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Midday Brief, Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on October 30, 2019
30 October 2019
State will take steps for quick disposal of Nusrat murder case at HC: AG
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says his office will take necessary steps so that the High Court hears and disposes of Feni Madrassa Student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case quickly.
30 October 2019
Derogatory remarks against PM: BNP leader jailed for 3yrs
A Chattogram court sentences Vice-Chairman of BNP’s central Committee Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury to three years’ imprisonment in a case filed for issuing death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and making derogatory comments against her.
30 October 2019
2 pvt universities fined for admitting extra students beyond approval
The Supreme Court fines two private universities Tk 10 lakh each for admitting extra students beyond approval of Bangladesh Bar Council and University Grants Commission (UGC).
30 October 2019
Qatar keen to invest for setting up LNG terminal in Bangladesh
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said Qatar government is keen to invest in Bangladesh for setting up land-based Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Patuakhali.
30 October 2019
Crop diversification: Farmers to get seeds, fertilisers worth Tk 80cr
The government is to provide seeds and fertilisers worth nearly Tk 80 crore for free to the small and marginal farmers to ensure nutrition for the people of the country through crop diversification.
30 October 2019
Pabna university students demand VC’s removal
A section of students of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) are demonstrating to realise their one-point demand to remove the university’s vice chancellor, proctor and student advisor.
30 October 2019
Myanmar misleading int’l community with fabricated info to avoid repatriation: Bangladesh
Instead of taking back Rohingyas, Myanmar now remains engaged in "persistent campaign" to mislead the international community to avoid its obligations for the "sustained repatriation" and reintegration of the forcibly displaced Rohingya in safety and dignity, says Bangladesh.
30 October 2019
HC scraps arms case trial against 86-yr-old woman
The High Court scraps the trial proceeding of a arms case against 84-year-old Rabeya Khatun.
30 October 2019
JU asst proctor ‘assaults’ protesting student leader
Assistant Proctor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) allegedly assaulted a student leader who along with other students was protesting against the alleged corruption by the authorities.
30 October 2019
Govt ready to extend all-out support for increased export: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures the country's businesspeople of extending all-out cooperation to them in producing diversified products and exporting those to new markets across the world.
30 October 2019
Over 5kg gold seized from Biman flight
Customs officials recovered 50 gold bars, weighing 5.8 kilogrammes, from an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
30 October 2019
Pabna rickshaw-pullers stage demo to realise 9-point demand
Rickshaw pullers stage a demonstration in Pabna town to press home their nine-point demand including reduction of license issuance fee.
30 October 2019
Chill your Netflix habit, climate experts say
Movie nights once required driving to the local video store to rent, rewind and return the latest blockbuster. Now on-demand video content providers offer countless binge-worthy options at the touch of a finger.
30 October 2019
HBO orders 10 episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel
HBO is green-lighting a new “Game of Thrones” prequel after reportedly canceling another that starred Naomi Watts.
30 October 2019
Graft case: SC upholds Harun’s bail; no bar on release
The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that granted bail to BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid in a corruption case in which he was jailed for five years by a lower court.
30 October 2019
Dhaka, Athens discuss migration, Mediterranean issues
Greece has briefed Bangladesh on current developments concerning the European Union as well as issues of concern to their region, the Mediterranean, the Western Balkans and migration.
30 October 2019
ADC Shiblee Noman transferred to APBn in Chattogram
Shiblee Noman, an additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, has been transferred to Armed Police Battalion in Chattogram.
29 October 2019
ACC files plea challenging BNP MP Harun’s bail
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order that granted bail to BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by a lower court.
29 October 2019
Health condition of Anisul Huq’s mother improving
Health condition of Jahanara Huq, mother of Law Minister Anisul Huq, is improving.
29 October 2019