Midday Brief | Friday, April 19, 2019

Children in Chattogram have resorted to the best way to beat the heat – diving into the Karnaphuli. The photo was taken on Thursday, April 18, 2019 from the city’s Fishery Ghat area. Photo: STAR/ Rajib Raihan
Dear readers, here are the news headlines so far on Friday, April 19, 2019.
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Here are the news headlines so far on Friday, April 19, 2019.
National
2 killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura
PM receives treatment at National Institute of Ophthalmology
6 proposals from Bangladesh for effective multilateral trading system
World
Mali govt resigns after massacre, insecurity
3 mountaineers presumed dead in Canada avalanche
Australian father rescues toddler from dingo's jaws
Japan will invite Trump to visit Japan May 25-28
BJP, CPI-M seek ban on ‘Mamata biopic’
India suspends trade with Pakistan along Kashmir LoC
Russia shrugs off Mueller report: Agencies