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Midday Brief, Saturday, October 12, 2019

12 October 2019, 10:07 AM

UPDATED 12 October 2019, 16:10 PM

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INCREDIBLE EGG... Marking World Egg Day, Department of Livestock Services and Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council distributed eggs -- a comparatively inexpensive source of quality protein -- among commuters in front of the Jatiya Press Club on October 11, 2019. Photo: STAR/ Palash Khan

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on October 12, 2019

National
Samrat released from hospital; taken to jail
2 ‘listed Yaba traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Dengue claims man’s life in Barishal
Admission test results of DU ‘Kha-unit’ tomorrow
Abrar murder: One more accused held in Dhaka
Buet to start drive against illegal occupants at halls
Buet student protest postponed for 2 days due to entry test
'Universities will decide if they will allow politics on campus'
No act of injustice to be tolerated in educational institutions: PM