Midday Brief, Thursday, April 5, 2018

5 April 2018, 10:26 AM

UPDATED 5 April 2018, 16:31 PM

Dhaka's footpaths are being used for everything except for the reason it was made -- ensuring smooth movement of the pedestrians. Occupying the entire breadth of the footpath on Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue, a worker works on a billboard structure on April 4, 2018. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on April 5, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on April 5, 2018

National
‘ACC should use its legal powers to curb corruption’
SUST website back after hack

‘Outlaw’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in Kushtia
BCL announces council schedule
Graft case: Court extends Khelada's bail again
No virtual progress in efforts to repatriate Rohingyas: PM

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‘People confused whether AL a democratic party’

World
Salman Khan gets 5yrs' jail for poaching blackbuck

Facebook says 87 million may be affected by data breach
Moscow’s bid for joint poisoning inquiry fails

Brazil's Lula: Once invincible leftist on brink of prison

Saudi Arabia's 1st new cinema in decades to open April 18

Sports
Guardiola questions protection offered to attacked City bus

Shanto, Nasir twin tons take Abahani to 374

Shakib gaining confidence with each Sunrisers session

Warner joins Smith and Bancroft in accepting tampering ban

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