Midday Brief, Friday, August 2, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on August 2, 2019

National
8 dead in Thakurgaon road crash
50 warehouses gutted in Narayanganj fire
Manikganj turkey farmer has eyes on French market
‘Drug dealer’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’

World
Trump hits China with more tariffs, sharply escalating trade dispute

Trump plays down new apparent NKorea test
Japan removes of S Korea from favoured trade list
Blasts hit Bangkok as city hosts major security meeting
NKorea increases pressure with latest missile launches
SC ruling on UP rape case a ‘stamp on prevailing jungle raj’: Priyanka Gandhi
4 killed, 31 missing as fishing boat sinks off Borneo
Outbreak in Bangladesh behind rise in dengue cases in West Bengal: Mamata
‘Any discussion over Kashmir to be with Pakistan only’

Sports
Australia hails return of saviour Smith
England's Anderson apologise to team mates after re-injuring calf
Four Central Asian players get life bans for match-fixing