Midday Brief, Friday, November 9, 2018

9 November 2018, 09:49 AM

UPDATED 9 November 2018, 15:59 PM

A mother tries to speak to her son in a prisonvan as police take him along with others arrestees, mostly BNP men to jail after producing him before a Dhaka court yesterday. The party alleged that 2,200 of its leaders and activists were held aacross the country in the last three days. PHOTO: Rashed Shumon

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Here are the headlines so far on November 9, 2018
National
PCJSS man gunned down in Rangamati
3 killed in Tangail road crash
11th JS polls: AL starts sale of nomination papers
Dr Kamal won’t attend Oikyafront’sRajshahi rally due to illness
Hurried polls announcement an allusion of lopsided polls: BNP
EC appoints returning officers for 11th parliamentary polls
EC asks parties to inform in 3 days on joining polls through alliance
EC bars campaigns before allocation of polls symbols
People suffer as transport strike continues in Rajshahi
World
California wildfire destroys homes, hospital
VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23,000
Dating apps use artificial intelligence to help search for love
'Frog ladders' help critters escape death-trap drains
Khashoggi murder further complicates 'Arab NATO' plan
Sports
Kohli says he is ‘all for freedom of choice’ following controversy
Messi, Ronaldo won’t win Ballon d’Or, says Mbappe