Under the initiative of the interim government and the Ministry of Health, seven individuals injured during the July uprising have been sent to Singapore for specialized medical care. 

The patients departed for the Singapore National Eye Centre on a Bangladesh Biman Airlines flight at 8:30 AM on Friday, as confirmed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Senior Information Officer Mohammad Shahadat Hossain.

The individuals, identified as Abdullah Al Baki, Akhtar Hossain, Md Yamin, Foyez Ahmed, Minhajul Islam Shuvo, Mohammad Ramzan, and Salman Bin Shoaib, were previously treated at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in Bangladesh.

BDST: 1620 HRS, JAN 24, 2025
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