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<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman speaks at a food and clothes distribution event at Jurain in Dhaka on 30 May 2026 marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Be aware of waste removal: PM urges city dwellers</news:title>
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<image:caption>MP Hasanat Abdullah</image:caption>
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<news:title>I was not given the upazila budget money: Hasanat Abdullah</news:title>
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<image:caption>Visitors gather in front of the enclosure to see the buffalo named “Donald Trump.” Saturday, National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The famous buffalo “Donald Trump” rests inside its enclosure at the National Zoo in Mirpur</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Little Sabiha Islam came with her uncle to see the buffalo, “Donald Trump.” Saturday, National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Little Safwan takes a selfie in front of the buffalo “Donald Trump,” sitting on his father Abu Sufian’s shoulders. Saturday, National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<news:title>"Donald Trump" buffalo main attraction at the zoo, father-son living in Philippines even pay a visit</news:title>
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<image:caption>Comilla zila parishad administrator Mostak Mia speaks at a discussion marking the death anniversary of President Ziaur Rahman at Cumilla Shilpakala Academy on 30 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T13:57:00.248Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Asif took Tk 150m, Hasnat 100m from revenue funds: Cumilla zila parishad administrator</news:title>
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<image:caption>Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T12:49:07.703Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ad-din newborn deaths: Probe report to be finalised after speaking to mothers, says health minister</news:title>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today addressed at an event in the capital's ECB and Kuril areas on 30 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman distributed clothing and dry food among poor and destitute people in Dhaka on 30 May 2026, marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman distributed clothing and dry food among poor and destitute people in Dhaka on 30 May 2026, marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T12:29:37.667Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM urges all to build country following Ziaur Rahman's ideals</news:title>
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<image:caption>Shiuli Akter cries while holding her forehead against the lifeless body of her 10-month-old son, who died of measles, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka, on May 8, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:55:14.666Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Measles and symptoms deaths rise to 583 as eight more children die</news:title>
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<image:caption>Ziaur Rahman</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:45:08.815Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shaheed President General Zia: As I saw him</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ziaur Rahman, Death anniversary, President, Army Chief</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/football/5gu3oas0qa</loc>
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<image:caption>Arsenal's Mikel Merino, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Max Dowman during training ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on 29 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:45:08.192Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Champions League: Asenal hungry for history against PSG after title win</news:title>
<news:keywords>UEFA Champions League, PSG, Paris Saint-Germain</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, India, on 27 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:35:41.945Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sangakkara backs teen Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for India call-up</news:title>
<news:keywords>IPL, India, BCCI</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/jsuopbk8lh</loc>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman distributes food and clothes marking former President Ziaur Rahman’s death anniversary.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:34:48.779Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM distributes food among poor on Ziaur Rahman’s death anniversary</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/vfv24xst42</loc>
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<image:caption>Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler shakes hands with Rajasthan Royals' Donovan Ferreira after the match during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, India, on 29 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:19:07.823Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IPL: Gill ton steers Gujarat past Rajasthan into final</news:title>
<news:keywords>IPL, Shubman Gill, T20 Cricket</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/4fs4ug7rgw</loc>
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<image:caption>More than 100 animal hides were dumped into a river in Feni without finding any buyers. The hides were thrown into the Katakhali River in Mamarizpur village of Daganbhuiyan upazila on 29 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:11:14.494Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Finding no buyers, Feni traders dump over 100 animal hides into the river</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sacrificial Animals, River, Feni</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/8sbbntdgzx</loc>
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<image:caption>Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury lays wreaths at the first grave site of martyred President Ziaur Rahman in Rangunia, Chattogram, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of his martyrdom. Saturday afternoon</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T10:09:09.321Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The chance has returned to build Bangladesh envisioned by Ziaur Rahman: Amir Khasru</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ziaur Rahman, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Chattogram, Death anniversary</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/o60p39abr4</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T09:01:57.995Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Recalling Ziaur Rahman’s famous radio address: Indian High Commission</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ziaur Rahman, Death anniversary, Indian High Commission, Indian High Commissioner</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1gqznwxbqs</loc>
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<image:caption>BNP Chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman pays tribute to President Ziaur Rahman on the 45th anniversary of his death by laying a wreath at his grave on 30 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T07:48:44.420Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Prime minister pays tribute to Ziaur Rahman on 45th death anniversary</news:title>
<news:keywords>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Ziaur Rahman, BNP, Death anniversary</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has begun clearing rubbish from Hatirjheel Lake. Photo taken on 30 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A clean-up drive is underway at Hatirjheel. Photo taken on 30 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rubbish collected from Hatirjheel is being loaded onto a boat. Photo taken on 30 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T07:29:35.426Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Clean-up drive at Hatirjheel after prime minister’s inspection</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hatirjheel, Waste Management, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, RAJUK, Dhaka, Prime Minister</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/tk04xcdtjn</loc>
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<image:caption>An infant measles patient being nebulised at DNCC Hospital. Mohakhali, Dhaka, 20 May 20</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T07:27:49.665Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Over 50 die of measles per week</news:title>
<news:keywords>Measles, Death, Infant, Children</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/d1d78cvh0f</loc>
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<image:caption>Sketch of Ziaur Rahman</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A photo of the book Dui Generaler Hotyakando: 1981-r Byartho Samorik Obhyutthan (The Killing of Two Generals: The Failed Military Coup of 1981), written by Ziauddin M Chowdhury, the then Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram, about the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman at the Chattogram Circuit House on the dawn of May 30, 1981, and the subsequent killing of Chattogram GOC Major General MA Manzoor.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-30/a38s2s16/zia-a.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In his book 'Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood', Anthony Mascarenhas did not view Zia's assassination merely as an isolated military attack.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sangbad headlines on 31 May 1981, carrying news of the assassination of Ziaur Rahman.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ziauddin M Chowdhury</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Major General MA Manzoor</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A report published on 1 June 1981 in Sangbad shows news of the suppression of the rebellion following the assassination of Ziaur Rahman.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Danik Bangla on 3 June carried news of Ziaur Rahman's janaza as well as the killing of MA Manzoor.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T06:41:02.739Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>45 years since Zia's assassination: The blood-stained dawn at Circuit House and an unfinished history</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ziaur Rahman, Death anniversary, Military Coup, HM Ershad, History</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/82b5sirr51</loc>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman behind the wheel. From afternoon until evening, he personally drove through Dhaka to inspect the removal of sacrificial animal waste on 29 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-27/gc7dyyp4/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-18b40e5ciePM2.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T05:09:27.967Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Prime minister sets 48-hour deadline for waste clearance and dengue prevention</news:title>
<news:keywords>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Eid ul Azha, Dhaka, Waste Management, DSCC, DNCC</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/2silqae4jy</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-30/pv1gt8ef/2026-05-28T054422Z1227286113RC2SHLA97VYWRTRMADP3USA-TRUMP-EPSTEIN-DEFAMATION.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, 27 May, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T04:18:21.159Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump says he will soon decide on Iran deal, demands reopening of Hormuz Strait</news:title>
<news:keywords>Donald Trump, USA, Iran, Middle East War, Strait of Hormuz</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/n1jjgxh72s</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-30/u6r1mhkx/prothomalo-bangla2025-11-06amtasdf6Capture.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ziaur Rahman</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T03:45:18.411Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>45th death anniversary of Ziaur Rahman today, BNP to observe various programmes</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ziaur Rahman, Death anniversary, BNP, Tarique Rahman</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/20dl79v1ge</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/quxn2mwa/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-2904bobm4mPM-Tareque-01.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visits different parts of Dhaka on 29 May 2026 to personally inspect ongoing sacrificial animal waste removal operations following Eid-ul-Azha.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/3fvt2pmg/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29na90m9l5PM-Tareque-02.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visits different parts of Dhaka on 29 May 2026 to personally inspect ongoing sacrificial animal waste removal operations following Eid-ul-Azha.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T15:25:34.568Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PM Tarique Rahman on Dhaka streets for 4 hours to inspect waste management, two officials withdrawn</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tarique Rahman Return, Eid ul Azha, Waste Management, DSCC, DNCC</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/vtto93iexm</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/e41egi7i/2026-05-28T155147Z1271296064RC2FILADWQCIRTRMADP3SAUDI-HAJJ-STONING-SECOND-DAY.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Muslim pilgrims walk on the second day of the stoning ritual, during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, 28 May, 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T13:41:46.947Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Muslim faithful leave Mecca after hajj</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hajj, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Muslim, Religion</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/8qvok8ldh7</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/7cnbwub9/ceo.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Caption: A video of Mohammad Rezai Rafin Sarkar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sylhet City Corporation, riding a motorcycle without a helmet has gone viral on Facebook. The incident has sparked mixed reactions. Many people shared the video and commented that such behaviour by a responsible government official, without considering safety issues, is illegal and unacceptable.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T13:25:22.819Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chief Executive Officer of Sylhet City criticised for riding motorbike without helmet</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sylhet City Corporation, CEO, Motorbike</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-in-world-media/1bf227jdg7</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/qnywh7rm/786138-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangladeshi migrants who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrive for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Hakimpur on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/xlcfd1kh/779911-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Bangladeshi migrant who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrives for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May , 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/cpa96ecl/786135-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangladeshi migrants who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrive for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Hakimpur on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/qt78aeug/782272-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Police personnel guard a camp where Bangladeshi migrants who allegedly crossed the border illegally are kept for verification before being deported to Bangladesh, at Tentulia village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/7ud4vpg6/780035-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Police personnel guard a camp where Bangladeshi migrants who allegedly crossed the border illegally are kept for verification before being deported to Bangladesh, at Tentulia village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/xlcfd1kh/779911-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Bangladeshi migrant who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrives for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May , 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/lxqdfc3p/779969-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangladeshi migrants who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrive for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/qggtk728/779897-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Bangladeshi migrant who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrives for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/luu5ma61/779910-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Bangladeshi migrant who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrives for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/ladhtj1a/779899-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bangladeshi migrants who had allegedly illegally crossed border, arrive for verification near the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) camp on the outskirts of Kolkata on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T13:06:10.002Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Migrants in India try to flee to Bangladesh fearing crackdown</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bangladesh-India Relations, bangladesh-India Border, Migrants, Anti-migrant, Rohingya</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/0w8ydh5o8x</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/75cin406/785380-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>US Vice President JD Vance deliver a commencement address for the 2026 class of the US Air Force Academy</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T11:58:13.493Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Vance says progress made as US-Iran deal awaits Trump green light</news:title>
<news:keywords>USA, Iran, Middle East War, Donald Trump</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/z3d4y3mh8p</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-23/50ubusw9/measles.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Four-year-old Muskan, who had measles symptoms, was referred from Kurmitola Hospital to the DNCC Dedicated COVID Hospital. She was waiting for admission in front of the hospital’s outpatient department while in her mother’s arms. Photo taken in Mahakhali, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T11:53:46.013Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>10 more children die from measles and measles-like symptoms, nine in Dhaka</news:title>
<news:keywords>Measles, Children, Death, Health Hazard, DGHS</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/e0q8fu459e</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/bjct7o0i/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-276bbbtu82Addin27052601.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Six newborns undergoing treatment in the post-operative ward of Ad-din Hospital died on 27 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T09:12:07.488Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ad-din Hospital deaths: Room shouldn’t have been used as post-op ward, says Heath ADG</news:title>
<news:keywords>Children, Death, Hospital, Dhaka</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/0snabgaup0</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2024-08-15/nblkiwal/S%20Alam.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>S Alam</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T08:43:39.928Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Court orders seizure assets of S Alam and wife in Cyprus</news:title>
<news:keywords>S Alam Group, Corruption, Money laundering, Cyprus</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/city/3q30vphao6</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/sqynseyy/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29jf0ctf3ysanbadik-residential-02.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>5:57am on 29 May 2026. Road on the western side of the Journalists’ Residential Area in Dhaka. Although the waste was collected, it had not been transported from the designated spot to the Aminbazar landfill site.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/5m0kp2c8/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29znj9p52vmirpur-11-15.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>8:05 am on 29 May 2026. Avenue 2 of Line 19 in Mirpur-11.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/p2zcr7u5/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29ggmrtxpdmirpur-11-16.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>8:07 am on 29 May 2026. Scene from Road 7 of D Block in Mirpur-11. Sacrificial waste was found lying in three places along the road.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/rtn26yh8/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-296a35vv1fWhatsAppImage20260529at101518AM.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>5:55 am on 29 May 2026. Road No. 2 of the Journalists’ Residential Area. Sacrificial waste was seen lying in this manner at three spots along the road.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/jakw647b/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29rrkfk0k4mirpur-03.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:00 am on 29 May 2026. Sacrificial waste was found scattered on the road in front of Mirpur Udayan School and College in Mirpur 10/D.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/f4beydnn/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-299rmhurjbsenpara-04.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:04 am on 29 May 2026. Scene in front of Senpara Parbata Government Primary School.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/hfh0rs34/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29ocx60il4mirpur-10-05.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:06 am on 29 May 2026. In front of Central Plaza on Begum Rokeya Sarani, adjacent to Mirpur-10 roundabout.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/7onfcik5/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29lzbx4idtrokeya-sarani-06.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:08 am on 29 May 2026. In the East Monipur section of Begum Rokeya Sarani, remains of sacrificial animals and blood had accumulated and were decomposing, spreading a foul smell.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/72a2fx79/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-2912wvt71psahjadpur-12.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>7:31am on 29 May 2026. Scene from Shahjadpur Lakeview Road.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/l2wwwwp1/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-291vnv9kgjgulshan-2-54-14.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>7:44 am on 29 May 2026. Road No. 54 in Gulshan-2.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/l233lvdk/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29l4v3twebjigatola-7.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:28 am on 29 May 2026. In front of Haque Mansion in Jigatola.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/2ndx2e0b/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29ha8b5p8chajaribag-8.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:33 am on 29 may 2026. Maneshwar Road in Hazaribagh.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/zgm8faig/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29u6hwek85ganaktuli-9.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:34 am on 29 May 2026. Ganaktuli City Colony area. Blood and sacrificial waste have accumulated, producing a foul odour as it decompose.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/ky2ru1l2/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29dad4h1bgbaksibazar-10.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:48 am on 29 May 2026. Sacrificial waste was found lying on the road beside Bakshibazar City Corporation Market.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/vl599326/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29pyyp5963najirabazar-11.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>6:57 am on 29 May 2026. On Kazi Alauddin Road in Nazirabazar, nearly half of the road was blocked with sacrificial animal waste.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T07:56:08.829Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dhaka’s 2 city corporations fail to clear all qurbani waste within 12 hrs as promised</news:title>
<news:keywords>Dhaka, Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka North City Corporation, Waste Management, Sacrificial Animals, Eid ul Azha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/zk5l3l9w8e</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-28/b1k8yjgb/skin.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Trading of sacrificial animal hides is underway at different places in the capital. Today, Thursday afternoon.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-28/z7h4r34v/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-28p8dch3f54948433a-1541-4ffc-8d3f-a281424790a8.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Trading of sacrificial animal hides is underway in Dhaka. The picture was taken in the Science Lab area of Dhaka at around 2:15 pm on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T07:50:27.489Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sacrificial animal hides again selling below government prices</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rawhide, Eid ul-Adha, Sacrificial Animals</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/6g94ukyo18</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/f4jvs8on/teesta.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Teesta Barrage located at Dowani, Lalmonirhat</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T07:28:49.840Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Viewing Padma Barrage in light of the Teesta Barrage experience</news:title>
<news:keywords>Teesta River, Padma Barrage, Ganges Treaty, River, India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/accident/5r71v68lis</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/25fyxjcu/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-29kl0e6t9yUntitled-3.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The bus lies overturned after colliding with a motorcycle in the Bedgram area of Gopalganj town on the Dhaka-Khulna highway on 28 May 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T05:22:07.057Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>16 killed in road accidents amid Eid celebrations, 10 of them motorcyclists</news:title>
<news:keywords>Road accident, Death, Eid ul Azha, Motorcycle</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/501881p0rg</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/u4qq7oe3/info.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Three motorcycles were mangled in a road accident in Sherpur, Bogura, on Thursday night, leaving two young riders dead.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T04:44:03.625Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two youths killed as three motorcycles collide in Bogura</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bogura, Road accident, Death</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/mnh9dsesv6</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-29/6qxorsoh/778844-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>An Iranian woman walks past a billboard bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei assassinated in February 2026, and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R), erected along a street in Tehran on May 28, 2026. Iran's foreign ministry condemned on May 28, what it called violations by the United States after its strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas and expressed solidarity with Oman after the US president threatened to "blow them up". (Photo by AFP) /</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T04:31:47.508Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US, Iran near deal but Trump sign-off awaited</news:title>
<news:keywords>Israel-US attack on Iran, USA, Donald Trump</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/football/8rrrsz0esp</loc>
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<image:caption>Argentina's defender #19 Nicolas Otamendi celebrates with teammate forward #10 Lionel Messi after scoring his team's third goal during a friendly football match between Argentina and Zambia at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on March 31, 2026. Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national head coach Lionel Scaloni announced on May 28, 2026, as he unveiled his 26-man squad. Messi, 38, heads the list on his sixth World Cup appearance, which notably omits Real Madrid's Franco Mastantuono.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T03:58:53.861Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Messi to captain Argentina at the World Cup</news:title>
<news:keywords>Lionel Messi, Argentina</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1vqqxqgep8</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2024-09-26/meh05eez/Drawning.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Illustration</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T03:15:48.154Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Eid holidays, rain increase child drowning risk</news:title>
<news:keywords>Drown, Eid Holiday, Rain, Children</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/nw1u4h2xy2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-05-28/qwyog6ch/farakka.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Farakka Barrage</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T02:55:02.415Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No alternative to Padma Barrage project for Bangladesh’s water security</news:title>
<news:keywords>Padma Barrage, River, Farakka Barrage, India, Bangladesh, Gazaldoba Dam</news:keywords>
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