DHAKA, April 12, 2026 (BSS) – Bangladesh today urged Tehran to facilitate safe passage of Bangladesh-bound vessels through the Strait of Hormuz amid violent Persian Gulf crisis as Iranian Ambassador Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam.

“The Hon’ble State Minister requested the Ambassador to consider facilitating the safe passage of Bangladesh-bound vessels through the Strait of Hormuz,” a foreign office statement said.

It said during the meeting at the foreign ministry they discussed the bilateral issues alongside evolving situation in the Middle East and particularly Persian Gulf while they both underscored the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the region and beyond.

The state minister also assured the envoy of Bangladesh’s full cooperation in discharging his duties.

Earlier on April 1 the envoy told a press conference in Dhaka that Iranian authorities approved safe passage to Bangladesh of six fuel-carrying ships waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz amid dwindling petroleum reserves in the South Asian nation.

“Iran does not want Bangladeshis to face any hardships and will provide all necessary assistance for transporting fuel through Hormuz," Jahanabadi told reporters at that time.

According to international media reports during the past week ending April 12, 2026, ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a near standstill, with only a trickle of vessels — roughly 5 to 11 per day successfully transiting against 100 to 130 ships crossing the straight daily in pre-war period.

Since the ceasefire took effect, daily throughput has hovered around 7 to 11 vessels.