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Midday Brief, Tuesday, October 1, 2019

1 October 2019, 09:59 AM
UPDATED 1 October 2019, 16:06 PM
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In this photo: Two men sorting out the fish before packaging. Hilsa traders in the district are busy buying and packaging the fish after the government recently decided to allow its export to India. Photo: STAR/ Titu Das

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on October 1, 2019

National
Padma water swells after India opens 119 gates of Farakka barrage

PM returns home from New York

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Better late than never, Quader says on drive against casino

Metrorail project workers stage demo for ‘forcing them to quit job’

2 ‘Yaba traders’ killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

Raid going on at ‘casino businessman’ Salim’s house

Dhaka sees 45.2mm rain in 2hrs; city dwellers suffer

 

World
Cops press panic button after snakes invade Indian police station

India experiences wettest monsoon in 25years

Barricades up, shutters down as Hong Kong marks China's birthday

Women treated as totty in films even when they play leaders: Study

Bringing South Asians together, through translations

 

Sports
Babar Azam third fastest to 11 ODI tons
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