Dhaka, April 20 -- A lawyer has served the government with a legal notice demanding diplomatic steps to ensure the safe passage of Bangladeshi ships through the Strait of Hormuz in order to prevent a fuel crisis and rising commodity prices.

On Monday, Supreme Court lawyer Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun submitted the notice in the public interest.

The notice was addressed to the cabinet secretary, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, and the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.

According to the notice, Bangladeshi ships are currently facing obstruction in the Strait of Hormuz from Iran's navy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). As a result, disru...