Midday Brief, Thursday, January 10, 2019

10 January 2019, 10:05 AM

UPDATED 10 January 2019, 16:12 PM

Boatloads of vegetables have been arriving on the bank of the Buriganga river in the capital's Shyambazar. Thanks to good harvests in the neighbouring districts, prices of vegetables have already started dipping in kitchen markets in Dhaka. The pictures were taken on Tuesday morning. Photo: STAR/ Anisur Rahman

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Here are the headlines so far on January 10, 2019
National
Germany stands beside agitating workers
Labour agitation in Savar, Ashulia, Dhaka
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Homecoming Day
2 ‘drug traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Highest ever extrajudicial killings in 2018: ASK
Bangladesh improves position in World Passport Index
Australia cops probe Bangladeshi official's link to fake visa for Rohingya
CID arrests 16 frauds in Dhaka
India greets Bangladesh's new foreign minister
Gatco graft case: Khaleda asked to appear before court Jan 16
World
Paris tops ranking of world's healthiest cities
Singapore eco-tourism plan sparks protest
Philippine court jails ex-bank manager over BB cyber heist
Trump storms out of border wall negotiations
Opposition's Tshisekedi wins Congo presidential election
'Repeating' radio waves from deep space baffle scientists
Sports
'I hope Pep's got more than a glass of wine for me'