Midday brief, Aug 3 2017

Good afternoon, readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on Thursday, 3rd August, 2017.

National
Bangladesh weather to turn deadly by century: Study
48hrs post surgery: Twins Tofa, Tahura doing fine
DU admission tests begin Sep 15
SC verdict proves govt is illegal: Fakhrul
Brac University protest: 4 students on hunger strike
JU teacher starts sit-in at Shaheed Minar
Bangladesh graft hotline gets 75,000 calls in first week
SC stays Dhaka University VC-elect panel
6 Myanmar nationals held with 3 lakh Yaba in Teknaf
DU teacher’s appointment illegal, SC rules
Show cause notice issued against 70 JU students
2 lighterage ships collide at Ctg port, 13 rescued

International                                                           
Pranab Mukherjee shares heart melting letter from Modi
Chile Congress lifts abortion ban
Actor Dilip Kumar recovering well: Wife
World's biggest heart - from a blue whale - displayed in Toronto
Man rescued in toy dinghy one mile off English coast
Panama papers firm shrinks internationally
Other planets may never be as hospitable as Earth: study
In rare bipartisan display, Democrats back Trump on China trade probe
US urges Americans to leave NKorea before ban starts
2 dead after explosion at US school
Smartphone sales slip as top vendors consolidate market share

Sports
I am really excited, says Mushfiq
Pay dispute ends; Australia coming to Bangladesh
BCB CEO reacts to end of Australia’s pay dispute
Media hail Neymar 'transfer of the century'