Midday Brief, Thursday, November 1, 2018

1 November 2018, 09:58 AM

UPDATED 1 November 2018, 16:03 PM

Three-wheelers wait for fuel at a makeshift CNG refueling facility set up illegally in Doharupazila of Dhaka. There is no CNG refueling station within miles. So some, with little regard for their safety, take lorries, fitted with multiple CNG cylinders to the area and refuel CNG-run vehicles at high prices. The pictures were taken last week. Photo: STAR/ Rashed Shumon

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on November 1, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on November 1, 2018

National
JSC and JDC examinations begin
2 killed in Ctg gas pipeline explosion
BNP on hunger strike protesting Khaleda’s verdict
Oikyafront to meet at 4pm to finalise agenda for dialogue
PM seeks people’s support to complete unfinished dev projects
Case filed over baby’s death during strike
Pro-BNP lawyers form chain protesting “attack”

Bangladesh needs more reforms to make business easy: WB

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World
Black box from crashed Indonesian jet retrieved

Myanmar officials try to convince Rohingya to return, accept ID cards

Another exec out amid sex harassment tension at Google

Time to end impunity for crimes against journalists: UN

British woman says she ‘slept with’ 20 ghosts, now engaged to one

Sports
U15s beat India to make SAFF Championship final
Vinicus impresses in Copa del Rey outing
‘Do the Neymar if you catch fire’

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