Dhaka, April 1 -- Iranian Ambassador to Dhaka Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi has expressed hope that six Bangladeshi ships caught in the Persian Gulf amid the ongoing war in the Middle East will pass through the Strait of Hormuz soon.

Speaking at a press conference at the embassy in the capital on Wednesday, he said although Bangladesh had requested assistance in allowing the ships to pass, Tehran could not identify them previously due to lack of specifications.

Still, he says, the Iranian government is attempting to ensure their passage with the specifications it received last week.

"I hope that Bangladeshi fuel-carrying ships will pass through the Strait of Hormuz soon and if there is any fuel crisis in Bangladesh, it will be resolved," the...