Midday Brief, August 17 2017

17 August 2017, 09:43 AM

UPDATED 17 August 2017, 15:49 PM

Rains multiply the dangers of traveling on the rooftop of trains, but nothing stops low-income people like this youth who live at a subsistence level, in which hunger beats everything else – even a threat to life. The photo was taken at Tejgaon in the capital, yesterday. Photo: STAR

Hello reader, how are you doing today? Here are the major headlines so far on Thursday August 17. 2017.

National
EC won’t mediate between political parties: CEC
‘Local cattle sufficient for Eid demand’
Flood: 4 die in Kurigram, Sirajganj
Advance train ticket sale starts Aug 18
Mayor Annisul still in ICU, condition stable
Bus Menace: Are there enough buses in Dhaka?
Mama monkey of Dhaka
Anonymous persons sued over Dhaka hotel raid
Teacher arrested for ‘raping Pallabi schoolgirl’
2 ‘bandits’ held after Sundarbans ‘gunfight’