Midday Brief, Thursday, December 20, 2018

20 December 2018, 10:54 AM

UPDATED 20 December 2018, 17:01 PM

A man jumps off a moving train with another about to follow suit. This kind of recklessness can turn fatal within a matter of seconds. The photo was taken near Tejgaon rail station in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: STAR/ Rashed Shumon

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Here are the headlines so far on December 20, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the headlines so far on December 20, 2018
National
Gaibandha-3 aspirant Fazle Rabbi dies
RMG workers demo in Savar against new wage
Congenial atmosphere for JS polls all over the country: CEC
Jhalakathi BNP leader held for attack on local candidate
HC refuses to hear writ challenging legality of polls schedule
Re-elect AL to keep up progress: PM
Death of Fazle Rabbi: EC halts election to Gaibandha-3 Govt declares December 30 general holiday
HC disqualifies 7 candidates from contesting JS polls
World
Bipartisan senators call for US 'genocide' label of Myanmar killings
Disband 'biased' panel on crimes against Rohingya: HRW
US Fed raises interest rates, signals more hikes ahead
Facebook defends data sharing after new report on partner deals
UK court jails neo-Nazi couple who named child after Hitler
US withdrawal from Syria will spark Islamic State revival: SDF
Myanmar forces conduct 'clearance operations' after 2 killed
Sports
No BPL for Smith

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