- Left-leaning political leaders, student leaders, and activists demand scrapping of increased VAT and IMF deals
- Mass procession organized in Dhaka to press home demands
- Labour leader Iqbal Kabir states common people suffering due to price surge of daily essentials
- Communist Party of Bangladesh leader criticizes interim government’s activities
- Student leader Rafiqujjaman Farid demands rollback of increased VAT and SD on all products and services
- Former student leader Anik Roy, labour leader Satyajit Biswas, and researcher Maha Mirza participate in procession
- Interim government issued ordinances increasing VAT and SD on over 100 products and services
- National Board of Revenue revises tax policies, reducing VAT and SD on several items and services amid criticisms and protests
Source: rossmartin.co.uk
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