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Workers demonstrate by blocking Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Thursday demanding salary hike and Eid bonus. This photo was taken from Joinabazar area under Shreepur upazila of Gazipur district.

Workers demonstrate by blocking Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Thursday demanding salary hike and Eid bonus. This photo was taken from Joinabazar area under Shreepur upazila of Gazipur district.
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NBR may backtrack from imposing VAT on metro

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