Midday Brief, Friday, December 21, 2018

21 December 2018, 10:54 AM

UPDATED 21 December 2018, 17:11 PM

T20l captain Shakib Al Hasan led from the front, scoring an unbeaten 26-ball 42 during a Bangladesh record fifth-wicket stand with Mahmudullah Riyad before coming back with the ball to scalp his maiden five-for in the shortest format of the game as the Tigers won the second T201 by 36 runs to level the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. PHOTO: FIROZ AHMED

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Here are the headlines so far on December 21, 2018

National
Teen commits suicide after being scolded for exam results
Parties thanked for pledging to protect minority interest
‘UN closely following Bangladesh polls situation’
3 held over 'spreading anti-state rumour'
From ‘Chaad’ to ‘Shat Gambuj’: The mosque that enthralls
Violence a part of political culture: EC Rafiqul Islam
Train services on Dhaka-Sylhet routes suspended for 6 hrs
Jashore-4 BNP candidate arrested
EC, police trying to destroy democracy: Fakhrul
PM addressing election rally in Gulshan
Fakhrul's motorcade intercepted in N'ganj
World
US defense chief quits after clashing with Trump
Giving birth increases risk of heart disease and stroke
A new Russian first lady
Sports
Banned Smith reveals details of ball-tampering debacle