Midday Brief, Tuesday, May 14, 2019

14 May 2019, 10:12 AM

UPDATED 14 May 2019, 16:19 PM

Vehicles stuck in gridlock on the capital’s Airport Road around 2:00pm on May 13, 2019, which was the seventh day of Ramadan. The city’s perennial traffic problem seems to have worsen at many places mainly due to traffic mismanagement. Photo: STAR/ Palash Khan

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Here are the headlines so far on May 14, 2019
National
5 killed in ‘gunfights’
BNP to contest by-polls to Fakhrul’s seat
‘Criminals, drug dealers in central committee’
Graft trial against Moudud to continue
World
CO2 levels hit historic high
Venezuela exodus raises worries of babies being stateless
SL clashes kill 1; curfew imposed after mosques attacked
Digital tech applications creating jobs for women, engineers: LinkedIn
Sri Lankan software engr under Indian surveillance
Graft trial against Moudud to continue
CPJ urges Myanmar not to harass local top journo
WhatsApp discovers spyware that infected with a call alone
The Moon is shrinking: Study
Sports
Fizz shines as BD romp into final