Midday Brief, Friday, March 13, 2020

13 March 2020, 10:07 AM

UPDATED 13 March 2020, 16:11 PM

MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS BUILT ILLEGALLY Workers taking away the debris of two multi-storey buildings built illegally on the bank of Turag. BIWTA and Gazipur district administration tore down the buildings in a joint drive. The photo was taken from the north side of Tongi-Abdullapur bridge on March 12, 2020. Photo: STAR/ Anisur Rahman

Here are the news headlines so far on March 13, 2020

Here are the news headlines so far on March 13, 2020

National
One of two recovered coronavirus patients sent home: IEDCR
23 Bangladeshis quarantined in India returning home tomorrow
Leader of fraud gang which targeted mobile banking users, held in Dhaka
SCBA election: pro-AL lawyer elected president
Robber killed in Cumilla gunfight
2 killed in Mymensingh road crash

World
Canada PM's wife tests positive for coronavirus
Australia stocks make surprise rally despite coronavirus fears
Modi proposes joint strategy by SAARC countries to fight coronavirus
Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers due to coronavirus fears

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Sports
Arsenal manager Arteta tests positive for coronavirus
Australia's Richardson tested for virus as ODI starts behind closed doors

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