguing that the conflict is weakening Washington while strengthening Tehran. In an NBC News interview cited in a report published on August 10, 2026, Murphy said he would support even a “bad deal” if it ended the war and reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

Murphy said the cost of reopening the strategic waterway is increasing as talks remain stalled. He argued that the longer the war continues, the weaker the United States will become, the stronger Iran will become, and the greater the hardship for ordinary Americans as prices continue to rise.

The senator said he would oppose additional funding to continue the war. However, he said he would support funding to replenish U.S. military stocks of weapons and ammunition after the conflict ends. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said direct talks with the United States are taking place, but stated that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened until Washington meets Tehran’s demands.

Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat at about 11 a.m. on Monday. The Prime Minister’s Office described the meeting as a courtesy call but did not disclose any subject discussed during the meeting.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and the prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser, Humayun Kabir, were present. Trivedi had separately met Khalilur Rahman on Sunday and Humayun Kabir on August 3, according to the report.

After meeting the prime minister, Trivedi left without briefing journalists waiting outside. Reporters were later told that he would not speak at that time. On Sunday, after inaugurating a children’s playroom at the Indian Visa Application Centre in Kuril, he said many existing problems could be resolved if the two countries’ heads of government sat together. He also said he was fully confident of positive solutions to existing crises and that bilateral matters were moving forward with a positive outlook.

Former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohsen Rezaei has been appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the president’s office announced on Sunday. President Masoud Pezeshkian issued the decree after the resignation and reassignment of outgoing secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, according to a presidential communications official.

Shortly before the announcement, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Rezaei as his representative to the council. The appointment cited Rezaei’s role and experience during the Iran-Iraq war from 1980 to 1988. Rezaei previously led the IRGC for an extended period and is currently a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council.

The council helps settle disagreements between Iran’s parliament and the Guardian Council. The Guardian Council reviews legislation and vets candidates for public office. As part of the leadership changes, Khamenei appointed Zolghadr as his political adviser.

Dr Shafiqur Rahman, opposition leader in the national parliament and ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, visited the graves of slain Shibir leaders Saifullah Bari and Salauddin in Bonarpara, Saghatta upazila of Gaibandha. The visit took place at 10am on Monday.

Before visiting the graves, Rahman met the families of the two slain leaders. He then performed the grave visit with party leaders and activists. Gaibandha district Jamaat naib-e-ameer and freedom fighter Abdul Warech MP was present during the programme.

Central assistant secretary general Maulana Abdul Halim, district ameer Abdul Karim MP and local leaders also attended. Rahman was scheduled to address a public meeting as chief guest at Bonarpara Kazi Azhar Ali Model Government High School field, organised by the district Jamaat-e-Islami.

Bangladesh’s Special Branch police has told 3,112 Indian nationals whose visas have expired to leave the country quickly or renew their visas, according to a report published on August 10, 2026. The report said 18,453 Indian citizens are legally living in Bangladesh, while the 3,112 individuals have remained after their visa validity ended. Police said those who do not renew their status have no alternative but to return to India.

The report said many of the visa-overstayers work in garment factories, multinational companies, power plants, telecommunications, information technology, educational institutions and private businesses. Police sources said overstaying is particularly common among holders of visa-on-arrival, tourist and business visas. Security expert Air Commodore (Retd.) Ishfaq Elahi Chowdhury called for stronger administrative action to identify illegal foreign nationals and send them back to their countries.

Foreign nationals may remain for the first 15 days after visa expiry by paying a daily fine of Tk1,000, followed by Tk2,000 daily up to 90 days and Tk3,000 daily thereafter. Police have urged renewal for some workers in ongoing projects, power plants, IT and telecom sectors because their immediate departure could disrupt work. Cases may be filed under the Foreigners Act, 1964.

Prosecution submitted new call recordings to a tribunal on Monday morning alleging that Obaidul Quader instructed former Information and Broadcasting Minister Mohammad Ali Arafat to shut down television outlets broadcasting reports of attacks on July movement activists. The report says the recordings were presented in a case concerning crimes against humanity during the mass uprising.

The information emerged during prosecution arguments on Sunday before International Crimes Tribunal-2, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. Quader, general secretary of the activities-banned Awami League, is among seven accused in the case. Other accused named in the report include A F M Bahuddin Nasim, Mohammad Ali Arafat, Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Saddam Hossain and Sheikh Wali Asif Inan.

The prosecution had earlier presented a recording of a conversation between Quader and former State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. In that recording, Quader is heard asking for the internet to be slowed, while Palak says he would seek the leader’s permission. Prosecution arguments began on August 4, continued for a second day on August 6, and were presented for a third day on Monday.

Residents in Mohammadpur, Magura, and Chitalmari, Bagerhat, protested on Sunday over alleged irregularities in recruiting supervisors and data collectors for the Family Card census. Demonstrators demanded the removal of the respective upazila executive officers, while protesters in Chitalmari also sought the removal of the upazila social services officer.

In Mohammadpur, one faction of the BNP held a human chain, protest and rally demanding the removal of UNO Bedoboti Mistri, cancellation of the appointments and fresh recruitment on a transparent basis. Protesters alleged corruption, nepotism and the recruitment of fascist and Chhatra League workers. Another BNP group held a separate rally and said the recruitment had been transparent. Mistri said results were published by following policy guidelines and there was no scope for irregularities.

In Chitalmari, protesters demonstrated outside the upazila administration building against UNO Khadija Akter and Social Services Officer Ranjit Biswas. They alleged that advertised preference for applicants with Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics digital survey experience and higher educational qualifications was not followed. Offices were closed during the protest, which lasted from 9 a.m. to about noon, and additional police were deployed.

Bangladesh’s 23rd presidential election is scheduled for August 20, with a parliamentary vote likely after the opposition 11-party alliance nominated LDP chairman Colonel (retd.) Oli Ahmed, Bir Bikram. The ruling BNP has not formally named its candidate, but party sources cited in the report said BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is likely to receive the nomination.

The Election Commission’s voter list includes 349 lawmakers. BNP and its allies hold 250 seats, giving the ruling bloc a clear majority and making its nominee the expected winner, according to the report. The 11-party alliance has 90 lawmakers. Nomination papers must be submitted by August 13, scrutinised on August 16, and may be withdrawn until August 18.

If both candidates remain in the race, it will be the second time in Bangladesh’s history that lawmakers elect the head of state through a vote, and the first such contest in 35 years. Voting will take place in the parliamentary chamber under Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin as electoral authority. The law requires open voting, with each lawmaker having one vote.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman held a bilateral meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi on Sunday at the state guest house Padma. Neither side officially disclosed what was discussed during the closed-door meeting, according to the report.

After the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that the Indian high commissioner would meet Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday. He said the media would be formally briefed on the matter after that meeting. The Prime Minister’s Press Wing also confirmed that the meeting had been scheduled.

According to the Press Wing, Tarique Rahman and the Indian high commissioner are due to meet at 11 a.m. Monday at the Bangladesh Secretariat. The meeting took place amid recent diplomatic tensions between Dhaka and Delhi linked to remarks made by Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a virtual press conference in Delhi last week.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged BNP leaders to keep the party united to counter what he described as conspiracies by fallen forces abroad and efforts by a domestic group to mislead the public. He issued the instructions during a closed-door meeting on Sunday night with 700 leaders from BNP’s Chattogram metropolitan, north district and south district units at a five-star hotel in Chattogram.

Three participants told Amar Desh that the meeting ran from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Addressing grassroots leaders, Rahman said workers’ conduct represents the party and that their behaviour and contributions collectively define BNP. He stressed a service-oriented mindset, positive efforts to help people and cordial relations among party colleagues, saying these would strengthen his hand and the government.

Referring to the possibility that local government elections could be announced later this year, Rahman called on party workers to remain united. He urged inactive associate and affiliated bodies to become active and directed that organisations with expired committees be reorganised. He also instructed leaders to communicate the government’s development work and plans to the public.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said no one would be allowed to toy with the fate of the country’s people. Speaking on Sunday night at a rehabilitation programme for flood-affected people at Hatahazari Government College field, he said it was time to build the country and shape the nation’s future. He called for turning the 40 crore hands of 20 crore people into workers to move the country forward.

The prime minister said some political parties were spreading confusion and trying to obstruct work for public development. He said people who believe in democracy and freedom of expression must decide what to do. He also said Bangladeshis must determine what action to take against those who seek to create disorder, close roads and mislead people.

Rahman urged people to pledge to resist those creating obstacles to national development and to improving citizens’ fortunes. He cited the BNP slogan, “We will work, build the country, Bangladesh first.” He said implementing the party’s 31-point programme was BNP’s sacred duty, describing it as the people’s programme. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed also spoke at the event.

Former Netanyahu aide Mitchell Barak said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public rejection of a Gaza plan is primarily linked to the upcoming October election. Citing Al Jazeera, the report said Barak described the rejection as an election-focused political calculation rather than a final change in Netanyahu’s position. He said Netanyahu announced the rejection at a cabinet meeting while his far-right government did not have much time left in power.

Barak said the move was aimed at Netanyahu’s political base rather than Washington. He characterized the position as preliminary and argued that Netanyahu’s key bargaining tool before the election was his relationship with Trump, which Barak called the best relationship with any world leader. According to Barak, Netanyahu does not want to lose that relationship.

Barak said he still expects Israel to accept Trump’s plan sooner or later. He portrayed the rejection not as a permanent rupture with the United States, but as a matter of sequence and timing connected to the disarmament of Hamas. The report presents Barak’s assessment of Netanyahu’s motives and the possible future course of the plan.