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STAR Day At A Glance| Friday, October 20, 2017

Devotees light candles on the occasion of Deepavali, also known as Diwali, at Chatteshwari Kalibari temple in Chittagong city on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Photo: Prabir Das/STAR

Dear readers, here are the headlines of the day on Friday, October 20, 2017. 

National 

16th amendment verdict: Body formed to file review 

Rains batter normal life 

BNP finds AL’s 11-point proposal ‘unconducive’

Over 700,000 people get cholera vaccine in Cox’s Bazar

‘Drug smuggler’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’

DU ‘Gha’ unit admission test question paper ‘leaked’! 

Unknown woman found dead in auto-rickshaw near DMCH 

Pro-BNP lawyers’ scuffle showed disrespect to law: Quader 

30 organizations win Joy Bangla Youth Award 

Accused flees after biting cop’s hand in Netrakona

World 

30 killed in attack at mosque in Kabul 

Rohingya refugee children in dire state: Unicef

No Rohingya woman safe as rapists run rampant: Experts 

UNHCR seeks timely, generous supports for Rohingyas 

EU conveys its decisions to Suu Kyi on Rohingya issue 

G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online

Delhi chokes on toxic haze despite Diwali fireworks ban 

9m people killed in pollution: Report 

A Wasa excavator on a barge cleaning up the DND Canal in the city's Jatrabari. The canal has become clogged with rubbish, obstructing the water flow. Dhaka Wasa has 65km of such canals under its supervision. Photo: Palash Khan/ STAR
 

Facebook joins effort to boost newspaper subscriptions

Now Suu Kyi’s name removed from Oxford college common room

Sports 

Tamim to miss third SA ODI

Mushfiqur goes up five places in ICC ODI rankings 

Everton fan punches player while carrying child 

Giroud overhead kick edges Arsenal past Red Star

Neymar-Mbappe-Cavani trio striking a balance? 

Imam ready to follow uncle Inzamam's footsteps

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