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Officials of the NBR, under the banner of the NBR Unity Council, continued their protest on Sunday since 9am. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
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Govt declares NBR jobs as 'essential services'. How it may affect the ongoing protest

In 2020, the labour ministry drafted a new law, and in 2023, the government repealed the previous ones and passed the Essential Services Act, 2023 to modernise and formalise the legal structure

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber (C) is flanked by 4 US Marine Corps F-35 fighters during a flyover of military aircraft down the Hudson River and New York Harbor past York City, and New Jersey, US 4 July, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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MATS students protest at National Press Club, Dhaka on 10 February 2025. File Photo: Focus Bangla
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What is behind dispute between MATS grads and medical students?

A man living on the streets of San Francisco, California, displays what he says is the synthetic drug fentanyl. February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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A person reads a newspaper following the appointment of Harini Amarasuriya as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at a stall in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo
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Sri Lanka: Why did new president call a snap general election?

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The three reasons stated by govt for banning Jammat-Shibir

A police officer and residents inspect the remains of a rocket booster that, according to Israeli authorities critically injured a 7-year-old girl, after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, near Arad, Israel, April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Christophe van der Perre
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Explainer: Why and how Iran launched the unprecedented attack on Israel

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Explainer: What Exim and Padma banks have to do to execute their merger

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What is black cocaine?

FILE PHOTO: USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo
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Fire and Oil: what can be consequences of US attack on Iran

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Intersex, transgender, hijra: Gender identities we should educate ourselves on

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan stand for a group photo with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his wife Naraporn Chao-ocha on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool/File Photo
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