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Police won’t take any responsibility of individual’s crime: IGP

Shawdesh Desk: Inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Tuesday said that the police force would not take responsibility for any individual’s misdeeds. ‘I want to make it

Biden blasts landmark SC ruling on Trump immunity

Shawdesh Desk: Psident Joe Biden warned on Monday that the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on presidential immunity sets a ‘dangerous precedent’ that Donald Trump would exploit if elected in

Public university teachers start strike for indefinite period

Shawdesh Desk: Teachers of the public universities across Bangladesh on Monday started work abstention for an indefinite period demanding cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it

Parliament passes national budget for FY2024-25

Shawdesh Desk: The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday passed the Tk7,97,000 crore national budget for FY2024-25 setting the goal of economic growth at 6.75% and keeping annual inflation at around 6.50%.

National committee wants removal of illegal structures from Buriganga

Shawdesh Desk: The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways on Sunday demanded immediate removal of all structures, including dockyards, built on the banks of River Buriganga. Mohammad Shahid

Money legalisation provision retained

Shawdesh Desk: The parliament passed the Finance Bill 2024 on Saturday while retaining in it the controversial provision of legalising undeclared wealth by paying a flat 15 per cent tax

At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW

Shawdesh Desk: At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch

Tk 80,000cr in revenue stuck in 30,000 cases

Shawdesh Desk: About 30,000 cases pending with the Supreme Court, and appellate commissioners and tribunals have withheld the collection of Tk 80,000 crore in revenue. The cases include 11,007 involving