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One month left to remove unfit vehicles, but owners remain indifferent

TDS Desk: The government had initially given a six-month deadline to remove outdated and expired vehicles from the roads, and owners were also promised assistance in obtaining loans to buy

Burning protesters’ bodies: ICT sets May 25 for submission of probe report

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday fixed May 25 for the submission of the investigation report into a case over burning the bodies of six students after killing

Top state officials to lose special tax exemptions

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains one of the weakest globally, despite significant potential for revenue collection. Widespread inequality in the income tax system has long enabled high-ranking government officials

Japan provides $3.5m for Rohingyas, host communities in BD

Staff Correspondent: Japan has provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) $3.5 million to improve living conditions of the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. An

442 women, girls faced violence in March: Report

Staff Correspondent: A total of 442 women and girls were subjected to various forms of violence across the country in March alone. Rabeya Begum Shanti, Secretary of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad,

Erosion threatens Padma Bridge Project site

Staff Correspondent: A sense of dread grips the banks of the Naodoba area in Jajira, Shariatpur, as the impending monsoon threatens to undo a decade’s worth of protective efforts around