Midday Brief | Thursday, July 4, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on July 4, 2019

National
Hasina-Keqiang talks begin
Bus driver held for ‘severing Rajshahi student's forearm’
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Pabna cops
‘HC doesn't like extrajudicial killings’
Hajj flight begins
Khadem's body found inside Azimpur mosque
Dhaka, Beijing ink 9 instruments on various sectors
RMG worker 'raped' in Chattogram
Ershad not improving as per expectations: GM Quader
Sexual assault on Nusrat: Case shifted to women repression tribunal
Md Shamsuzzaman new railway DG
Writ seeks stay on gas tariff hike

World
US hell-bent on hostile acts despite wanting to talk: NKorea
One dead as volcano erupts on Italian island
Few have the courage: Priyanka Gandhi on brother Rahul's resignation
Man dies after 'custody abuse' in Myanmar's Rakhine
Chinese tourists break into eco park, strip it of all its lotus flowers
4 killed, 21 missing after Pakistan boat capsizes
Rahul Gandhi appears before court in defamation case
Indian firms supplying US tech to Huawei may face US sanctions

Sports

Peru advance to Copa America final with 3-0 win over Chile
Brazil's Willian ruled out of Copa America final
Williamson rues lack of Kiwi partnerships on difficult wicket
Wood hopes his luck holds after Williamson run out
Peru coach Gareca praises players' response to Brazil thrashing
England captain Morgan glad of Edgbaston World Cup semi-final
Lampard named Chelsea head coach on three-year deal
Afghanistan sent to bowl against West Indies