Midday Brief, Monday, September 24, 2018

24 September 2018, 10:56 AM

UPDATED 24 September 2018, 17:01 PM

Children in uniform are seen peeking out through the rear door locked from the outside. A dangerously-designed van, resembling a prison bus, is used to transport children from school to their homes. The photo was taken from Kantajew Temple Road on Dinajpur-Panchagarh highway recently. Photo: STAR/ KongkonKarmaker

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Here are the headlines so far on September 24, 2018

NationalVan runs biker, pillion over in Magura
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Mirpur ‘gunfight’
PM arrives in New York to attend UNGA
Graft case: Khaleda’s bail extended till tomorrow
BNP calls demo in Dhaka Thursday
FB post on PM: CU prof jailed after bail term
Killers, corrupts forged unity against government: PM
World
Opposition leader Solih says he won Maldives election
UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief
'Father of fiber optics' dies at 84
All eyes on Maldives strongman after shock election defeat
As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges
Proton was a success: Dr Mahathir
Nepal doubles its tiger population
Sports
‘Mustafiz was a magician’ – Mash hails fantastic last over