Midday Brief, Tuesday, January 21, 2020

21 January 2020, 09:47 AM

UPDATED 21 January 2020, 15:51 PM

With a train approaching (not in the picture), a rickshaw carrying a passenger squeezes through the closing gate at the capital’s Malibagh rail crossing, ignoring the risk of a possible accident. According to Buet’s Accident Research Institute, at least 239 people were killed and 470 others injured at level crossings and adjacent areas in rail-related incidents last year. The photo was taken on January 13, 2020. Photo: STAR/ Sk Enamul Haq

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Here are the news headlines so far on January 21, 2020

National
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’
Abrar murder: Court takes cognisance of charges against 25 Buet students
AL MP Ismat Ara Sadique passes away
Body of 9-yr-old girl found at Dakshin Khan
Ctg-8 by-polls: BNP wants re-election
Virus scare in China: Screening at Dhaka, Ctg airports begin
Tabith Awal attacked in Mirpur