Midday Brief, Friday, August 16, 2019

16 August 2019

UPDATED 16 August 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

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
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