Midday Brief, Saturday, August 17, 2019

17 August 2019

UPDATED 17 August 2019

Passengers get off an overcrowded train at the capital’s Kamalapur Railway Station on August 16, 2019. The railway, bus and launch terminals were bustling with people returning to the city after celebrating the Eid-ul-Azha with their families. Many trains to and from the capital ran behind schedule. Photo: STAR/ Palash Khan

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Here are the news headlines so far on August 17, 2019

National
Mirpur slum fire: 3-member probe body formed
Mob kills 2 ‘criminals’ in Pabna
Govt to do everything for development of medical science: PM
2 Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata road crash

World
Taliban leader's brother among 4 killed in Pakistan blast
Hong Kong adds another dimension to US-China trade war
US warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar
Kashmir entirely internal matter: India