Iran will keep its military operations suspended if the United States stops its attacks, a senior Iranian official told Reuters. The report, published July 27, said US air strikes had continued for 13 days before operations were temporarily paused on Friday night. Since then, neither side has launched a new attack.

The administration of US President Donald Trump said the pause was intended to create room for diplomatic efforts. US military officials, however, warned that preselected targets had nearly been exhausted during the prolonged campaign and that pressure was building on weapons stocks.

The Iranian official said Tehran does not view the pause as a permanent shift. Iran considers it potentially a tactical break and still has limited trust in the United States. Recent tensions centered on the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns over regional security and global energy supplies. The halt in attacks has created the possibility of a diplomatic solution, according to the report.

Formal charges have been filed at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal against Sheikh Hasina and 40 others in a crimes-against-humanity case over killings linked to a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka. Prosecutor Zahirul Amin submitted the charges to the tribunal registrar at about 10:45 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. The case is due to be heard by a three-member judicial panel led by Tribunal-1 Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder.

The 41 accused include former ministers, political figures, former law-enforcement officials, military officers, journalists and others. Ten people are currently arrested in the case, including former minister Dipu Moni, former state minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku, Hasanul Haq Inu, retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan, former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Haque, Shahriar Kabir, Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu.

According to the prosecution, 58 people were killed at four locations, including Dhaka, during events surrounding the Hefazat rally on May 5, 2013. The investigation agency identified 32 victims in Dhaka, 20 in Narayanganj, five in Chattogram and one in Cumilla.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 460 people during separate operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, according to information published on July 27, 2026. Police said the operations recovered a large quantity of narcotics and various tools linked to snatching. Authorities filed 25 cases at police stations across Dhaka in connection with the incidents.

DMP said the activity was part of routine law-and-order enforcement and anti-drug operations. Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 99. Motijheel arrested 79 people, while Tejgaon and Uttara each arrested 61. Wari detained 50, Gulshan 45, Ramna 32, Lalbagh 29, and the Detective Branch arrested four people.

Items seized from those arrested included 2 kilograms and 280 grams of cannabis, 10,127 yaba tablets, one motorcycle, nine mobile phones, three knives and one pair of scissors. Police also rescued one victim during the operations. DMP said legal action against the detainees is being processed at the relevant police stations and that the special operations will continue to curb crime and control drugs.

International media outlets have described Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as an unprecedented or rare retreat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The decision followed a prolonged movement and widespread protests across India, according to a report published on July 27. While the protests began over the NEET examination, coverage said they quickly came to represent broader concerns among young people.

The New York Times called the development a rare retreat by a government that has long narrowed space for dissent. It said the movement became a symbol of unemployment, problems in the education system, insufficient public investment, and young people’s frustration about their futures. The Financial Times said the protests renewed questions about the reality of the government’s long-standing promises on jobs and development.

The BBC highlighted how young protesters turned the “cockroach” label into a symbol of protest after a comment by Chief Justice Surya Kant, while also reporting a festive atmosphere, large crowds and police presence. Bloomberg said the movement began as a social-media joke before becoming one of the biggest student movements of recent years and a major political challenge for the Modi government. Media assessments portrayed it as an example of digitally organized protest and demands for accountability.

Bablu, a 30-year-old fisherman and father of two, died in Daulatkhan, Bhola, nine days after being bitten by a venomous snake. He was the son of the late Ahmad Ali from Ward No. 7 of Syedpur Union. The report, published on July 27, 2026, said he died at his home on Sunday evening after his family brought him back from treatment because of financial hardship.

Family members and local residents said Bablu was bitten while returning home after fishing in the Meghna River on Saturday night. Locals first took him to Daulatkhan উপজেলা Health Complex, where the attending doctor referred him to Bhola Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment. As his condition worsened, he was taken to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital and later to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Bablu's wife, Surma Begum, said doctors told the family that snake venom had severely affected his leg and kidneys. She said long-term treatment and regular tests would require about Tk 300,000, while anemia had further increased medical costs. Unable to continue treatment because of a lack of money, the family brought him home two days before his death.

Delhi Police has begun action against social media posts described as objectionable about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report published on July 27, 2026. The police sent notices to multiple social media platforms directing them to quickly remove disputed videos, posts and comments. Officers are regularly monitoring social media and are issuing removal notices to relevant platforms whenever they identify new content of this kind.

The move began one day after a prolonged protest over alleged question-paper leaks and irregularities in a medical entrance examination ended. The Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP, announced on Saturday that it was withdrawing its 37-day movement after assurances that several demands, including Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, would be accepted. The police action has prompted renewed discussion online, although CJP has not issued an official response.

CJP said the government agreed to compensation for families affected by suicides among NEET candidates, withdrawal of FIRs against peaceful protesters, and no new cases against protesters and organisers. On whether all cases or only those against peaceful protesters would be withdrawn, CJP leaders said violent offenders and peaceful protesters would be distinguished. The group said a written copy of the agreement would be released soon.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on world leaders to take swift action to stop escalating attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian presidency confirmed the appeal in a statement reported on July 27, 2026.

Abbas sent letters to leaders of several Arab and European countries, the European Union, the Arab League secretary-general, the president of the UN Security Council, and Palestine's mission to the United Nations. He said a “dangerous escalation” was underway in the occupied Palestinian territory and that violence was no longer confined to isolated incidents.

According to Abbas, the Israeli government is pursuing a planned policy aimed at creating new realities through settlement expansion, increased violence, and weakening the Palestinian Authority. He nevertheless reaffirmed his belief in comprehensive peace based on a two-state solution. Abbas called for international protection for Palestinians and for international intervention to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which declared Israeli settlement construction in Palestinian territory illegal.

Former student leader Chowdhury Rubel, 30, died while receiving treatment at the capital’s Pangu Hospital after a dump truck collided with a CNG-powered autorickshaw in Lakshmipur. He died early Monday, following the crash at about 9:30pm on Sunday near the Youth Development Directorate on the Majuchowdhurirhat road in the town.

Local sources said Rubel was a passenger in the CNG autorickshaw when a speeding dump truck ran it over. He suffered severe injuries to his arms, legs and head, and was rescued and admitted to the hospital. Rubel was a former president of the Jankalyan High School unit of Chhatra Dal in Lakshmipur municipality.

He was the eldest son of Faruk Hossain Chowdhury of Banchanagar in ward 4 of the municipality. Akbar Hossain Munna, joint convener of the district Chhatra Dal, confirmed the death citing Rubel’s brother, former Chhatra Dal leader Sharif Hossain Chowdhury. Munna expressed condolences on behalf of Chhatra Dal. Calls seeking comment from Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Wahid Parvez were not answered.

Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting during the annual Bite of Seattle food and music festival at Seattle Center in the United States. The report was published and updated on July 27, 2026. Four of the injured were admitted to Harborview Medical Center, where one was listed in critical condition and the others were described as stable.

Local outlet KOMO News, citing emergency responders, said the shooting occurred while the festival was underway. The Seattle Police Department said in a post on X that it had opened an investigation into an incident involving multiple casualties and urged the public to avoid the area. Police did not immediately release further details on the injured people’s conditions.

Authorities also did not officially say whether any suspect had been detained. Videos circulating on social media showed police removing one person from the scene, but officials did not confirm whether that person was connected to the shooting. Seattle Center, near the Space Needle, had been hosting the weeklong festival with hundreds of local food vendors and musicians. Police said the investigation into the motive and the attacker’s identity remains ongoing.

Sociology teacher Dr Ishrat Zakia Sultana has called on public representatives to experience public services in disguise, arguing that anonymous visits can reveal citizens’ actual hardships. In an opinion article published on July 27, 2026, she cited Karnataka transport minister Bairathi, who reportedly travelled masked as an ordinary passenger on several public transport routes during roughly two hours on a Saturday in July.

According to the article, a conductor told the disguised minister to get off a bus because he could not provide change for a 100-rupee note. The writer says the purpose of the journey was to observe drivers’ and conductors’ treatment of passengers and to gain direct experience as a commuter. She contrasts this with what she describes as a pattern of election promises followed by failures to deliver.

The article argues that disguised inspections could expose problems in transport, market regulation, damaged roads, waterlogging and other urban services. It says announced inspections may lead staff to temporarily arrange conditions rather than produce lasting change. The writer proposes that ministers and elected representatives visit their offices or constituencies at least weekly as service recipients, while suggesting that disguised consumer checks could also help identify market abuses.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will travel to New York to address a United Nations session despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. The announcement, reported on July 27, 2026, comes as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Netanyahu would not be welcomed in the city.

In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu criticized Mamdani and accused him of creating divisions in society. Mamdani has consistently said Netanyahu should be arrested if he comes to the United States, while recently acknowledging that New York City does not have the authority to carry out such an arrest.

The ICC issued arrest warrants in November 2024 against Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. A recent survey found more favorable views of Mamdani than Netanyahu among Jewish US citizens, while another poll found that 46 percent of Americans believe Netanyahu should be arrested. Netanyahu accused Mamdani and his wife of supporting the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, but Mamdani has described that attack as a horrific war crime.

An analysis published on July 27, 2026 examines why India’s Generation Z has not formed a broad national street movement despite widespread political awareness and local grievances. It describes those born between 1997 and 2012 as more than one-quarter of India’s population, or about 370 million people, and says they are technologically skilled, informed and active on social media.

The article recalls youth roles in the independence struggle, the movement against Indira Gandhi’s emergency under Jayaprakash Narayan, Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign and protests after the 2012 Delhi gang rape. It says universities again became protest centers during opposition to the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, but police repression, anti-state labeling and prolonged imprisonment of student leaders halted the movement’s development.

According to the analysis, India’s 28 states, eight union territories, linguistic diversity and distinct local disputes prevent grievances from becoming a unified national movement. It also cites fear of anti-state accusations, UAPA, digital surveillance, campus restrictions, unemployment and contract work. The article says 38 percent of new 18-year-old voters were registered in the 2024 election, while nearly 30 percent of young people are turning away from politics.

Diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States on the future management of the Strait of Hormuz have made some progress, Al Jazeera reported. An Omani delegation recently visited Tehran and held discussions with Iran to help determine an effective strategy. The report was published and updated on July 27, 2026.

Despite mediation efforts, Iran has shown no major change in its core position on the strait. It has continued to reject proposals to create an alternative corridor. Diplomatic sources said Oman proposed forming a regional joint forum to manage the Strait of Hormuz.

The Omani delegation also advised against imposing any toll or duty on ships using the strait. However, reports indicate that Iran remains committed to a policy of collecting a “service fee” from vessels. Tehran also wants to retain control over the Strait of Hormuz’s main management arrangements.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced a vision to transform Bangladesh into a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2034. Speaking as chief guest at an investment conference organized by the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital on July 23, he said the plan aims to make Bangladesh a manufacturing hub and create 10 million new jobs by 2030. The conference was attended by 600 representatives.

After taking office on February 17, the government adopted a special 180-day programme at its first cabinet meeting to implement its election manifesto. The 2026-27 budget of Tk 938,000 crore prioritizes renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, electronics, digital services, agro-processing, advanced textiles, healthcare and logistics.

The roadmap identifies export diversification, youth empowerment and governance and institutional reform as key drivers. Rahman said the government is modernizing legal and regulatory systems, strengthening investor protection, simplifying tax and VAT administration, digitizing public services, and improving ports, logistics and energy security. The article says meeting the target would require average annual GDP growth of 8% to 9%, alongside energy security, control of non-performing loans, higher revenue collection and inflation management.

India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after five weeks of protests demanding his departure over a medical entrance examination paper leak. The satirical Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP, led the campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a selfie video on Instagram on Thursday, expressing pain over protesters’ hardship and promising remedial measures, but thousands gathered in Delhi were not satisfied.

Protesters had held their position at Jantar Mantar a day earlier despite a police assault, and their movement inspired demonstrations across India. Young CJP supporters openly mocked Modi through rap, placards and graffiti. Sanjay Srivastava, an anthropology professor at SOAS University of London, said a large section of those protesting were actually Modi supporters, making this movement different from earlier protests.

Political analyst Amitabh Tiwari said the paper leak was only the starting point, with youth unemployment, anxiety and reduced technology-sector jobs linked to AI use also feeding discontent. Forty percent of India’s population is aged 18 to 40, while only 10 percent of the Lok Sabha is in that age group. State elections are due next year in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat, where opposition parties may seek to use youth anger.