Midday brief, Sunday, October 22, 2017

22 October 2017, 09:40 AM

UPDATED 22 October 2017, 15:53 PM

A SEA OF UMBRELLAS… Caused by a depression in the bay, it started raining on October 19. It rained on October 20 too. But life goes on. Fifth and eighth-graders, aspirants of a private scholarship, had to carry on with their goals. As they attend the exams at Zindabazar Govt Agragami Girls School and College in Sylhet city, the guardians wait patiently in the rain on the college campus. Photo: Sheikh Nasir

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Here are the headlines so far on October 22, 2017

National
Bengal Classical Music Festival 2017 cancelled
‘Pick observers with no political affiliation’
DU ‘Kha’ unit viva now on Oct 29
Inland water vessels service resumes
Khaleda to meet Sushma tonight
Full verdict commuting Oishee's death released
Tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway continues
Dhaka’s rail link with north and south disrupted for 4hrs
DU ‘Gha’ unit test result published today amid question leak allegation
Ctg transport workers protest AL man’s detention
Writ seeks removal of 30 structures on Turag bank
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Dhaka