Midday Brief, Friday, August 2, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?

Here are the news headlines so far on August 2, 2019



National

8 dead in Thakurgaon road crash

50 warehouses gutted in Narayanganj fire

Manikganj turkey farmer has eyes on French market

‘Drug dealer’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’

World

Trump hits China with more tariffs, sharply escalating trade dispute

Trump plays down new apparent NKorea test

Japan removes of S Korea from favoured trade list

Blasts hit Bangkok as city hosts major security meeting

NKorea increases pressure with latest missile launches

SC ruling on UP rape case a ‘stamp on prevailing jungle raj’: Priyanka Gandhi

4 killed, 31 missing as fishing boat sinks off Borneo

Outbreak in Bangladesh behind rise in dengue cases in West Bengal: Mamata

‘Any discussion over Kashmir to be with Pakistan only’

Sports

Australia hails return of saviour Smith

England's Anderson apologise to team mates after re-injuring calf

Four Central Asian players get life bans for match-fixing