Evening News Highlights

Prothom Alo English Evening News Highlights
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Forex reserve dips to 6-year low

The foreign exchange reserves plunged to USD 31 billion as the government paid USD 1.05 billion in trade bills to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) on Tuesday. But the actual reserves would be USD 23 billion after deducting an already used amount of USD 8 billion.

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Bangladesh beat England by 6 wickets in 1st T20I

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and England at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on March 9, 2023
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Bangladesh showcased brave and powerful performance in batting, bowling and fielding to clinch a six-wicket win against the world champions England in their first T20I of the two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

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Siddique Bazar blast: Building owner among 3 shown arrested

The members of the fire service have resumed the rescue operation at the Queen Sanitary Market in Gulistan’s Siddique Bazar for the third day without using any heavy machinery on Thursday
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Three people, including the owner of the 5-storey building at Siddique Bazar where a deadly explosion on Tuesday left 21 people dead, were shown arrested in a case over the blast.

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Rozina on CFWIJ list of journalist heroes

Rozina Islam has been included on this year's list of 20 women journalist heroes recognised by the Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) for their courage and commitment to speak the truth despite facing threats of violence.

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Tk 112m robbed from DBBL cash van in Dhaka

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An amount of Tk 112.5 million has been robbed from a cash van in the capital’s Uttara area, when it was going to refill the automated teller machine (ATM) in a Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) booth.

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Anti-state deal with Adani Power has to be cancelled immediately: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blasted Bangladesh’s power purchase deal with India’s conglomerate Adani Power terming it anti-state and anti-people, urging the government to rescind the deal immediately.

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