Midday Brief, Friday, December 27, 2019

27 December 2019

UPDATED 27 December 2019

In this photo: A rare solar eclipse as seen from the capital’s Farmgate area at 10:56 am yesterday. People in many places of Asia witnessed an annular solar eclipse, which is also known as a “ring of fire”. In an annular eclipse, the moon covers the centre of the Sun, giving it the appearance of a bright ring. Photo: STAR/ Amran Hossain

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Here are the news headlines so far on December 27, 2019

National
Rain adds woe to cold-hit people
AL MP Younus passes away
AL to name its candidates tomorrow: Quader
'They were planning to free death row Huji leader Ujjal'

World
Philippines' Typhoon Phanfone toll jumps to 28
12 killed, dozens injured as plane crashes in Kazakhstan