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Midday Brief, Wednesday, January 8, 2020

8 January 2020
UPDATED 8 January 2020
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In this photo: An elderly man sorting onion after buying the cooking ingredient from a truck of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in the capital’s Khamarbari area yesterday. Like many others, he had to wait a long queue for about an hour to buy three kgs of onion for Tk 100. Buyers complained that about 1kg of each 3-kg packet of onion was rotten. Photo: STAR/ Rashed Shumon

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Here are the news headlines so far on January 8, 2020

National
Rape of DU student: Suspect a serial rapist, Rab says
DU teachers, students demand speedy trial for rapist
Crosscheck information before sharing on social media: PM
Saudi Arabia deports another 132 Bangladeshi workers
Culture of impunity fueling rise in rape incidents
DU rape victim identified rapist after his arrest: Rab
Ministers, MPs can’t take part in electioneering: EC

World
80 'American terrorists' killed: Iran state TV
Malaysia mulls 'zero-cost recruitment' deal with Bangladesh
Ukraine confirms all killed on board plane crashed in Iran
Trump insists ‘All is well!’ after Iran missile attack
'World cannot afford war': US Democrats respond to Iran missile strike
HC releases full text of BDR carnage verdict awarding death to 139
Attacks on US bases launched in retaliation of Soleimani killing: Iran

Sports
Latham joins injured list
Latham joins casualty list from NZ's worst tour
Solskjaer berates Man Utd for 'worst' half of the season in derby loss
Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for two Tests in hastily arranged tour

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