National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital has resumed full services after a 17-day of closure following clashes. From Saturday morning, patient admissions resumed alongside outpatient consultations and surgeries. Dr Jane Alam, acting director of the hospital, said, “All disruptions in care have been settled. Everything is running normally. But for security purpose, we are having to run a hospital under ...

Stone and sand extraction workers surrounded the convoy of two advisers on their way back from an inspection visit to Sylhet’s Jaflong on Saturday, a video of the incident circulating on social media. The incident took place around 11:45AM when Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Energy Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan were returning after visiting the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 World Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday, reports Arab News. The third and fourth-placed teams from the qualifiers that ended last week — Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Iraq, Oman, Qatar and the UAE — will form two groups of three teams and play from Oct. 8 ...

Veteran defender Jordi Alba will miss Inter Miami’s opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup against Al Ahly due to a leg muscle injury, head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed on Friday. In addition to Alba, the team will also be without Italian midfielder Yannick Bright and Argentine defender Gonzalo Lujan for Saturday’s opener at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. ...

Scale AI, a startup known for its “humanity-first” approach to artificial intelligence, announced late Thursday a major new investment from Meta that pushes its valuation beyond $29 billion. As part of the deal, Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will join Meta to contribute to the company’s growing AI initiatives, according to a statement from the startup. The details ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that the government will not open any more stone quarries in Sylhet. “We will no longer allow stone extraction from areas of Sylhet that possess natural beauty and aesthetic appeal. Jaflong is an Ecologically Critical Area. For those involved in stone extraction here, we have already discussed with the ...

Field-level police personnel will not be allowed to carry heavy lethal weapons, except rifles, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. “Only specialized units like the APBN will be authorized to carry heavy arms.” He made the remarks on Saturday at 11 AM while visiting headquarters of Armed Police Battalion (APBN) in the capital. He spoke to ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returned home on Saturday morning after ending his four-day tour to London. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 9:45AM, Chief Adviser’s Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad confirmed. Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Abida Islam saw him ...

A case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 220 others in connection with the shooting of students and civilians during the July Mass Rising at Mohammadpur in Dhaka. The case was lodged on Wednesday by Sohel Rana, a victim of the incident, with Mohammadpur Police Station. On Friday, Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah ...

Israel’s strikes on Iran have killed 78 people, including top military commanders, and wounded more than 320, the Islamic republic’s ambassador to the United Nations said Friday. “So far, 78 people, including senior military officials, have been martyred and over 320 other injured. The overwhelming majority of them (are) civilians, including women and children,” Iran’s ambassador to the UN Amir ...