Midday Brief, Friday, August 17, 2018

17 August 2018, 09:47 AM

UPDATED 17 August 2018, 15:51 PM

In this photo: Bulls being unloaded from a truck at the Gabtoli cattle market on August 16, 2018. With Eid-ul-Azha only days away, traders are bringing sacrificial animals to different designated cattle markets in the capital from across the country. Photo: STAR/ Palash Khan

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Here are the headlines so far on August 17, 2018
National
Woman entrepreneur picked up for ‘spreading rumours’
Home-goers begin Eid journey on trains
23-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Poor navigability continues to interrupt Shimulia-Kathalbari ferry services
Families of detained students form human chain in Dhaka
Missing Rab CO’s wife pleads for PM’s intervention to find her husband
RMG workers block Dhaka-M’singh highway demanding salary