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Midday Brief, Saturday, August 10, 2019

10 August 2019, 09:51 AM

UPDATED 10 August 2019, 15:57 PM

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A man buying a piece of tree trunk, used for chopping meat, from a vendor in Barishal’s Nazirmahalla area on August 9, 2019. With Eid-ul-Azha just a few days away, such items including sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial animals, bamboo mats and bags for cattle waste are in high demand. The vendor is selling the trunks at Tk 150-300, depending on size. Photo: STAR/ Titu Das

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Here are the news headlines so far on August 10, 2019

National
40km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway; 2 vehicles vandalised
‘Robber’ killed in Patuakhali ‘gunfight’
Highways see no tailbacks: Quader
Eid rush: Long queue at Shimulia ferry ghat
New time for train announced after schedule collapse