No actual estimate on unfit vehicles plying roads
Despite thousands of lives being snuffed out annually in road crashes, mainly owing to unfit engine-run vehicles, there has been no “proper” government, non-government or private data on such vehicles.
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Buses roaming the road Dhaka TribuneMotorcycles, three-wheelers banned on Dhaka Elevated Expressway
The government has decided to ban three-wheelers and motorcycles on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, which will be partially open to traffic in September.
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Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project Dhaka TribuneDNCC anti-mosquito drive: 14L collected in fines on first day
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has collected over Tk14 lakh in fines in 17 cases filed on the first day of its month-long special anti-mosquito campaign.
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Bangla TribuneHas a massive data breach exposed personal info of 50m Bangladeshis?
An alarming claim has surfaced, suggesting that the personal information of around 50 million Bangladeshis, including their full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and NID numbers, is openly accessible on a government website.
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Dhaka TribuneTeesta flowing above danger levels, parts of Nilphamari inundated
Due to a combination of heavy rainfall over the past few days and the onrush of water from upstream, the water level of the Teesta River crossed the danger level in Nilphamari district on Saturday morning.
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Bangla TribuneFresh protests in France against police violence
More than 2,000 people gathered in central Paris for a memorial rally on Saturday despite a court ban.
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A participant holds a placard during the ‘March for Adama Traore’ – seven years after his death – at Place de la Republique, in Paris on July 8, 2023 AFP