Midday Brief, Saturday, August 24, 2019

24 August 2019, 09:43 AM

UPDATED 24 August 2019, 15:48 PM

Sand and stone are being extracted from the bed of the Dholai river in Bholaganj area of Sylhet’s Companiganj. Photo: STAR/ Sheikh Nasir

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Here are the news headlines so far on August 24, 2019

National
Jubo League leader murder: 2 accused killed in Cox’s Bazar 'gunfight'
Man stabbed dead for resisting rape bid on his niece
PM pays tributes to Muzaffar Ahmed
Child dies of dengue in Mymensingh
6 killed as bus falls into ditch in Faridpur

World
Bolsonaro to send army to fight huge fires in the Amazon
Why is part of the Amazon burning?
NKorea's launches two short-range missiles again
Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates
Ex finance minister of India Arun Jaitley passes away
India to increase onion supply to Delhi
Pressure should be squarely on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation: US

Sports
United fans will back Pogba after racist abuse: Solskjaer
De Silva ton lifts Sri Lanka to 244 against New Zealand
Joya, Salma to become FIFA referees?
Pochettino concerned Eriksen's future remains unresolved

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