Midday Brief, Monday, January 7, 2019

7 January 2019, 09:49 AM

UPDATED 7 January 2019, 15:56 PM

Air heavy with dust lowering visibility on the Second Buriganga Bridge exposes the extent of pollution in the area. This is a result a battered road conditions, dry weather and lack of maintenance. The photo was taken at KadamtaliChowrasta in Keraniganj. Photo: STAR/ Palash Khan

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Here are the headlines so far on January 7, 2019
National
Cops foil garment workers’ demo in Savar
Bangladesh among world's most successful countries: Shringla
DU student stabbed by ‘muggers’ on campus
Bangladesh 41st largest economy in 2019: Study
RMG workers block Airport Road
Bangabhaban ready to swear-in new ministers
Cumilla murder case: Khaleda bail plea hearing adjourned
Defiant mob beats ‘extortionist’ dead in Ctg
World
Thailand says Saudi woman in asylum case to be sent back
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ wins at Golden Globes in upset
Trump offers steel wall instead of concrete wall
Former Venezuela Supreme Court judge flees to US, denounces Maduro
Japan starts $9 departure tax for travellers
Thousands stung in Australian jellyfish 'invasion'