Midday Brief, Sunday, October 28, 2018

28 October 2018, 10:23 AM

UPDATED 28 October 2018, 16:29 PM

Policemen stationed near a toll booth on the First Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Dhaka's Postogola yesterday. Security was beefed up on the bridge after a youth was killed during a clash over toll hike on Friday. The authorities did not collect toll from vehicles. Photo: STAR/ Amran Hossain

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Here are the headlines so far on October 28, 2018
National
Panchagarh road crash death toll rises to 11
2 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Commuters suffer in 48-hr transport strike
Call off transport strike for sake of people: Quader
SC order on Khaleda’s leave-to-appeal petition tomorrow
Writ seeks division for barrister Mainul
Cops disperse govt job seekers at Shahbagh, 4 held
Bangladesh, WB sign $300m financing deal
Not possible to respond Quader’s call, transport leader says
Govt to distribute 35 crore free textbooks: Nahid
World
What we know about US synagogue shooting suspect
Saudi crown prince to make first speech since Khashoggi murder
Thailand's cave boys enjoy kickabout
Sports
Mushfiqur to play for Chittagong Vikings in upcoming BPL