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Midday Brief, Monday, October 7, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on October 7, 2019
7 October 2019

Kaelin, Ratcliffe and Semenza win 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize

Two scientists from the United States and one from Britain win the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize for finding how cells adapt to fluctuating oxygen levels, paving the way for new strategies to fight diseases such as anaemia and cancer.
7 October 2019

Abrar murder: Body formed to probe allegation against BCL men

If any BCL activist is found involved with the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, actions will be taken against them, the party’s senior vice-president says.
7 October 2019

Abrar was beaten up with blunt objects

Buet student Abrar Fahad died of “internal bleeding and excessive pain” as he was badly beaten up by blunt objects like cricket stumps or bamboo sticks, doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital say after autopsy.
7 October 2019

No one can kill anyone due to differences in opinions: Quader

No one has the right to kill anyone due to differences in opinions, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says while talking about the death of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
7 October 2019

Feni river deal was Abrar's last Facebook post

In his last Facebook post, Abrar Fahad expressed his critical view about Bangladesh’s agreement with India allowing the country to withdraw water from Feni river.
7 October 2019

2 pry education officials held for ‘bribery’ in Thakurgaon

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) detain two officials of District Primary Education Office (DPEO) in Thakurgaon on charges of taking bribe.
7 October 2019

8m came out of poverty in 6yrs: WB

Around eight million people in Bangladesh have come out of poverty between 2010 and 2016, according to the latest poverty assessment report of World Bank.
7 October 2019

Woman dies of dengue in Khulna

A dengue patient dies at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).
7 October 2019

Buet student murdered after ‘BCL men grilled’ him

A student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has been beaten to death after Bangladesh Chhatra League men allegedly questioned him suspecting his involvement with Shibir.
7 October 2019

US to withdraw troops as Turkey to launch Syria operation: White House

US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near the border with Turkey, nor will they support Ankara's "long-planned operation" into the country, the White House says.
7 October 2019

3 missing as boat capsized in Buriganga

Three passengers go missing as a boat capsizes following a head-on collision between a boat and a launch near Sardarghat terminal in Buriganga river.
6 October 2019

Star day at a Glance, Sunday, October 6, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on October 6, 2019
6 October 2019

Alokito Hridoy School holds STEM fair in Tangail

Alokito Hridoy School, an initiative of Alokito Hridoy Foundation in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail organised a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fair on the school premise on September 26.
6 October 2019

Samrat is obsessed with gambling: Wife

Sharmin Chowdhury, wife of former Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat, claims that gambling was the only addiction of Samrat.
6 October 2019

PM returns home from India

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home wrapping up her four-day official visit to India that saw the signing of seven bilateral documents between the two countries.
6 October 2019

Four of a family killed in lightning strikes

Four members including two minors of a family are killed when lightning strikes them at Boro Station area in Chandpur.
6 October 2019

BNP demands PM’s resignation for signing ‘anti-state’ deal with India

BNP demands immediate step down of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for signing “anti-state” agreements with India “ignoring the country’s national interest”.
6 October 2019

Sheikh Hasina, a great inspiration for me: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, general secretary of Indian Congress party, meets visiting Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
6 October 2019

It was Samrat

Samrat, the king of casinos in Bangladesh, is found to be quite innovative in working his way up the power ladder.
6 October 2019