Midday Brief, Monday, October 29, 2018

29 October 2018, 10:43 AM

UPDATED 29 October 2018, 16:55 PM

Public buses did not ply the roads on the first day of 48-hour strike enforced by transport workers across the country, causing suffering to commuters and those who intended to travel long distances. The photo was taken in Manikganj on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Photo: Zahagir Alam Biswas

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Here are the headlines so far on October 29, 2018

National
Public sufferings continue as transport strike enters 2nd day
540 garments workers hit by food poisoning in Dhamrai factory
Khaleda gets 7 years' jail in Zia Charitable Trust graft case
Mainul to get division facilities in jail
Oikyafront to hold rally in capital on Nov 2
BNP to protest Khaleda's verdict tomorrow
HC orders probe for recruiting agencies
‘Drug smuggler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Kushtia BGB
World
Plane with 189 on board crashes into sea in Jakarta
Cryptocurrency bitcoin marks 10 years
Leicester City owner, four others killed in helicopter crash
Chinese privately developed rocket fails to reach orbit
Sports
Mbappe scores as PSG equal European win record