Published on 04:02 PM, August 16, 2019
Midday Brief, Friday, August 16, 2019
A rickshaw with passengers falls on its side after hitting a pothole on Mitford Road in old Dhaka on August 15, 2019. The busy road has been in a poor condition for months, but the authorities seem to have done nothing to repair it. Photo: STAR/ Rashed Shumon
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Here are the news headlines so far on August 16, 2019
National
4 of a family killed in M’singh road crash
OF SINGLES & MELODIES
Bangabandhu’s killer Rashed Chy to be brought back: Law minister
In Photos: Amusement sites in Dhaka abuzz with visitors
1,719 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs
World
UN Security Council to meet today on Kashmir
5 aid workers killed in NW Syria attack: UN
NKorea fires projectiles, rejects SKorea’s ‘senseless’ dialogue pledge
Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling
Restrictions in Kashmir to be lifted in next few days: Centre to SC
Sports
Unfit Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao
Lyon joins Lillee but reserves praise for Hazlewood
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