Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that, in his experience over five months as a minister, nothing has changed in the country and people who took bribes continue to do so. Speaking as chief guest at a discussion meeting at the DFP auditorium in the Circuit House in the capital on Thursday, he called for change in the state and society in line with the spirit of July.

Fakhrul, also BNP secretary general, described change as a scientific and ongoing process, while saying that achieving it through movements and war under rules is different. He said Bangladesh gained independence through war in 1971 but has continued to call for change since then. He compared Bangladesh's position with the economic progress and livelihoods of China and Singapore.

He said lives have repeatedly been lost whenever change was demanded, and that young people joined the July 2024 movement, initially over their own demands before it developed into a demand for a change of government. He said the sacrifices made for change must be upheld, or the tears of mothers and bloodshed of July martyrs would be lost. Representatives of media, judicial and professional bodies also spoke at the event.

The Sreemangal Upazila administration in Moulvibazar returned Tk 12,290,301 in unspent funds to the state treasury after the Aliachhara canal re-excavation project in Bhunabir Union was not completed on time. The project had a total allocation of Tk 12,878,537, of which Tk 500,000 was spent. Moulvibazar-4 lawmaker Alhaj Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury inaugurated the project on April 17, and work began the following day.

The plan included re-excavating 2,750 metres of canal, reinforcing both banks, planting trees and installing RCC ring pipes. The work was scheduled to finish by June 30, but adverse weather and heavy rainfall allowed completion of only 640 metres, or 23.27 percent, within the deadline. The expenditure included Tk 58,824 in VAT and Tk 29,412 in income tax, along with costs for clearing vegetation, labour, excavator use and transport.

Local farmers said the canal has remained filled for about 40 years, leaving roughly 4,000 acres of farmland in five mouzas uncultivated because of waterlogging. PIO Plabon Pal said similar projects are planned for the dry season in the future. UNO Md Ziaur Rahman said the unused funds were returned to ensure transparent and accountable use of public money.

Charumati, born in Pabna before completing 26 weeks of gestation and weighing just 600 grams at birth, has returned home with her parents after nearly two months of intensive specialized treatment at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka. The older of twins, Charumati faced an uncertain start after her twin brother died at birth. She was then admitted to the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

Her weight had risen to 760 grams when she was discharged. A dedicated team of neonatal specialists, nurses and other healthcare workers provided continuous care, the report said. Doctors described her recovery as an example of medical staff commitment, modern neonatal treatment, hospital support, and her parents’ love and patience.

Charumati was also the first child to receive treatment in Labaid Hospital’s Kangaroo Mother Care unit. The approach emphasizes prolonged mother-child contact, breastfeeding and close medical monitoring. The hospital held a celebratory event attended by senior consultants, pediatricians, nurses and officials, while her parents thanked the hospital for its care and support. She will require regular follow-up and specialized care in the coming days.

Leaders of Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union, or JAKSU, have rejected an administrative decision allowing elected JAKSU and hall union representatives to remain in university-assigned dormitories until their terms end, even after their student status expires. The decision was announced in a notice signed by acting registrar Dr A B M Azizur Rahman on July 29. JAKSU leaders and student organisation representatives criticised the move on social media.

The notice said students elected to posts in JAKSU and hall unions could stay in assigned halls for the duration of their respective terms. However, Clause 5(ta) of the university’s Student Discipline Ordinance-2018 requires students to leave halls within seven days after their academic life ends. JAKSU social service and human resource development secretary Ahsan Labib said JAKSU had not made such a demand and called for the office order to be withdrawn.

Executive member Nabila Binte Harun alleged the administration was using JAKSU to legitimise an opportunity for others to stay unlawfully and demanded rejection of the decision. Student Dal convenor Jahiruddin Mohammad Babar questioned differing treatment of expired students, while Student Shakti president Ziauddin Ayan asked whether separate rules were being created for ordinary students and JAKSU leaders.

Reports published on July 30, 2026 said multiple studies found concerning levels of microplastics in everyday soybean oil, milk and sugar in Bangladesh. Researchers attributed contamination to food processing, plastic packaging and environmental pollution. Loose soybean oil contained 45,000 to 70,000 particles per litre, while bottled soybean oil contained 44,000 to 54,000 particles per litre, according to the reported findings.

Processed milk contained an average 156.06 particles per 10 millilitres, compared with 93.39 in raw milk. Loose sugar contained about 403 particles per kilogram and branded packaged sugar about 322. A study led by Jashore University of Science and Technology professor Md Omar Faruk found polymers including PTFE, PET, nylon-6 and PVC in milk samples. Jahangirnagar University researcher Dr Shafi Muhammad Tareq described the levels reported in soybean oil as alarming.

BSTI urged people to remain aware rather than panic, saying no brand or product should be declared unsafe without complete scientific and legal verification. It said it was gathering information from research institutions, manufacturers and importers and would take legal action over violations of standards. Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman called the issue a global public-health crisis and said coordinated action would be taken quickly.

In an interview with Amar Desh published on July 30, 2026, Fatema Rahman Bithi said her decision to lead from the front during the July uprising in Tangail was driven by her desire for a Bangladesh founded on equality, justice and democracy. Politically active since 2018, she said restrictions on freedom of expression and repression of students’ and ordinary people’s demands made silence feel like surrender to injustice.

Bithi said she led marches despite threats and attacks she attributed to Chhatra League, police barricades and fears of arrest, and said she also faced legal cases. She described how, on July 18, she took about 50 female students into a diagnostic centre after police began baton charges, firing tear gas and bullets. After police moved away, she said arrangements were made to take the students home safely and send injured male colleagues to hospital.

She said women activists’ leadership, organising and sacrifices have not received full recognition after the uprising, citing cyberbullying and mental harassment. Bithi called for rule of law, democratic rights, freedom of expression, institutional accountability and equality of opportunity, urging younger people to remain active against injustice.

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine believes current US ammunition stockpiles could affect military operations in Iran and has warned President Donald Trump, according to the report published and updated on July 30, 2026.

A recent analysis by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies said the United States has used about one-third of its Patriot missile-defense system and roughly half of its THAAD interceptor missiles since the war with Iran began.

The organization estimated that the United States had about 2,330 Patriot interceptors before the war, with the current total falling to between 759 and 827. It also estimated that US THAAD interceptor stocks declined from about 452 before the war to between 234 and 278 remaining.

Amnesty International said India sent at least 2,596 shipments of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to Israel between October 7, 2023 and November 30, 2025, during Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The findings were published Thursday in a report titled “Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel.” Amnesty said companies from both India’s public and private sectors were involved in the shipments.

The report cited machine-gun parts, high-explosive 155mm artillery shells supplied to Elbit Systems, explosive warheads for SkyStriker “kamikaze” drones, and vehicle parts for key Israeli military suppliers. It counted 564,970 explosive ordnance components, including drone warheads and artillery-shell casings; 390,516 small parts for military-grade firearms; and 298 military vehicle components.

Amnesty said it used a cautious, conservative methodology based on customs HS codes 9301-9307 and 8710, excluding items with unclear military or civilian use and anti-missile defence components. It said the actual volume of Indian-made military material could therefore be higher. Amnesty received no response before publication after writing to the Indian government and nine relevant companies. Secretary General Agnès Callamard said Indian authorities could not claim ignorance of the risk cited in International Court of Justice provisional orders.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and parliamentary opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman said betrayal of July fighters would not be forgiven by Allah. He made the remarks at a discussion meeting with families of martyrs of the July mass uprising and injured July fighters at about 1 pm on Thursday. He said the referendum verdict would be implemented on Bangladesh’s soil and that his side would never bow before injustice.

Rahman said the July revolution was not intended to remove one party and install another in power. He also said Jamaat had not compromised with autocrats at night while protesting during the day. His remarks linked the party’s stated position to responsibility toward families of those killed and people injured in the uprising.

According to the report, the meeting brought together martyr families and injured July fighters. Rahman reiterated a commitment to implementing the referendum result and maintaining a stance against injustice. No further details about the venue, the referendum, or specific implementation steps were provided in the source.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Bangladesh’s government is giving top priority to protecting citizens from human trafficking and technology-based crime, and remains committed to a zero-tolerance policy against international trafficking and scam networks. He made the remarks on July 30 at a national dialogue marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2026 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in the capital.

Ahmed said trafficking networks are increasingly using digital channels, fake online recruitment platforms and social media to target young people and jobseekers. Victims are lured abroad with false promises of attractive work and better futures, then confined in cyber scam centres, subjected to abuse and intimidation, and forced into criminal activity. He called for a coordinated prevention system involving technology companies, financial institutions, the private sector and an aware public.

The government has enacted the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (Prevention and Suppression) Act, 2026, covering online scams, technology-driven inducement and forced criminality with strict penalties. A 2026-2030 national action plan is being finalized, while referral mechanisms and a digital anti-trafficking information platform are being strengthened.

A report published by Amar Desh on July 30, 2026 recounts how quota reform protests in Chattogram during July and August 2024 developed into a student-public mass uprising. Students from Chittagong University, Chittagong College and other institutions joined the programmes, followed by workers, parents, professionals, businesspeople and activists from political parties. The report says the movement culminated on August 5, when news spread that then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina had resigned and left the country.

According to the report, police operations, attacks and gunfire in Muradpur on July 16 left three people dead and more than 100 injured. Chittagong University student Hriday Chandra Tarua, injured in clashes on July 18, later died while receiving treatment. A curfew was imposed from July 19, mobile internet was shut down, and the army and Border Guard Bangladesh were deployed, but small marches and organisational activities continued.

Large marches and rallies in early August included a one-point demand for the government’s resignation. Preliminary draft data from the Health Ministry and local district administration put the death toll in Chattogram division at 43, with more than 1,738 people injured.

National Citizen Party, or NCP, chief organiser for the northern region Sarjis Alam accused BNP activists of attacking his vehicle in Golapganj, Sylhet, on Thursday. In social-media posts, he alleged that BNP “terrorists” carried out a bloody attack and vandalised the vehicle. He later alleged a second attack at Five Mile Bazar in Sylhet and asked whether Tarique Rahman wanted to become Sheikh Hasina.

Police said stones were thrown at Alam’s vehicle as he travelled toward Kanaighat after completing a programme in Golapganj. The vehicle’s glass was broken, but no one was injured. The police account did not identify the people involved or attribute responsibility to any political party.

The report also refers to an attack on an NCP march in Habiganj on Tuesday. NCP had accused local BNP and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders and activists in that incident. BNP leaders, however, denied the allegations related to the Habiganj attack.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, warned countries helping the United States that they would face severe consequences if they did not change their conduct. The warning was reported on July 30, 2026, in an IRGC statement that said countries assisting what it called an aggressor would face a harsh response.

The IRGC also announced that it would further strengthen Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. It said the strait was Iranian territory and that sailors of the IRGC Navy had full control there. The statement said no outsider arriving from thousands of kilometres away would be allowed to intervene in the area.

According to the statement, the strategic waterway would not remain open as long as US authorities continued what the IRGC described as exaggeration, threats and interference with maritime traffic in the region. The report did not identify specific countries covered by the warning, provide a timetable for action, or detail the form of any response. Middle East Eye was cited as the source.

Khulna University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim said in an article that the university played a peaceful and disciplined role in Bangladesh’s 2024 July mass uprising. Students used human chains, protest gatherings, marches and awareness programmes to voice support for democratic rights. The article says coordinated programmes with Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Government BL College, Khulna Medical College and other institutions built wider unity in the south-western region.

The account identifies the death of mathematics student Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mughdha as a defining sacrifice for the university. It says he was shot while distributing water among people involved in the movement. After his death, students sought an absentee funeral prayer on campus. The article says the then university administration initially hesitated over a positive decision, but the prayer was ultimately held following students’ firm stance and moral support from some teachers.

The university has moved to observe 18 July as Shaheed Mir Mughdha Day, rename its main gate Shaheed Mir Mughdha Toron, and establish a July ’24 Mass Uprising Memory Corner. It also plans to name an inter-discipline football tournament after Mughdha and install Mughdha Water Corners in university buildings.

Hundreds of people in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, are holding a sit-in demanding withdrawal of an order to demolish 38 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. On July 15, the Rampur district administration declared 38 of the 40 buildings on the 250-acre campus illegal and instructed the university to demolish them at its own expense by August 5. It warned that government bulldozers would be used if the deadline was not met.

The state administration has issued an interim stay on the Rampur Development Authority order, but Vice-Chancellor Zahiruddin said it only extended time and did not cancel the order. Samajwadi Party legislator Javed Ali Khan described the move as political retaliation. BJP state spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi rejected that allegation, saying the action was a normal legal process against construction on illegal land and outside approved plans.

The university was founded in 2006 through the efforts of Azam Khan and has about 3,000 students. Nearly half are women, while more than one-third are from the Hindu community. Students and local residents continue their protest, and students say they will pursue legal and social efforts to protect the campus.