News Watch- (17-10-2018)

PM off to Riyadh on four-day visit to Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Riyadh on Tuesday on a four-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage departed from the Hazrat Shajalal International Airport at 3:45 pm. — UNB

Export, import thru Benapole halt for Durga Puja

BENAPOLE, Oct 16: Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole landport will remain suspended for four days from Tuesday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of Hindu community. The business will resume on October 20. — UNB