Published on 09:44 PM, June 29, 2019

STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, June 29, 2019

Students under the banner of voluntary organisation “The 6th Sense” formed a human chain in front of National Museum in Shahbagh, demanding that the government scrap VAT on sanitary pads as proposed in the budget. Photo: STAR

Hello dear readers! How was your day?

Here are the news headlines on June 29, 2019. 

National 

Every people will be benefited by the budget: PM 

‘No one will be able to publish anything as per whims in social media’ 

WB to give $100m to boost public service delivery  

BNP to intensify movement, legal battle for Khaleda’s release

Finance Bill 2019 passed in JS 

‘Remove Zia’s grave from JS area’ 

Bangladesh highlights UN’s failure to prevent atrocities in Myanmar 

Road crashes kill 5 in Rangpur, Gopalganj districts 

‘Criminal’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with rivals 

Ershad recovering quickly: Doctors 

Culture of impunity behind such incidents: NHRC chief 

Govt signs $100m deal with WB to improve public service delivery 

Rifat's killing: 3 accused remanded 

5 'air polluting' cement factories near Sundarbans get clearance: Minister 

Recovery operation suspends Dhaka-Sylhet-Chattogram train route 

3,107 ‘fake certificates’ of FFs revoked: Minister 

BNP slams law-and-order ‘downslide’ 

Padma bridge: 14th span installed; 2,100 metres visible now 

World 

Millions urge Indian govt to declare a 'climate emergency' 

'DeepNude' app to 'undress' women shut down after furor 

Trump says he could meet NKorea’s Kim at DMZ 

17 killed in Pune boundary wall collapse 

Mother, wife of drowned Salvadoran migrants awaits their repatriation 

Migrant-rescue ship enters Italy, captain arrested 

US federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wall 

Vietnamese start-ups go global 

China and US agree to restart trade talks 

Taliban attack kills 25 in north: Afghan officials 

Putin brings own mug to G20 summit 

Sports 

Fans evicted following clashes during Pak-Afg game 

Strengthen local govt: WB 

Sri Lanka's Pradeep out of WC with chicken pox 

Afghanistan post 227 for nine against Pakistan 

Boult, Ferguson breakthroughs leave Australia struggling 

Chile beat Colombia in shootout to reach Copa semi-finals 

Argentina see off Venezuela to set up titanic Copa clash with Brazil 

Back in the era of fast bowlers 

Politics spices up Pakistan-Afghanistan World Cup tie 

England's World Cup on the line against India 

Finch relishing 'less aggressive' Australia at World Cup 

Fashionista Kohli gives thumbs-up to India's 'smart' orange jersey 

Pakistan sent to bowl first against Afghanistan