Midday brief, Sunday, December 31, 2017

31 December 2017, 10:07 AM

UPDATED 31 December 2017, 16:50 PM

A juvenile brown-headed gull in flight over the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong with its catch. A common visitor to Bangladesh during winter, they breed in Central Asia, and stay in this region between October and April. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Raihan

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Here are the headlines so far on December 31, 2017

National
1. NBR Chairman Nojibur made PM’s principal secy
2. ‘Abduction drama’: Court summons Farhad Mazhar Jan 30
3. ‘Robber’ killed in Comilla ‘gunfight’
4. 3 'militants of Sarwar-Tamim group’ held in C’nawabganj
5. Best Movies of 2017
6. Non-MPO teachers start fast unto death
7. Rangpur city polls set example of peaceful elections: Shujan
8. Top stories that ruled social media in 2017
9. 35.42cr free textbooks to be distributed Monday
10. 818 women raped across country in 2017: Report
11. 2 new air bases to be built in the country: PM
World
1. Protests hit Tehran, 2 demonstrators killed in Iran
2. Joy, relief as Singaporean cameraman returns from Myanmar prison
3. Rajinikanth announces his entry into politics