Midday brief, Thursday, February 1, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on February 1, 2018.
National

Highest effort for security: New IGP

Pension scheme for all of Bangladesh: Muhith

Exams will be cancelled if questions leaked: Nahid

Dhaka-northern district train service resumes

‘Robber’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’

SSC, equivalent exams begin

Left parties reject draft of Digital Security Act

Fire at Dhaka slum under control

World

India's budget focuses on rural economy ahead of elections

11 die in fire at a welfare home in Japan

AP confirms 5 previously unreported Myanmar mass graves

Sports

50 for De Silva, 100 for SL

Riyad reaches 2k landmark in style