Midday Brief, Saturday, September 1, 2018

1 September 2018

UPDATED 1 September 2018

It might look like a truck, but it is not. It is an unauthorised vehicle, locally known as Nasiman, parked in a field in Ambari area of Dinajpur's Parbatipurupazila on Monday. Built with water pump engines, such low-cost three-wheelers are illegal. Their numbers have thrived in the last few years largely due to poor enforcement of law. Photo: STAR/ Kongkon Karmaker

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Here are the headlines so far on September 1, 2018
National
‘Dhaka’s transport system suffers for lack of vision, not for money’
Woman commits suicide after killing 2 children in Habiganj
Met office predicts rain throughout country until early tomorrow
Anarchy by public university students not acceptable: PM
PM to brief media on Bimstec summit tomorrow
BNP vows to continue movement
BNP rally marking 40th anniv begins
World
BIMSTEC aims institutional shape
US top beef exporter of the world
NKorea preparing toned-down military parade – Analysts
US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
Imran Khan takes helicopter to work, faces criticism
British-Bangladeshi gets 30-yr for plot to kill Theresa May
Game over? China to rein in online games in latest industry setback
Ghost ship in Myanmar waters towed by Indonesian vessel: Navy
Imran Khan wants media to give him 3 months before criticising his govt