Midday Brief, Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Tue Feb 12, 2019 04:17 PM Last update on: Tue Feb 12, 2019 04:24 PM

In this photo:A schoolgirl waits on a median strip to cross the busy Airport Road in the capital's Mohakhali area on February 11, 2019. There is a footbridge nearby but people jaywalk there every day, putting their lives in danger. The death of two college students in a crash on that road in July last year sparked a nationwide outrage. Photo: STAR/ Rashed Shumon

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on February 12, 2019.

National

'Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Dhaka

3 burnt to death in crash on Dhk-Ctg highway

Manikganj ‘rape’: 2 cops remanded

Bangladesh sets sights on recruitment brokers to curb abuse, trafficking

BIWTA launches hotline to receive complaints

Nominations for reserved seats valid: EC

Mistakes in question papers: SSC ICT exam postponed in Jashore

Man’s bullet-hit body found in Rajshahi

Media can’t reveal children’s identities in criminal cases: HC

HC directs prompt cop action on cases

Stay alert to curb militancy: PM to Ansar, VDP

Niko graft case: Hearing adjourned till Feb 20

Make guidelines for doctors’ pvt practice: HC