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Sylhet Osmani intern doctors go on indefinite strike over six-point demand

Sylhet, June 7 -- Intern doctors at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) on Sunday began an indefinite strike and sit-in programme, demanding the withdrawal of a recent government decisi... Read More


Low-cost AI system listens to whales using earthquake monitoring gear

NANNING, June 7 -- Scientists in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have converted earthquake-monitoring equipment into an artificial intelligence-powered "marine stethoscope" capable of d... Read More


Tamim becomes BCB president in election marred by conflict-of-interest claims

Dhaka, June 7 -- Tamim Iqbal, the former national team captain, was elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday night, formalizing his rise to the sport's top office. Following ... Read More


New BSEC chairman commits to IPO reform, digitalisation in first DSE meeting

Dhaka, June 7 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC on Sunday congratulated newly appointed Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman (BSEC) Masud Khan and three newly appointed commissioners, ... Read More


Bagerhat shrine authorities give 15 days to return crocodile

Bagerhat, June 7 -- day ultimatum has been issued demanding the return of the only crocodile from the historic Dighi of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) shrine in Bagerhat. The ultimatum was announced at a... Read More


REHAB seeks bond-based housing finance, single-digit mortgage rates

Dhaka, June 7 -- Bangladesh Bank is exploring a bond-based financing mechanism to ensure long-term funding for housing loans, the central bank governor said Sunday, as the country's leading real estat... Read More


Sixth-Grader Rozina longs for Kolkata home as family remains stranded at Thakurgaon border

Thakurgaon, June 7 -- year-old Rozina Akhter, life was once centred on school, family and dreams of a brighter future. A sixth-grade student at a school in Kolkata, India, Rozina had been living with... Read More


Yemeni Commander Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack

Yemen, June 7 -- A senior commander of Yemen's pro-government forces was killed in a roadside bomb attack targeting his convoy in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Saturday. The force said the vict... Read More


Cabinet committee approves BTV's purchase of World Cup broadcasting rights at last

Dhaka, June 7 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Procurement on Saturday recommended approval of a proposal for Bangladesh Television (BTV) to acquire the all-media broadcasting rights of the FIFA... Read More


Govt's first 100 days show promise, but accountability, anti-corruption roadmap remains unclear: TIB

Dhaka, June 7 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has observed that while the first 100 days of the new government formed after the 13th National Parliamentary Election show some positive i... Read More