SINGAPORE: President Mohammed Shahabuddin, now undergoing treatment at the National University Hospital here, was shifted to the cabin from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after a cardiac bypass surgery.
"The President was shifted from the hospital ICU to the cabin today," President press secretary told BSS this evening.
"The President is fine right now," Bangabhaban spokesman quoted the physicians as saying.
Commemorating the deaths of the Palestinian citizens in Israel attacks, Bangladesh will observe one-day state mourning on Saturday.
"The government decided that state mourning will be observed for the Palestinians, killed by the barbaric attacks of Israeli occupation forces in different areas of Palestine, including Gaza," said a Cabinet Division notification here today.
On the occasion, special prayers will be offered at all the mosques across the country after Jummah prayers tomorrow and other worship places, seeking eternal peace of the departed souls and quick recovery of the injured Palestinians.
The European Union (EU) will send four observers to monitor the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections.
Shariful Alam, Director, Public Relation (PR) of Election Commission (EC), told BSS today.
He said that the EU observers are expected to arrive in Bangladesh on November 21 and stay in the country for about two months.
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today urged United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to hold Israel accountable on war crime charges for its ongoing attacks on Palestinian civilians, UN aid workers and health personnel defying international human rights laws.
Momen, now in Jeddah to join an open-ended extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Executive Committee over the ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, asked the OIC to take a lead to arrange a special UNGA meeting over the issue.
“We strongly condemn the barbaric bombing on Gaza hospital which is totally unacceptable,” he said.