Six Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by Saudi border guards in Al-Lith for unauthorized fishing and using banned gear, as the Kingdom tightens maritime environmental monitoring.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has lowered the retail price of furnace oil to Tk 109.10 per litre, reversing two back-to-back price hikes. The decision, approved during a special commission meeting on June 30, comes after a thorough review of international Platts rates, crude oil costs, and US dollar fluctuations between May and late June.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, has arrived in China for a two-day diplomatic visit aimed at addressing the severe economic and security fallout of the ongoing Iran conflict. The trip highlights a growing strategic divergence between Riyadh and Washington, following Saudi Arabia's refusal to grant the US military airspace access for "Project Freedom."

Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul have reached a critical flashpoint after Pakistani forces executed coordinated air and ground operations into eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. While Pakistan's Information Minister announced the destruction of militant hideouts responsible for the recent Karachi Rangers attack, Afghanistan's Taliban government fiercely condemned the actions, reporting dozens of civilian casualties in hard-hit border villages.

Prominent writer and social activist Nurjahan Bose has been honored with the prestigious DC Book Fair Literary Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the two-day Bangla Center book fair in Bethesda, Maryland.