Midday Brief, Saturday, August 10, 2019

A man buying a piece of tree trunk, used for chopping meat, from a vendor in Barishal’s Nazirmahalla area on August 9, 2019. With Eid-ul-Azha just a few days away, such items including sharp tools for slaughtering sacrificial animals, bamboo mats and bags for cattle waste are in high demand. The vendor is selling the trunks at Tk 150-300, depending on size. Photo: STAR/ Titu Das