Midday brief, Sunday, October 29, 2017

29 October 2017, 09:56 AM

UPDATED 29 October 2017, 16:02 PM

Illegal battery-run rickshaws, locally known as easy bikes, being charged at a garage in the capital's airport area recently. At least 40 such three-wheelers get charged there every day for Tk 80-100 each. The illegal charging consumes electricity, the dearth of which puts many areas of the country in the dark in the form of load shedding. Photo: Anisur Rahma

Good afternoon, readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on October 29, 2017

Good afternoon, readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on October 29, 2017

National
Attempt to kill Hasina: 11 jailed for 20 years
Emergency services suspended at DMCH
BNP attacked own motorcade to make big news: Quader
Khaleda starts for Cox’s Bazar
3 'militants of Sarwar-Tamim group' held in C’nawabganj
Womb stitched with fetus inside: Comilla civil surgeon summoned
New route for India-Bangladesh cargo transport opens
Crude bomb blasts in Dhaka
AL’s comment on BNP motorcade attack irrelevant: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Beijing to sit together to solve Rohingya problem: Envoy
4 killed in Pabna bus collision

World
23 killed in Mogadishu Hotel Blast
Contact with dogs could protect kids against eczema and asthma
Actress Annabella Sciorra accuses Weinstein of rape
Sports
Barca stay clear at the top, Atletico draw again

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