Advocate Dr Helal Uddin, deputy amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dhaka South unit, said BNP would be compelled to accept the referendum verdict if students and citizens took to the streets. He made the remarks on Tuesday as chief guest at a discussion on “Bloody 36 July” organised by the party’s Paltan police station unit.

Helal Uddin claimed that about 70 percent of the country’s people voted “yes” in a referendum supporting constitutional reform. He alleged that BNP sought to disregard that public verdict by pursuing constitutional amendments rather than reform through its parliamentary majority, and by forming an amendment committee with preferred individuals. He said rejecting the referendum result meant denying the July revolution and betraying the blood of martyrs.

He also alleged that the current prime minister, home minister and BNP leaders were outside the country during the July movement, preventing them from understanding its aspirations. He called for accountability for every day of Awami League rule and urged the government to try the party as an entity for crimes against humanity. Advocate Maruful Islam chaired the meeting.

Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan said student participation in cleanliness campaigns and public-service activities can help implement the prime minister’s Clean Dhaka, Green Dhaka initiative. He made the remarks on Tuesday while inaugurating a cleanliness campaign at Bangladesh Navy College in Mirpur, where he attended as chief guest.

Khan said the prize-giving event was arranged to encourage school and college students to participate and to motivate other educational institutions through their involvement. He said the programme would be spread to different places through campaigning to raise public awareness and make city corporation responsibilities and civic services easier.

The administrator praised Navy College students for their talent, songs and dance performances. He said their ideas would be shared among residents in every city ward and neighborhood as part of efforts to create a cleaner city. After the prize distribution, students from Navy College, Dental College and Navy School joined a rally, where they were taught how to use modern dustbins and took part in the cleanliness campaign.

Russia has offered to supply Bangladesh with urea fertiliser at $10 less per metric tonne than the sources from which Bangladesh currently imports it. The Russian side also expressed interest in supplying about 280,000 metric tonnes of urea to the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation through a government-to-government arrangement. The proposal was discussed at a meeting at the Secretariat with Commerce, Industry, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir and a Russian delegation led by acting Ambassador Vyacheslav Sentyurin.

The meeting focused on food security, agricultural cooperation, fertiliser supplies and expanding government-to-government trade. Muktadir praised Russia’s support in regularly supplying wheat and muriate of potash fertiliser, describing Russia as a trusted friend and expressing hope for broader future trade and economic cooperation.

Russia also indicated interest in supplying sunflower oil, yellow peas, chickpeas, red lentils and green lentils in line with Bangladesh’s market needs. The discussions covered increasing cooperation under an existing memorandum of understanding between the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh and JSC FEC Prodintorg. Both sides agreed to maintain regular contact to expand bilateral trade, investment and economic partnership.

The newly announced Kushakhali Union Jubo Dal committee in Chandraganj, Lakshmipur, has been dissolved after 16 leaders resigned over allegations of financial transactions in forming the panel. The decision was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon through a press release signed by central Jubo Dal joint general secretary Minhazul Bhuiyan, who is responsible for office affairs.

A 31-member Kushakhali Union Jubo Dal committee was published on Facebook on Sunday night. The following day, 16 leaders resigned, citing failure to receive expected posts, lack of priority for seniority, and alleged money transactions. Party sources said the resigning leaders included six joint conveners.

The allegations included claims that expatriates were given positions in exchange for money. The new committee's convener, Abdur Rashid, and member secretary, Masudur Rahman Masud, both received posts after returning from abroad. District office secretary Shamsul Ahsan Mamun said the central president Abdul Monayem Munna and general secretary Nurul Islam Nayan ordered the dissolution, although the press release did not state a reason.

Former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy appeared in court in a case over obstructing police and an attack during her arrest. She appeared at 10:30am on Tuesday before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nurul Huda Chowdhury in Narayanganj.

The court granted an application allowing Ivy’s lawyers to appear on her behalf in the case until a charge sheet is submitted. The application was approved in Ivy’s presence after the court considered her physical condition.

Ivy was arrested at dawn on 9 May 2025 from Chunka Kutir in the city’s Deobhog area. Residents argued with police throughout the night as officers arrived to arrest her. When she was taken away at dawn, her supporters obstructed police and attacked the vehicle convoy, according to the report. A case was later filed at Narayanganj Sadar police station, naming Ivy as an accused.

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the country is prepared to confront any threat and that its defense capabilities became stronger during the recent war. Speaking at a meeting with deputy ministers at the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade on July 28, he emphasized industrial modernization, artificial intelligence, and development of domestic technology-based industries.

Aref said the opposing side deliberately targeted Iran’s industrial sector during the recent conflict, but that the damage was overcome through rapid, high-quality reconstruction. He described recent wars as technology-driven and said Iran’s young scientists prevented the opponent from achieving its objectives despite the use of advanced capabilities.

He said Iran’s industrial policy since the Islamic Revolution has aimed to move from assembly-based production toward domestic knowledge-based industry, supported by research, development, and university-industry coordination. Aref also stressed expanding economic cooperation with neighboring countries and regional blocs, and called for a two-year strategic plan and practical solutions to challenges facing the automobile industry.

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Ameer Allama Shah Muhibbullah Babunagari and Secretary General Allama Sajedur Rahman condemned what they described as a systematic smear campaign against Qawmi madrasas. In a statement published on July 28, 2026, they said some sexual harassment allegations reported in the media were being used to target the institutions.

The leaders said Qawmi madrasas had become targets because of their long-standing role against Brahmanism, domination and fascism, and because they keep Islam at the centre of power in Bangladesh. They also alleged that false sexual harassment claims were being raised in remote areas as part of plots to seize madrasa land, while alleged land grabbers were benefiting from media trials before proper investigations.

They said sexual harassment allegations at any educational institution, including schools, colleges, universities and madrasas, are highly sensitive. Where allegations are proven, they called for exemplary punishment of offenders and strict institutional policies. Hefazat also urged madrasa administrators nationwide to take stronger measures to improve educational standards, the learning environment and student safety.

Police officer Monoranjan Mistri testified as the sixth witness before International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday in a crimes against humanity case over the alleged crossfire killings of two men in Agailjhara, Barishal. The case is against former MP Abul Hasanat Abdullah and three others. The victims were Tipu Hawlader, then joint general secretary of Agailjhara upazila Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, and Kabir Molla, organisational secretary of a local Jatiyatabadi social and cultural organisation.

Mistri said he served as an SI at Agailjhara police station from December 8, 2014, until the first week of June 2015. In his testimony, he said Barishal police superintendent AKM Ahsan Ullah visited the station on July 20, 2015, and said work had to be done for MP Abul Hasanat Abdullah, including a nighttime operation and a crossfire. Mistri alleged he was threatened over his job, promotion and annual confidential report after expressing inability.

He said he heard gunshots near the eastern slope of Agailjhara Bridge and inferred that the stated crossfire had occurred. At the health complex, he saw two bodies and prepared Tipu Hawlader's inquest report. He said he later learned that two ASIs from neighbouring Uzirpur police station carried out the crossfire.

A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the executive engineer’s office of Public Works Department-1 in Bangladesh’s National Parliament main building complex. According to a Parliament Secretariat press release, the blaze began at 3:15 pm and was fully brought under control after Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel rapidly reached the site. No casualties were reported.

Acting Speaker Kaiser Kamal and Parliament Secretariat Secretary Barrister Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan visited the scene after receiving news of the incident. They were briefed by relevant officials and issued necessary instructions. The cause of the fire could not be confirmed immediately, the Parliament Secretariat said.

The acting speaker ordered the formation of an investigation committee to determine the exact cause of the fire, assess the extent of damage and identify measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. The Parliament Secretariat said detailed information about the cause and related matters would be disclosed after the committee submits its report.

A case has been filed against 107 people, including a BNP leader, over an attack on Forest Department officials and employees during an operation to remove illegal betel-leaf gardens from reserved forest land in Cox’s Bazar. Golam Mostafa, a beat officer of the Panerchhara Range under the Cox’s Bazar South Forest Division, filed the case at Ramu police station on Tuesday. Local ward BNP president Jasim Uddin was named as the principal accused.

The attack occurred around 10am on Monday in the Panerchhara Range area. The Forest Department alleged that a group of local encroachers launched a coordinated surprise attack as personnel attempted to evict the illegal gardens. It also alleged that local BNP leaders and activists carried out the assault. The complaint named 17 people and included another 80 to 90 unidentified accused.

Range officer Shariful Alam, forest guard Humayun Kabir, gardeners Saidul Islam and Md Sajid, and Emergency Response Team member Mizanur Rahman were seriously injured. Government equipment used in the operation was also damaged. The injured were admitted to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, while the department said preparations were underway to take Shariful Alam to Chattogram for advanced treatment.

Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain said Bangladesh must acquire modern technology and international expertise to advance its healthcare system. Speaking as chief guest at a World Hepatitis Day event organised by the Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society at Bangladesh Medical University on July 28, he said improved hepatitis B treatment at home could reduce patients’ need to seek care abroad, lower medical costs and save foreign currency.

The minister said a significant share of Bangladesh’s population has fatty liver disease without knowing it. He attributed the growing number of cases to excessive carbohydrate consumption and called for greater public awareness. Referring to the appointment of Imperial College London emeritus hepatology professor Simon Taylor Robinson to BMU’s hepatology department, he said involving foreign and regional experts would help improve medical education through evaluation against international and regional standards.

Members of the Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society called for mandatory hepatitis B screening for all pregnant women. Hossain described the proposal as timely and pledged his highest possible support from his position for its implementation. Robinson presented the keynote paper at the event, chaired by Professor Dr Md Shamsul Arfin.

District Detective Branch police arrested a man in Taraganj, Rangpur, over allegations of involvement in online gambling and fraud using fake visas. The report, published on July 28, 2026, identified the suspect as Md Azmaul Islam, also known as Azam, son of Abul Hossain of Nekirhat Darogapara village in the upazila.

Police said the operation was conducted late Monday night in the Nekirhat Darogapara area. Officers seized a laptop allegedly used in the fraud, several mobile phones, fake visas, documents related to a false lottery, and other evidence from the suspect.

The accused and the seized materials were handed over to Taraganj police station. Officer-in-Charge Ruhul Amin said a case had been filed under the Cyber Security Act and the Gambling Prevention Act. The report did not provide further details about the alleged online gambling operation, the method used to create fake visas, or any alleged victims of the fraud.

The mother of Ekramul Haque Sajid, a Jagannath University student described as a martyr of the July mass uprising, became emotional while recalling her son at an event on Tuesday, July 28. Speaking at the university’s central auditorium, she said she still sleeps with Sajid’s vest and described attending the programme as the mother of a martyr.

The discussion and prize-giving event was titled “July Mass Uprising: From Spark to Continuing Revolution.” Sajid’s mother said her son would not return, but his memory pursues her every moment. Holding his vest close while sleeping makes her feel that he is still near her, she said. Her remarks moved many teachers, students and guests to tears.

She remembered the sacrifices of those killed in the uprising and said Bangladesh, achieved in exchange for their blood, should not return to discrimination, injustice and autocracy. National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam, university teachers and students, relatives of those killed and injured, and representatives of political and social organisations attended. Other speakers also called for united efforts to build a Bangladesh free of discrimination.

Mugda Medical College student Wasif Munim gave testimony as the second witness against 28 people, including former Dhaka South City mayor Fazle Noor Taposh and former textiles and jute minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, over the killing of Farhan Faiyaz and eight others in Mohammadpur during the July uprising. He testified before International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday.

Munim said he joined protests after Abu Sayeed was killed on July 16, 2024. On July 18, protesters gathered at Asad Gate for a peaceful sit-in, but police fired tear gas and Awami League activists chased them, he said. Around 1 pm, he said, Chhatra League, Jubo League and Awami League activists armed with lethal weapons chased protesters into lanes around Dhanmondi 27.

Munim said he saw his classmate Faiyaz with a gunshot wound to the chest and helped arrange an ambulance after four people brought him over. Faiyaz was taken to hospital and then to intensive care. Munim said he used Faiyaz’s identity card to call his father and report the shooting. He later learned Faiyaz had died and sought justice.

A United States Department of Agriculture delegation visited a Farmers Mini Cold Storage facility run by Bangladesh’s Department of Agricultural Extension in Savar, near Dhaka, on Tuesday. The visitors praised the technology used to preserve agricultural products and said small-scale modern storage at farm level could reduce waste and support market management. The delegation expressed interest in the potential of such technology and in working with Bangladesh on the issue.

The group included Dr Catherine Fiedler, director of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services for South Asia; Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the US Embassy in Dhaka; and USDA agricultural specialist Md Tanvir Ahmed. They inspected mangoes, gourds, papayas, green chilies and other produce stored in plastic crates, asking about storage dates, duration and temperature control. Project officials said most fruits and vegetables can remain fresh for one week to one month.

Project director Talha Zubair Mashrur said the storage system helps farmers avoid losses from rapidly perishable produce and sell at more favorable times. The delegation said it would meet the Agriculture Ministry after the field visit. Funded by the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund, the project has built 147 mini cold storage facilities in districts across the country.