Midday brief

1 held with 7.3kg gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials have detained a person with gold bar weighing 7.3kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Friday morning.

1 held with 40 gold bars at Kamalapur Railway Station

Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a person with 40 gold bars worth Tk2.40 crore at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital on Friday morning.

US journalist killers 'wanted $132m ransom'

Jihadists holding US journalist James Foley wanted a $132m ransom for his release, his employer has said.

Another newborn disappears, family blames DMCH authority

A two-day-old child was reportedly stolen yesterday from the neonatal ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), the second newborn to be stolen from the hospital since March.