Midday Brief, Friday, October 18, 2019

18 October 2019, 09:50 AM

UPDATED 18 October 2019, 15:54 PM

A female Taiga Flycatcher catches her breath on a tree in a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj’s Alinagar area. The winter visitor is known to always be on the move, hopping from one tree to another. The photo was taken recently. Photo: STAR/ Rabiul Hasan

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on October 18, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on October 18, 2019

National
4 ‘criminals’ including 2 Rohingyas killed in separate ‘gunfights’
'In 3yrs, 2961 power division officials made int’l trips'
Man held with 130 gold bars in Chattogram airport
Foreign Minister calls upon German businesses to invest in Bangladesh

World
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Fierce gun battles as El Chapo's son arrested in Mexico
US hails Turkish cease-fire; Kurds must vacate border area
Trump says Turkey and Kurds needed to fight 'like two kids'