Midday Brief, Thursday, September 6, 2018

6 September 2018, 10:46 AM

UPDATED 6 September 2018, 16:54 PM

All wearing helmets, bikers queue up for fuel at a filling station near Sheraton intersection in the capital yesterday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police has asked filling stations to refuse fuel to bikers not wearing helmets. Photo: STAR/ Prabir Das

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Here are the headlines so far on September 6, 2018

National
Secy of Jatri Kalyan Samity arrested
Tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway in Comilla
Govt mulling tuition-free schools till class 8
PM urges all to check electricity wastage
Brahmaputra may swell, India warns
Camera trial to punish Khaleda illegally: SCBA
World
UK's Hunt to host Myanmar talks at UN
Caning of 2 women doesn't reflect Islamic justice: Dr Mahathir
1 killed, 32 missing after quake paralyses Japan's Hokkaido island
Resistance inside Trump administration: NY Times Op-Ed
Kuwait store shut down after sticking googly eyes on fish
India's top court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
TIMELINE: Indian SC decriminalises Section 377
Sports
Djokovic beats heat and Millman to reach U.S. Open semis
I think Shakib is a lot fitter that 20-30%, says Rhodes

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