Midday Brief, Friday, September 20, 2019

20 September 2019

UPDATED 20 September 2019

On a hot afternoon, a boy jumps into the Turag river from a bridge in Amin Bazar area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital. Sweltering heat, along with high humidity, is making life difficult everywhere in the country. The photo was taken on September 19, 2019. Photo: STAR/ Palash Khan

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on September 20, 2019

National
Rab detains Jubo League leader Shamim
Children join global climate strike in Dhaka
One-third Bangladeshis at risk of displacement: IMF
3 bodies found floating in Rajshahi’s Baral River
2 Bangladeshi siblings killed in Mozambique road crash

World
One dead, 5 hurt in Washington, DC shooting: Police