Midday brief, Monday, November 27, 2017

27 November 2017, 10:42 AM

UPDATED 27 November 2017, 17:04 PM

An elephant and her one-and-a-half-year-old baby were electrocuted early Saturday in Chittagong's Lohagara. The animals died when they became entangled in the wires placed by a farmer to protect his paddy field. Photo: Collected

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Here are the headlines so far on November 27, 2017

National

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1. HC resumes delivering BDR mutiny verdict
2. DU student’s hunger strike for Ducsu polls continues
3. Bangladesh to Malaysia: A new way to student trafficking
4. Govt declares Dec 12 Natl’ ICT Day
5. No classes, exams as govt college teachers continue strike
6. Diaz’s mother on hunger strike at CU campus
7. BB wants removal of Farmers Bank MD
8. UK reaffirms support for Bangladesh, Rohingyas
9. Pope likely to meet small group of Rohingyas in Dhaka
10. A letter to the world on the birthday of Mubashar’s daughter

World

1. Flies can help in public health surveillance: Study
2. Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope's diplomatically fraught trip
3. Contestant from South Africa wins Miss Universe crown
4. Pakistan’s Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns
5. Suu Kyi to visit China amid Western criticism

Sports
1. Anamul powers Chittagong Vikings to 187
2. Messi’s ghost goal

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