Midday Brief, Sunday, December 23, 2018

23 December 2018, 10:45 AM

UPDATED 23 December 2018, 16:54 PM

A trader arranges a pile of earthen utensils on the bank of Piyan river in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet. While the popularity of pottery has long been on the wane, a handful of traders still bring large quantities of the goods to Sylhet during winter. PHOTO:SHEIKH NASIR

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Here are the headlines so far on December 23, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on December 23, 2018
National
Crude bomb attack on AL rally in Cumilla, 5 hurt
Sylhet city unit BNP president released after arrest
Latif Siddiqui quits poll race
BNP welcomes decision to deploy army ahead of polls
Keep promises this time: Shujan to political parties
Writ seeks armed forces’ engagement in voting process
Bangabandhu Bridge toll collection system collapses
Film director Amjad Hossain laid in Jamalpur
Oikyafront hopes armed forces will work neutrally
Khaleda files pleas seeking return of candidacy
Media centre to be opened to provide polls info: Tarana
World
62 killed in Indonesia volcano-triggered tsunami
US govt shutdown likely to drag on past Christmas
US envoy in fight against IS quits after Syria pullout
LG announces new flagship smartphone with five cameras
Myanmar policeman found killed in northern Rakhine state
Myanmar announces ceasefire against armed groups
Sports
ICC tells BCCI to pay up or lose 2023 World Cup hosting rights

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