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Star day at a Glance, Monday, October 7, 2019

7 October 2019, 15:03 PM
UPDATED 7 October 2019, 21:16 PM
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AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SYSTEM A shoe seller has set up his shop around a recently installed digital traffic signal at Gulistan intersection, tying the products around the pole. The automated system was meant to ease traffic and pedestrian movement but everyone acts as if the signals are invisible. Photo: Rashed Shumon/Star

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Here are the news headlines so far on October 7, 2019

National

CCTV footage shows 3 youths taking Abrar near staircase

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2 cases filed against Samrat

Enjoying festivals together is best achievement of Bangladesh: PM

8 million Bangladeshis exit poverty cycle in six years: WB

PM to brief media Wednesday

Abrar had no affiliation with Shibir

Abrar murder: We are living in a death valley, Fakhrul says

Woman dies of dengue in Khulna
Buet student found dead after ‘BCL men’s grilling’
8m came out of poverty in 6yrs: WB
2 pry education officials held for ‘bribery’ in Thakurgaon
Feni river deal was Abrar's last Facebook post
Action if BCL men found involved in Abrar’s murder: Al Nahian
Abrar was beaten up with blunt objects
No one can kill anyone due to differences in opinions: Quader

World
Japan’s JERA invests $330m to buy 22% stake in Summit

US to withdraw troops as Turkey to launch Syria operation
3 scientists of UK, US win Nobel Prize in Medicine
Sports

Ronaldo turns Kiss-tiano as 'Sarri effect' raise spirits

Shakib’s Barbados stumble in first qualifier
US bag three more golds as Worlds draw to close
Man Utd board to blame for club's on-field woes: Neville
Chris Silverwood replaces Trevor Bayliss as England coach

 
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