Jamaat-e-Islami believes the neutrality of Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus has been compromised by a "joint statement" issued following his meeting with BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London, reports bdnews24.com. Jamaat also says the chief advisor has shown a particular inclination toward a single party through the meeting, which has "damaged his impartiality". The BNP has been demanding the national election be held by December over the past several months. Three days before the chief advisor's speech, Jamaat held a press conference, outlining its expectations in relation to the election timeline. On that day, party chief Shafiqur said his party wanted the general election to be held within April 2024, preceded by local government elections.

The National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital has resumed services after a 17-day disruption due to clashes between a group of patients injured during the July Uprising and hospital staff. Four others are still in the hospital, three of whom are ready to be discharged and may come for follow-up from home, while one remains in hospital care. “Some of the people involved in the previous unrest are stationed outside the hospital, occasionally interfering with operations,” Alam said. The hospital exaggerated a minor incident and labelled us as villains.”All services in the hospital were suspended on May 28 after hospital staff went on strike. While emergency care resumed on Jun 5, full operations had remained halted until now.

Israel says attacks on Iran are nothing compared with what is comingA rescue personnel walks next to a damaged vehicle at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunA rescue personnel walks next to a damaged vehicle at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 14, 2025. Netanyahu said Israel's strikes had set back Iran's nuclear programme possibly by years and rejected international calls for restraint. Iran had launched its own retaliatory missile volley on Friday night, killing at least three people in Israel. US President Donald Trump has lauded Israel's strikes and warned Iran of much worse to come.

An Israeli official said Iran had fired around 200 ballistic missiles in four waves. MKTS/GLOBO/RThe United States, Israel's main ally, helped shoot down Iranian missiles, two US officials said. Tehran warned Israel's allies that their regional military bases would come under fire too if they help shoot down Iranian missiles, Iranian state television reported. The Israeli military said it had intercepted surface-to-surface Iranian missiles as well as drones, and that two rockets had been fired from Gaza. With Iran's air defences heavily damaged, Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar said "the road to Iran has been paved".

Armed men wearing uniforms resembling those of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have made off with over Tk 10.8 million from a distributor of mobile financial service Nagad in Dhaka’s Uttara, police say. The incident took place at 8:52am on Saturday on Road 12 of Sector 13 in Uttara, according to Deputy Commissioner Mahidul Islam of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Uttara Division, reports bdnews24.com. “They [the victims] told us the robbers took Tk 10.8 million. As the man seated at the back tried to flee with the bag of money, men wearing RAB jackets chased him down. Many have committed crimes wearing RAB or police uniforms.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (not pictured) after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Jun 12, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas PeterUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (not pictured) after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Jun 12, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas PeterUkrainian forces have stopped Russian troops advancing in the northeastern Sumy region and are now battling along the border to regain control, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. And the maximum depth at which the fighting takes place is 7 km from the border," Zelensky said. He also dismissed Moscow's claims that Russian troops had crossed the administrative border of the Ukrainian central region of Dnipropetrovsk.

Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that regular police forces will no longer carry heavy-duty lethal firearms. “By lethal weapons, I mean heavy arms will no longer be in police possession,” he said during a visit to the headquarters of the Armed Police Battalion and RAB-1 in Uttara on Saturday, bdnews24.com reports. “As you know, the role of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is not the same as that of other units of the police. Asked again on Saturday to clarify that statement, Jahangir said: “These days, even a knife or a pencil can be considered a lethal weapon.”When asked what he meant by saying the police would not carry lethal weapons, he replied: “I meant they will not have heavy-duty weapons. That shows significant improvement in law and order.”“Of course, minor incidents did occur, a few thefts and muggings, but nothing serious.

At UN, Iran accuses US of being complicit in Israeli strikesIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative Amir Saeid Iravani delivers his remarks after attending a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following Israel’s attack on Iran, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, June 13, 2025. Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel late on Friday after Israel attacked Iran earlier in the day. Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said Iran had been "preparing for war" and Israel's strikes were "an act of national preservation". "Those who support this regime, with the United States at the forefront, must understand that they are complicit," Iravani told the Security Council. While Washington was informed of Israel's initial strikes ahead of time it was not militarily involved, he said.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has criticised the move to set Bangladesh's election timeline through a meeting in the UK, calling it a "betrayal" of the 2024 mass uprising and warning it could trigger a new one.Speaking in Dhaka on Friday, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said the decision to fix a poll date without national consensus "ignores the public will and takes the country backwards". "I have seen no message from the government on reforms or justice," he said. "This entire arrangement is designed to appease one political party, not the people of Bangladesh. ""We saw a similar backtrack in 1990 when political forces made a social contract, only to return the country to old politics." "We might have to launch a new mass uprising," Nasiruddin added.Echoing the same position, NCP Senior Joint Coordinator Ariful Islam Adib told bdnews24.com: "We've always said we're ready for polls anytime -- but only after structural reforms and the prosecution of those responsible.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has confirmed that its flights to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, which normally use Iranian airspace, are now operating via alternative routes. Air India, already grappling with the aftermath of a deadly crash just a day earlier, now faces further complications due to the Iranian airspace closure. Some outbound flights from Delhi and Mumbai returned without reaching their intended destinations due to the sudden change in airspace availability. Biman's General Manager for Public Relations, ABM Raoshan Kabir, said that two of the airline's routes typically pass through Iranian airspace. While those flights have been rerouted, there has been no change to the airline's official schedule, and operations continue without delay.

At Kamalapur Railway Station on Friday, the fourth day of the post-Eid return rush, many were arriving in Dhaka with their families or alone, carrying their belongings. This year, the government announced a 10-day Eid break from Jun 5 to Jun 14. Riyazul Islam, a private-sector employee who returned to Dhaka from Chattogram, said: “I went home to celebrate Eid. To accommodate the mass holiday travel during Eid, the Ministry of Railways deployed five additional pairs of special trains, operating 10 in total. The return train trips are set to continue until Jun 15.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has criticised the move to set Bangladesh’s election timeline through a meeting in the UK, calling it a “betrayal” of the 2024 mass uprising and warning it could trigger a new one. Speaking in Dhaka on Friday, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said the decision to fix a poll date without national consensus “ignores the public will and takes the country backwards”. The party also disagreed with the interim government’s move to fix a date after a single-party meeting, calling it “undemocratic”. “We might have to launch a new mass uprising,” Nasiruddin added. That hasn’t changed.”“But a national election date cannot be announced after discussions with just one political party.

Rabindra Kachhari Bari in Sirajganj has reopened to visitors, two days after it was closed down following incidents of vandalism and assault. Meanwhile, six more individuals have been arrested by the army and police in connection with the incident, including a local BNP leader. The arrested include Sirajganj district BNP Joint Secretary Abu Shamim, 60, Rimon Hossain, 25, his brother Sajib Hossain, 22, Ashiqur Rahman Arman, 21, Tanvir Hasan Arko, 22, and Jubayer Hossain, 24. Afterwards, a group of agitated people attacked and vandalised the auditorium of the Kachhari Bari. On Jun 11, the Kachhari Bari was declared to be closed until further notice.

Missiles were seen over Tel Aviv's skyline, with the military saying Iran had fired two salvos. Israel's military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles and most were intercepted or fell short. Iran's state news agency IRNA said Tehran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel blasted Iran's huge Natanz underground nuclear site and killed its top military commanders. Netanyahu, who for decades has raised the alarm about Iran's nuclear programme, said he authorised the assault to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. "I will fight and die for our right to a nuclear programme.

India's civil aviation ministry, Boeing and Air India did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A source in Air India said there had been no communication so far from the government on the possible grounding. The plane that crashed on Thursday flew for the first time in 2013 and was delivered to Air India in January 2014, Flightradar24 said. The last fatal plane crash in India, the world's third-largest aviation market and its fastest-growing, was in 2020 and involved Air India Express, the airline's low-cost arm. Indian conglomerate Tata Group took control of the formerly state-owned Air India in 2022, and merged it with Vistara - a joint venture between the group and Singapore Airlines – last year.