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5 hurt, 20 buses vandalised in Narayanganj garment workers clash
Five people have been injured and at least 20 buses vandalised in a clash between two groups of garment workers in Adamjee Export Processing Zone of Narayanganj.
20 June 2019
Woman killed in the name of ‘exorcising jinn’, 2 held
A mentally challenged woman is found dead in Shiddhirganj of Narayanganj at the house of a kabiraj (rural exorcist) couple who allegedly performed exorcism on her saying that a “jinn had possessed her”.
20 June 2019
Bullet-hit body found along Shingnagar border in Chapainawabganj
A bullet-hit body has been found near Bangladesh-India border at Shingnagar in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
20 June 2019
Plant saplings at houses, workplaces: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to plant and nurture saplings in their respective workplaces and houses with a view to protecting the environment.
20 June 2019
Pirojpur schoolgirl writes to PM for new school building
A primary school student from Pirojpur Sadar has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a new school building in replacement of the existing rundown building.
20 June 2019
Midday Brief | Thursday, June 20, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on June 20, 2019
20 June 2019
Paribagh high-rise building fire doused
A fire that breaks out at a flat of a high-rise building in Paribagh of Dhaka has been doused.
20 June 2019
India will heighten border security
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind today said infiltrators “pose a major threat” to India’s internal security and said border security will be further strengthened to prevent infiltration.
20 June 2019
Latif Siddique sent to jail in graft case
A Bogura court sends former jute and textile minister Abdul Latif Siddique to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for misusing power and damaging government property.
20 June 2019
HC for vision and dope tests for driving license
The High Court directs the authorities concerned to take steps for dope and vision tests of drivers before giving them licenses to run vehicles.
20 June 2019
Pay Tk 50 lakh to Rajib’s family in 2 months: HC
High Court has ordered two bus companies to pay Tk 50 lakh compensation over the death of Rajib Hossain, the student who died between two buses in Dhaka last year.
20 June 2019
Over 100 shanties gutted in Chattogram slum fire
Over 100 shanties are gutted as a fire ripped through a slum in Chattogram city's Fishery Ghat area.
20 June 2019
Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it shot down a US drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. The US military declined to immediately comment.
20 June 2019
Ex-MP Rana’s bail order stayed
The Supreme Court has stayed till July 1 a High Court order that granted bail to Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, former Awami League lawmaker from Tangail-3, in a murder case.
20 June 2019
Imran Khan trolled after he quotes Tagore as Gibran
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tweets an inspirational quote but mistakenly attributes it to another writer which makes his tweet viral on social media.
20 June 2019
Rain breathes respite into city life
Dhaka city has seen some respite from the sweeping heat wave of the last few days with the bout of monsoon shower in the morning.
20 June 2019
Google doodle celebrates poet Sufia Kamal’s birth anniversary
Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage celebrating the life of Bangladeshi poet and political activist Sufia Kamal on her 108th birth anniversary.
20 June 2019
Trade disputes to dominate as ASEAN meets in Bangkok
Southeast Asian leaders will dissect the impact of the US-China tariff war this weekend at a Bangkok summit, with Beijing determined to drive forward a trade pact sweeping in 40 percent of global commerce -- but excluding America.
20 June 2019
3 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Dhaka, Cumilla, N’ganj
Three people are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cumilla and Narayanganj.
20 June 2019
Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: study
Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast now as they were before the turn of the century, according to a new study that relied on recently declassified Cold War-era satellite imagery.
20 June 2019