Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, visited her mother-in-law and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital on Friday before heading to her parental home in Dhanmondi. She spent more than two and a half hours at the hospital and left around 2:40 pm. Zubaida Rahman arrived in Dhaka at around 10:45 am on a Biman ...

A total of 310 Bangladeshi nationals who had been staying illegally in Libya returned home on Friday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. They arrived in Dhaka at 10 AM on a chartered flight, as part of a coordinated repatriation effort involving Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the foreign ministry, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Libyan authorities ...

Dr. Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, is flying from London to Dhaka as preparations intensify to transfer critically ill Khaleda Zia abroad for advanced medical care. She is scheduled to depart London for Dhaka, party insiders confirmed, with plans to escort BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to London once arrangements are complete. Several senior BNP sources shared ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is backing an inquiry into pre-Budget leaks from the Treasury which knocked business and consumer confidence and moved markets. The chief secretary to the Treasury told the Commons on Wednesday an inquiry into pre-Budget leaks was under way, led by top Treasury civil servant James Bowler and had “the full support of the chancellor”. Policies such as ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is launching an independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England. It will look at both whether there is evidence of over-diagnosis and what gaps in support exist. The government said it was already investing in expanding services, but there are long waits for therapy in many areas. NHS figures ...

Heathrow Airport has announced changes to passenger drop‑offs at its terminals, making it more expensive and enforcing a time limit for the first time. From January, the west London airport will increase its terminal drop-off fee from £6 to £7 and will give travellers 10 minutes in the drop-off areas before issuing a Parking Charge Notice (PCN). Visitors to the ...

Qatar is prepared to send an air ambulance to take BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia abroad for medical treatment. The information was confirmed on Thursday by the Qatar Embassy in Dhaka. Meanwhile, specialist medical teams from the United Kingdom and China have joined in providing treatment for the BNP chairperson. Khaleda Zia has long been suffering from ...

Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over its rollout of artificial intelligence features in WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, reflecting rising scrutiny of Big Tech’s use of generative AI on large platforms. The commission was set to open the probe into how the California-based company integrated its Meta AI system into the messaging service ...

Nutritionist say that eating 20 to 30 grams of almonds almost 15 to 20 almonds every day can significantly lower LDL (bad cholesterol) while helping maintain HDL (good cholesterol), making almonds a simple and effective addition to a heart-healthy diet. Dr. Dao Thi Yen Thuy, a nutritionist at Tam Anh General Hospital in Vietnam, explains that almonds are rich in ...

Bangladesh ranks seventh in the world in terms of diabetes patients, posing a growing multi-faceted challenge, the latest Diabetes Atlas estimate reported. The number of people affected by this long-term, insulin-dependent disease is rising rapidly worldwide, putting pressure on healthcare systems everywhere. The spike in healthcare cost of diabetes has hit $1 trillion across the world, the latest Diabetes Atlas ...