News from
July 13, 2026.

• NATIONALParliament passes bill setting death penalty as maximum punishment for online drug tradeJul 13, 2026 11:51 PM
• WORLDTrump says US to become 'guardian' of the Strait of Hormuz, collect 20% tolls on passing cargo as Iran keeps waterway closedJul 13, 2026 11:15 PM
• NATIONALHSC exams will go on, as Edu Ministry calls 'cancellation over problems in limited areas not practical'Jul 13, 2026 10:40 PM
• ECONOMYLaldia Container Terminal deal is transparent, won’t be cancelled or revised, says Shipping MinisterJul 13, 2026 8:32 PM
• NATIONAL10 yr old schoolgirl dies from snakebite amid rainwater logging around home in JessoreJul 13, 2026 8:11 PM
• NATIONALHealthcare workers leave cancelled across 11 flood-hit districts as govt deploys medical teams on groundJul 13, 2026 7:34 PM
• WORLDUK lists Iran's Revolutionary Guard as "terrorist organisation"; support punishable by up to 14 years in prisonJul 13, 2026 7:00 PM
• NATIONALAbu Shadik Kayem resignsJul 13, 2026 6:18 PM
• NATIONALFloodwaters force snakes into residential areas in Chattogram; 86 people bitten in 7 daysJul 13, 2026 4:49 PM
• NATIONALHSC candidates walk through waist-deep water to reach exam centres in CumillaJul 13, 2026 2:16 PM
• NATIONALChattogram floods kill over 1.12 lakh livestock & poultry; losses exceed Tk30 croreJul 13, 2026 1:14 PM
• NATIONALDhaka records second-highest rainfall in 17 years; heavy rain expected for another 5 daysJul 13, 2026 1:04 PM
• NATIONALCTG-Cox's Bazar train services resume after 5 days of suspension due to floods & heavy rainJul 13, 2026 12:00 AM