Midday brief, Sunday, December 24, 2017

Good afternoon, readers! How are you doing today?

Here are the headlines so far on December 24, 2017

National

1. Govt seeks review on 16th amendment verdict

2. One held over infant’s death during mugging

3. PM vows to turn Bangladesh Navy into 'Builder Navy'

4. 2 ‘militants’ held in Dhaka

5. Polls time alliance: Have to wait to hear from Ershad, says Quader

6. Pry teachers’ hunger strike enters day 2

World

1. Fire in Philippine shopping mall kills 37

2. Smartphones that shook up the market in 2017

3. Myanmar, accused of crackdown, invited to US-Thai military exercise

4. NKorea says new UN sanctions an act of war

5. Jerusalem tensions cast shadow over Holy Land Christmas

6. Singaporean president’s car escapes summons

7. Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree

8. Erroneous ‘Mary Christmas’ wish from Malaysia Airports goes viral

9. US drops charges that UN economist underpaid Bangladeshi worker

10. World's largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China

Sports

1. BD clinch SAFF U-15 Women's Championship

2. Messi has benefited from Neymar’s absence?

3. Mourinho lashes 'childish' Man United

4. Mourinho’s son celebrates Barca’s Clasico win

5. Ashes gone, pride at stake for wounded England