Midday Brief, Friday, June 8, 2018
Vendors display fresh bank notes for 'sale' in Gulistan, Dhaka ahead of Eid. The demand for small bills of mint-fresh currency is on a high during the festival, for distribution among the poor, and to younger family members as 'salami' (an auspicious token). The smaller notes can be exchanged for a rate of an additional Tk 30 per 1000. Photo: STAR/ Amran Hossain
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Here are the headlines so far on June 8, 2018
National
Proposed budget implementable: Muhith
‘No VAT on online shopping’
CPD criticises lowering corporate tax for banks, financial institutions
Doly Begum makes history, wins big in Ontario provincial polls
3 more ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
10 'fake currency makers' held in Dhaka
4 dead being run over by cement-laden truck in Ctg
World
Mars had the ingredients needed for life
Guatemala volcano rescues suspended as death toll hits 109
Sports
‘Mental block’ limits Tigers, says Shakib
Ronaldo return inspires Portugal past Algeria
Rashford shines as England cruise past Costa Rica
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