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Midday Brief, Wednesday, January 8, 2020

In this photo: An elderly man sorting onion after buying the cooking ingredient from a truck of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in the capital’s Khamarbari area yesterday. Like many others, he had to wait a long queue for about an hour to buy three kgs of onion for Tk 100. Buyers complained that about 1kg of each 3-kg packet of onion was rotten. Photo: STAR/ Rashed Shumon

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Here are the news headlines so far on January 8, 2020



National


Rape of DU student: Suspect a serial rapist, Rab says

DU teachers, students demand speedy trial for rapist

Crosscheck information before sharing on social media: PM

Saudi Arabia deports another 132 Bangladeshi workers

Culture of impunity fueling rise in rape incidents

DU rape victim identified rapist after his arrest: Rab

Ministers, MPs can’t take part in electioneering: EC

World

80 'American terrorists' killed: Iran state TV

Malaysia mulls 'zero-cost recruitment' deal with Bangladesh

Ukraine confirms all killed on board plane crashed in Iran

Trump insists ‘All is well!’ after Iran missile attack

'World cannot afford war': US Democrats respond to Iran missile strike

HC releases full text of BDR carnage verdict awarding death to 139

Attacks on US bases launched in retaliation of Soleimani killing: Iran



Sports

Latham joins injured list

Latham joins casualty list from NZ's worst tour

Solskjaer berates Man Utd for 'worst' half of the season in derby loss

Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for two Tests in hastily arranged tour

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