President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the hospital to inquire about the health of BNP Standing Committee Member and Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku. The President visited Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in the capital at around 9:30am on Wednesday (2 September). During the visit, he spoke with the doctors and received detailed updates on the Energy Minister’s condition. ...

United Healthcare, located at United City on Madani Avenue, has successfully performed Bangladesh’s first-ever robotic surgeries, marking a historic milestone in the country’s healthcare sector. Two robotic surgeries were successfully conducted on August 31, introducing advanced AI-driven robotic surgical technology to Bangladesh. A press conference was held at the hospital on September 1 to commemorate the landmark achievement. The two ...

DHAKA, Sept 1, 2026 : US President Donald Trump has expressed his expectation of meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the ‘not too distant future’ and conveyed his warmest regards and love to the people of Bangladesh. “I look forward to meeting you in the not too distant future,” Trump said in a letter sent to the Prime Minister today, ...

SYLHET, Sept 1, 2026 : Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today called for building a new Bangladesh committed to democracy, equality, human dignity and public welfare while preventing any recurrence of authoritarianism and fascism. He made the call while addressing a discussion organised by Sylhet District unit of BNP at Sylhet District Shilpakala Academy marking the party’s 48th founding anniversary. Salahuddin ...

Oman’s low-cost carrier SalamAir has launched direct flights between Muscat and Sylhet, becoming the first foreign airline to operate scheduled international services to Osmani International Airport currently. The inaugural flight, carrying 133 passengers, arrived at Sylhet airport at around 8 a.m. on September 1. The aircraft was welcomed with a water-cannon salute, while arriving passengers received flowers and sweets at ...

Seriously ill children are being denied the chance to die at home because the NHS in many parts of England is flouting its legal duty to provide the care needed to make that happen, critics say. The widespread failure to provide at-home end-of-life care is forcing children who want to die at home to instead do so in hospital. Campaigners ...

Keir Starmer is to quit as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, saying it is the right time for him to leave the Commons. Starmer, who resigned as prime minister in July, told the Camden New Journal he wanted to focus on international affairs and “pass the baton to a successor”. Starmer had previously said he would seek to ...

Fruit, fruit everywhere, so try fermenting it in honey, says Rachel de Thample, author of The Fermentation Year (published in September). “I’m currently looking at a jar of blackberries, but whole plums would be gorgeous, too,” she says, especially when eaten with blue cheese – “or any cheese, really” – meat or fish; you can also use the syrup like ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $175 million concessional loan to expand access to reliable and affordable electricity in Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts, helping boost livelihoods, improve essential services, and support inclusive development in one of the country’s most remote regions. The Sustainable Energy Development and Community Empowerment in the Chattogram Hill Tracts Project will extend and modernize ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called on the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP (Village Defence Party) to play more effective role in maintaining law and order at the grassroots level as well as in constructive nation-building activities. The president made the call when Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Director General (DG) Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud paid ...