Midday Brief, Sunday, August 12, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on August 12, 2018.

National

Comilla arson case: SC upholds Khaleda’s bail order

3.40 lakh yaba tablets seized in Cox’s Bazar

Killers of Ramiz Uddin College students to be punished: PM

Quota reform: Protesters to go tough after Aug 31

Heavy vehicles advised to avoid Shimulia-Kathalbari route

Cattle shortage during Eid-ul-Azha unlikely

Mentally challenged youth dies in Ctg slum fire

Rohingya crisis: Australian MPs laud Bangladesh’s efforts

Jabal-e-Noor to pay Tk 5 lakh to victims’ families

War Crimes: ICT to deliver verdict against 5 Patuakhali men tomorrow

World

Nobel prize winning author VS Naipaul dies

Eid-ul-Azha in Saudi Arabia Aug 21

No room for 'neo-nazism' in US: Ivanka Trump

Lost beloved elder brother: Rushdie, others remember VS Naipaul

Preventing illegal migrants, commitment of Indira-Mujib accord: Modi

Sports

Mahmudullah’s Patriots pick up first win in CPL 2018

Don't forget we're the best, Guardiola tells City stars

In this photo: A farmer tends wet jute fibre he has been drying under the sun near Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail. Compared to last year, jute cultivation in the district has decreased by 40 percent due to incessant rains, officials said. However, the growers are happy as they have been taking home a good harvest and market prices are believed to be higher than last year's. Photo: STAR/ Anisur Rahman