Midday Brief, Thursday, July 26, 2018

26 July 2018, 10:01 AM

UPDATED 26 July 2018, 16:06 PM

People try to push a microbus stuck in mud on the Dhaka-Mawa highway at Jurain near the Postagola Bridge. Road expansion work is going on there and the recent rains hid the poorly covered potholes on the road. The rain also flooded parts of the highway, bellow, putting vehicles and pedestrians in trouble. Photo: STAR/ Prabir Das

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National
3 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’
'Multistoried quarters for govt staff at all divisional cities '
Mosaddek for army deployment ahead of RCC polls
Don’t arrest or harass BCC mayor candidates’ people: HC
Attack on Zafar Iqbal: Foyzur, his family charged
BCL didn’t attack Mahmudur: Law minister
7 killed in Barguna road crash
Govt committed to promoting religious freedom: Mahmood Ali
World
PTI leads in much-delayed election results, PML-N cry foul
HIV infects one teenage girl every 3 minutes: UN
Do delays in the voting process constitute rigging?
Pak polls: Several parties show serious reservations over results
Khan supporters celebrate as Pakistan faces electoral chaos
Suspected self-immolation attempt near US Embassy in China
Religious parties fail to make their presence felt
Sports
We are not learning from our mistakes: Mashrafe
Salah’s scoring return pleases Klopp
Missing Bangladeshi athlete with autism found safe
Silva says current contract could be last at Man City

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