Evening News Highlights

Prothom Alo English Evening News Highlights
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Law ministry for extending Khaleda’s jail term suspension

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia
File photo

The law ministry has given its opinion in favour of extending the period of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentences suspension by another six months on the existing conditions.

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Bangladesh clinch T20 series against World Champion England

Mehidy Hasan celebrates with Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das after taking the wicket of England's Chris Woakes
Reuters

When Taskin Ahmed hit two boundaries in consecutive balls and jumped in joy to the lap of non-striker Najmul Hossain the packed Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Crowd erupted in ecstasy of making history.

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Inflation jumps to 8.78pc in February

A woman sits in front of a vegitable shop at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on 19 May 2022.
Sajid Hossain

The country’s inflation rose by 0.21 percentage points to 8.78 per cent in February from 8.57 per cent in January after witnessing a downtrend over the last five months, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

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EC sends election officer on forced retirement

Election Commission Building
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The election commission has sent Faridpur region election officer Mostafa Faruk into forced retirement without showing any specific reason.

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RU files case over clash between students and locals, 1 arrested

Shops were set on fire during a clash between students of Rajshahi University and the locals at Binodpur gate area on 11 March 2023
Prothom Alo

Rajshahi University authorities have filed a case over the incident of clash between the students and locals. RU’s registrar Abdus Salam filed the case with Motihar police station on Sunday afternoon.