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<image:caption>Lion Kallol Limited has announced the official opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at BSEZ</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Lion Kallol Limited has announced the official opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at BSEZ</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T09:14:47.398Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Lion Kallol marks new chapter with BSEZ facility launch</news:title>
<news:keywords>Launch, Household, Facilities</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/o98fjwr289</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/cuwf1sfx/Injured-Mizan-Hossain.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Injured Mizan Hossain</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T09:08:12.910Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangladeshi youth shot at Patgram border: BSF regrets, assures action</news:title>
<news:keywords>BGB, BSF, bangladesh-India Border, Lalmonirhat</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/parliament/94j05b6sqi</loc>
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<image:caption>Power, energy and mineral resources minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has told the Jatiya Sangsad on 7 April 2026 that the government will consider raising fuel prices from next month if necessary.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T08:36:59.659Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fuel price hike under consideration from next month if needed, says minister</news:title>
<news:keywords>Fuel Price, Price Hike, Fuel Crisis, 13th Parliament, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, BNP Government</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/crime-and-law/itdjz40ljt</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/ify9u2i9/Mamun-Top-Criminal-1.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tariq Saif Mamun was killed by Faruk Hossain Faisal (R) and Robin Ahmed in front of National Medical College in Old Dhaka on 10 November 2025</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Tariq Saif Mamun just before the murder on 10 November 2025</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Faruk Hossain Faisal (L) and Robin Ahmed Pias</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/snl5w1l9/Mamun-Top-Criminal-4.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Faruk Hossain Faisal and Robin Ahmed Pias enter the National Medical College before killing Mamun</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2025-11-10/lza87vwi/prothomalo-bangla2025-11-10dq8cy3ajWhatsAppImage20251110at15254PM.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tariq Saif Mamun relatives' wailing at hospital on 10 November 2025</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Slain top terror Tariq Saif Maun (L) and another top terror Sanjidul Islam Imon</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T08:35:39.459Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Top terror Mamun murder: Masked killer identified by firing style</news:title>
<news:keywords>Criminal Gang, Dhaka, Exclusive</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/cdi82cvhqn</loc>
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<image:caption>Some girls posing in hilly attire</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/jy5wv15v/prothomalo-bangla2026-04-07jppc1pf719802313-a94a-402d-8144-88da5296ad77.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>People from different communities of the hills took part in the procession wearing their traditional clothes, ornaments and musical instruments. On 7 April, 2026 morning in Khagrachari town</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Young women in traditional hill attire participated in the procession. On 7 April, 2026 morning in the Khejurbagan area of ​​Khagrachhari</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T08:24:18.934Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Colourful procession held in Khagrachhari to mark ‘Boisabi’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Khagrachhari, Procession, Chakma, Tripura, Santal</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/dt11zobz8t</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/fl8qwdgt/1-prothomalo-bangla2026-03-31u1lteoxlBarishalDH0590.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>As there were no beds available in the isolation ward at the 250-bed Barguna General Hospital, children are being treated on the floor. The photo was taken on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>At the Char Colony Hamidia Government Primary School centre in Barguna municipality area, more than 100 children received vaccines on 6 April 2026. However, there was no banner for the centre, not even chairs or tables. Workers were seen administering vaccines on an open veranda.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>On the first day of the measles-rubella vaccination campaign, due to a shortage of vaccines compared to demand, children, parents, and health workers had to wait for vaccines. The photo was taken at the field of Charghoshpur Government Primary School in Pabna Sadar upazila on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T08:22:15.303Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Measles: Why infections are higher in Barguna</news:title>
<news:keywords>Measles, Barguna, Disease</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/environment/8eiboptixn</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/umxwgvl8/cuckoo-1.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>A male singing cuckoo at the Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary in Fatikchhari</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/edlj2dkn/cuckoo-2.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The back of a male singing cuckoo</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>2026-04-07T08:14:34.407Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sighting of the rare singing cuckoo</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bird, Wildlife, Environment</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/ea3m6zy269</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2025-11-18/788x45dz/UN-Security-Council.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ambassadors and representatives to the United Nations meet at the UN Security Council on 17 November 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T07:59:44.589Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution</news:title>
<news:keywords>Middle East War, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, United Nations</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/vgoy98f0hf</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/bc8xig9g/image-375253-1775543704.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Health minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain speaks at the parliament.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T07:41:38.785Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Initiative underway to recruit 100,000 health workers: health minister</news:title>
<news:keywords>Health Worker, Recruitment, Health Ministry</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/7p0fu3a1hn</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2024-11-20/foic0u6v/baharul.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Baharul 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>2026-04-07T07:24:34.256Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Public trust in police will not return without reform</news:title>
<news:keywords>Police, Police Commission, Reform, Opinion, July Mass Uprising </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/4a3atoxw0x</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/t381cwjg/Info.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The 13th Jatiya Sangsad session is underway. The session began today, Tuesday, at 10:30 am</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>2026-04-07T07:11:08.049Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tk 46.85b had been allocated for Covid vaccines; probe if complaints filed: Health minister</news:title>
<news:keywords>COVID-19 vaccine, Irregularity, Health Ministry, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/corporate/aofo72zhe4</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/c8n36i0p/NOTE60Pro.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Infinix has recently launched its Note 60 Series in Bangladesh</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>2026-04-07T06:54:46.880Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Infinix Note 60 Pro: Redefining mobile photography in low light</news:title>
<news:keywords>Mobile phone, Photography, Youth, Smartphone, Launch</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/lifestyle/health/6jnxd6suvp</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/3a9kc9ax/prothomalo-bangla2022-0352c3e0b1-99be-4329-9c66-c81be70c039bUntitled1.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chickenpox during pregnancy</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>2026-04-07T06:35:17.915Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chickenpox during pregnancy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Pregnancy, Treatment, Women Health</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/fe3opa2olu</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/yohouzwc/Shirin-Sharmin-Choudhury.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury</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>2026-04-07T06:32:52.215Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shirin Sharmin shown arrested in Lalbagh case after remaining in hiding: DB</news:title>
<news:keywords>DMP, DB Police, Arrest</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/roundtable/46m219syeu</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/80l37x7v/prothomalo-bangla2026-04-061bce9q8rGoltable.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>(From L-R) Fahmida Tofail, Manzoor Ahmed, Shyamal Kumar Roy and Jena Derakhshani Hamadani at the roundtable at Prothom Alo office, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka on 6 April, 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>2026-04-07T06:06:43.611Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Prioritising early childhood development</news:title>
<news:keywords>Child care, Roundtable, growth, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Prothom Alo Roundtable</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/d53k8rfvr7</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2025-09-09/2hckq6qb/prothomalo-bangla2021-055f28f541-cead-462f-8efd-f581f133b11fa22f455a-68b6-4918-a0c6-5a51031e49ff.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Workers work at a readymade garments factory.</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>2026-04-07T05:34:55.357Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Forced labour and excess production: US hearings this month, gaps in Bangladesh’s preparation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bangladesh, Production, USA, Readymade garment industry</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/xabmxh3bgq</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-03-10/4tiwcib5/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-10xwwj5u8xmotor.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>A long queue of motorcyclists at a filling station in the Bijoy Sarani area to collect fuel on 9 March 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>2026-04-07T05:05:54.495Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What commercial banks should do to address the ongoing energy crisis</news:title>
<news:keywords>Fuel Crisis, Energy, Banking Sector, Oil Price</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/0gubem453f</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/vwtx5weg/Gas-Supply-LNG.jpeg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T04:58:51.845Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>LNG being imported at double the price to maintain supply</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gautam Adani, Electricity, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, LNG, Exclusive</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/science-technology/science/ru055db8rl</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/ox4cy897/438371-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>This screengrab from a NASA livestream shows Artemis II crew members Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover speaking with US President Donald Trump via a call aboard the Orion spacecraft on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/8gzv92cx/437218-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>This screengrab from a NASA livestream shows the Orion spacecraft approaching the Moon on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-07/i0bkz3zu/437218-01-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>This screengrab from a NASA livestream shows the Orion spacecraft approaching the Moon on 6 April 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>2026-04-07T04:40:31.748Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Artemis II astronauts start trip home after milestone-rich lunar flyby</news:title>
<news:keywords>NASA, Moon, Lunar eclipse</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/aglqsksunp</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-02-26/lvap9mao/Bangladesh-Police.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Logo of Bangladesh Police</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>2026-04-07T04:25:57.532Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Police Commission likely to be further weakened</news:title>
<news:keywords>Exclusive, Police Commission, Bangladesh Police, Reform, BNP Government, Interim Government, Politics, Bureaucracy, Government</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/teswneevss</loc>
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<image:caption>EVM</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>2026-04-07T03:45:09.003Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>EVMs bought for Tk 40b now burden on EC</news:title>
<news:keywords>EVM, EC, Election, Government Project</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/6bx3qs2n8i</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/import/media/2016/03/24/a22bcadf4b8010491b8eef5f11030e43-tonu.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sohagi Jahan Tanu</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>2026-04-07T03:43:44.960Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tanu murder case: Court orders DNA matching of 3 suspected ex-army members</news:title>
<news:keywords>Murder, Crime, PBI, Justice, Cumilla, Cumilla City Corporation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/i9ucrma04d</loc>
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<image:caption>First responders gather along a street before a building that was hit by an Iranian projectile attack in Ramat Gan in central Israel on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Students presenting their projects to visitors at the 68th SGHSC Annual and 16th National Science Festival-2025 organised by Gregorian Science Club at SGHSC campus .</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Students have fun taking photos with a cut-out rocket at the 68th SGHSC Annual and 16th National Science Festival-2025 organised by Gregorian Science Club at SGHSC campus</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Young scientists share their project concept with their classmates at the 68th SGHSC Annual and 16th National Science Festival-2025 organised by Gregorian Science Club at SGHSC campus .</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Students presents their innovations at the 68th SGHSC Annual and 16th National Science Festival-2025 organised by Gregorian Science Club at SGHSC campus</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T02:47:09.938Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>National Science Festival: A celebration of Gregorian excellence</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T02:25:10.967Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Recalibrating Bangladesh–India relations: Restoring trust, dignity and fairness</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T02:24:40.305Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What should the budget framework look like during a crisis?</news:title>
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<image:caption>Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T02:23:00.177Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury detained, taken to DB office</news:title>
<news:keywords>Awami League, DB Police, Arrest, Speaker</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/ksdcfs5s72</loc>
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<image:caption>Primary and Mass Education State Minister Bobby Hajjaj speaks with journalists.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T16:06:14.860Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Govt not planning online classes for now: State minister</news:title>
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<image:caption>This handout photograph taken and released by the the Ceja de Selva Institute for Sustainable Development Research shows a Gastrotheca mittaliiti, a new species of frog discovered in the Peruvian Amazon</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T15:44:11.881Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New frog species carrying eggs on back discovered in Peru</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/f6i8sbgxpf</loc>
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<image:caption>A picture shows the phase 15-16 of the South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iranian port town of Assaluyeh on the shore of the Gulf on 19 November 2015</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A picture shows a general view of the South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iranian port town of Assaluyeh on the shore of the Gulf on 19 November 2015</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T15:42:18.975Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Israel hits Iran petrochemical complex after Trump threats</news:title>
<news:keywords>Iran, Israel-US attack on Iran, Donald Trump, Israel</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/srypxqfwf2</loc>
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<image:caption>Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T14:41:34.690Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Who are the owners of top 20 loan-defaulter companies</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/uosjir993u</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-06/l1k74o4x/July-Uprising.avif</image:loc>
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<image:caption>Umme Wara</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T13:54:49.549Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What could be the consequences of an indemnity ordinance?</news:title>
<news:keywords>July Mass Uprising , July-August Uprising, Student  Mass Uprising, Ordinance, Law, Politics, History</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/vbgg6dv4og</loc>
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<image:caption>GDP</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T13:49:41.723Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>GDP growth slows to 3pc in Oct-Dec, raising concerns over Middle East crisis</news:title>
<news:keywords>GDP, growth, Economy, Middle East War, Fuel Crisis</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/d12pzd5cp4</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T13:25:32.623Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Consular Corps in Bangladesh elects new executive committee</news:title>
<news:keywords>Diplomats, Foreign relation</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/96gb8rgtmp</loc>
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<image:caption>British Council and prothomalo.com will jointly organise the ‘English Medium School Admission Fair 2026’ from 26 April to 5 May 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T12:57:31.210Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>English Medium School Admission Fair begins 26 April</news:title>
<news:keywords>English, English Medium School, English Medium School Admission Fair, Admission Fair</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/aszpcc1wds</loc>
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<image:caption>Riazul Jannat Urdho, a student of Computer Science and Engineering at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), won the Under-23 Girls’ Championship title at the 1st President Youth Squash 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T12:24:04.221Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IUB’s Urdho becomes champion at the 1st President Youth Squash 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Youth, Sports, Independent University Bangladesh </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/dqpwgy1r7k</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-06/3p9lgmx8/Two-third-majority.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>In a citizen dialogue titled ‘Repeal of the Ordinance on Judicial Independence and Suspension of the Ordinance on Prevention/Remedy of Enforced Disappearances: A Threat to Good Governance and Human Rights Advancement’, Badiul Alam Majumdar, the secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN) speaks. This was held today, Monday, at the BDBL building in Karwan Bazar in the capital.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T12:12:02.779Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Badiul Alam Majumdar warns against 'two-thirds majority’ curse</news:title>
<news:keywords>BNP Government, Badiul Alam Majumdar, Two-Thirds Majority, State Reform</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/corporate/6mu7yxt00u</loc>
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<image:caption>Samsung Bangladesh has launched it's first-ever French Door refrigerator with built-in AI capability, the RF59.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T11:45:19.082Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Samsung launches country’s first AI Bespoke French Door refrigerator</news:title>
<news:keywords>Samsung, Refrigerator, AI</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/311hi1r8jj</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-06/kgboge1x/1.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>An event was organised by prominent organisations for equality and justice towards women and children</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T11:38:29.722Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Equality and justice in changing landscape: Commitment to women and children’s rights</news:title>
<news:keywords>Equality, Women, Children, Event</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/c3uqtwwk7a</loc>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman addresses an event on the the 46th founding anniversary of the Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (Jagpa) at the National Press Club in Dhaka on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T11:15:07.528Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Will halt step-by-step march of fascism: Jamaat Ameer</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jamaat Ameer, Shafiqur Rahman, Fascism</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/corporate/ubmvo356rt</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T11:13:14.010Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>HONOR launches affordable 5G smartphone X6d in Bangladesh</news:title>
<news:keywords>Smartphone, Corporate news</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/parliament/89iz3x5rv9</loc>
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<image:caption>Inside the Jatiya Sangsad</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T11:06:07.570Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>List of top 20 loan defaulters disclosed in Parliament, defaulted loans reach nearly Tk 5.5tln by 2025</news:title>
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<image:caption>Majid Khademi</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T10:58:12.621Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intel chief as Trump deadline looms</news:title>
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<image:caption>TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman addresses a media conference to present TIB’s position on the cancellation and amendment of certain ordinances framed for state reform at TIB’s office in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on 6 April 2026</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T10:52:53.862Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Govt signals backtrack on judiciary, corruption and enforced disappearance issues: Iftekharuzzaman</news:title>
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<image:caption>International Crimes Tribunal</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T10:38:31.671Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UK returnee brings enforced disappearance and torture allegations against Hasina, Mamun, Benazir, others</news:title>
<news:keywords>Enforced Disappearance, Torture, Sheikh Hasina, Former DGFI DG Sheikh Mamun Khaled, Benazir Ahmed, Expatriate, Asaduzzaman Khan</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/al85uj2038</loc>
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<image:caption>For decades, youth drove economic and social progress, but this asset risks becoming a demographic fragility without urgent measures to address the growing NEET crisis.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T10:09:16.023Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Act Now: The “demographic fragility” warning Bangladesh cannot ignore</news:title>
<news:keywords>Education, Employment, Skill Development, Policy, Demography, Youth</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Voice for Reform organised a dialogue under the theme: “Repeal of the ordinance on judicial independence and suspension of the ordinance on the prevention and remedy of enforced disappearances: A Threat to good governance and human rights progress.” On 6 April 2026 at at the BDBL Building in Karwan Bazar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T09:30:12.632Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>“If reforms are reversed, preparations for another uprising will begin”: Hasnat Abdullah</news:title>
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<image:caption>An artistic view of the subwavelength grating made of layered molybdenum diselenide. The red spheres represent molybdenum atoms, and the blue ones represent selenium atoms.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Scientists trap light in layer over thousand times thinner than hair</news:title>
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<image:caption>The Baroness Winterton of Doncaster.</image:caption>
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<news:title>UK Trade envoy visits Dhaka to strengthen two-way trade and economic ties</news:title>
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<image:caption>Baul singer Abul Sarkar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T08:53:57.476Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Baul singer Abul Sarkar granted bail</news:title>
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<image:caption>Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and ‌reopen the Strait of Hormuz.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T08:41:12.868Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Due to the fuel crisis, fishermen are unable to go to sea regularly for fishing. Most of the time, they are spending idle hours along the sea and riverbanks. The photo was taken in the Firingibazar area of Chattogram city on 3 April 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T08:22:48.166Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Indian high commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Verma called on prime minister Tarique Rahman at a meeting held at the prime minister's cabinet division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on 6 April 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T08:19:14.625Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Indian high commissioner calls on PM Tarique Rahman</news:title>
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<image:caption>Dead body</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T08:16:49.155Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Expatriate killed in Saudi Arabia missile strike, body arrives Bangladesh</news:title>
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<image:caption>Large pits are forming due to stone extraction from Shah Arefin Tila in Companyganj Upazila, Sylhet. Photo taken on 24 March .</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Once breathtaking Shah Arefin Tila now has been stripped bare</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The landscape of Shah Arefin Tila in Companyganj Upazila, Sylhet, has been drastically altered due to stone extraction.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T08:05:04.658Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Petrol pump</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Petrol pump</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T07:58:47.007Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Petrol is produced locally—so why is there a shortage?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Fuel Crisis, Petrol, Octane</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/parliament/f1e8uc262n</loc>
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<image:caption>Parliament session</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T07:10:56.826Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No consensus in parliament on how to implement July charter</news:title>
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<image:caption>A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, 11 March, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T05:20:35.951Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil prices rise as US-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt supply</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/whbopy42ha</loc>
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<image:caption>Aminul Haque</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T05:09:26.014Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangladesh to inform ICC on BCB poll probe: Aminul</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cricket, ICC, BCB</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/lifestyle/health/qwqjxisfo1</loc>
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<image:caption>Many people think of measles and rubella as the same thing, but there are some fundamental differences between them.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T05:01:22.039Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How is measles and rubella different? Symptoms and prevention of rubella</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/413v2t0vod</loc>
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<image:caption>Salehuddin Ahmed</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T04:56:17.717Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The cost of avoiding reform will be high: Salehuddin Ahmed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Tax reform, Reform, Structural reform</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/mxqez6a1qp</loc>
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<image:caption>Prothom Alo illustration</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T04:55:44.954Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Govt backtracks on revenue sector reform too</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/9tc13pjl4g</loc>
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<image:caption>Actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T04:43:50.312Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Actor's death triggers massive strike in West Bengal entertainment industry</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/iwxakmln9f</loc>
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<image:caption>President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, 1 April, 2026, in Washington.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T04:21:18.648Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump vows 'hell' for Iran if Strait stays shut, says a deal is possible</news:title>
<news:keywords>Donald Trump, Middle East War, Iran, Strait of Hormuz</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/byp4clnpq2</loc>
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<image:caption>Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on April 5, 2026. Israeli firefighters were searching for three missing people in the rubble of a residential building in the northern city of Haifa after it was struck by an Iranian missile April 5. The direct hit on a seven-storey building tore through parts of the structure, injuring four people, the military and rescue services said.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T03:57:44.767Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Defiant Iran ramps up attacks after Trump warning</news:title>
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<image:caption>Even after 7pm, shops can still be seen open in various parts of the capital, including the Bijoynagar area.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/u1m8t2rx/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-05-at-19.40.02.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Even after 7pm, shops can still be seen open in various parts of the capital, including the Bijoynagar area.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T03:54:06.756Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Evening shop closures slash sales by half</news:title>
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<image:caption>Foreign minister Khalilur Rahman.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T03:28:37.709Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A visit to create space for a forward-looking relationship</news:title>
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<image:caption>Children are being vaccinated under the special measles immunisation campaign at Government Primary School No. 2, Poddarpara, Srinagar, Munshiganj on 5 April 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad</image:caption>
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<image:caption>US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking during a televised address on the conflict in the Middle East from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC on 1 April 2026</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-05T14:20:50.973Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bill passed in Parliament setting entry age for govt jobs at 32</news:title>
<news:keywords>Govt. jobs, BCS, Law, Jatiya Sangsad, BNP Government, Government</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/video/vi6bzhoh7g</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/2wh2qc09/Power-Outage.avif</image:loc>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-05T14:17:32.756Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Country now under strain of load shedding</news:title>
<news:keywords>Load shedding, Electricity, Fuel Crisis, Energy, Iran, Israel-US attack on Iran</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/7g2rib0aya</loc>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh Government logo</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>2026-04-05T14:02:37.851Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Govt employees: New pay structure recommendations will be reviewed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Government Employees, Pay Scale</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/xs9denol94</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/fjc3get4/Defaulted-loan-from-6-bank.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Defaulted loan</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>2026-04-05T12:56:56.665Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Loans of top 120 defaulters amount to over Tk 1000b, only Tk 4.69b recovered</news:title>
<news:keywords>Loan Default,   State-Owned Bank, Exclusive</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/movies/hccfhluj38</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/ek64a38c/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-19r5oujkswWEB-Recovered.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The films released for Eid are “Bonolota Express,” “Domm,” “Prince,” “Rakkhosh,” and “Pressure Cooker.”</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/zpjfz62x/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-04zb2o4omn৩৩৩.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The first look of the film “Bonolota Express” features Mosharraf Karim and Shariful Razz.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/ukazrwi2/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-08qbve0eczDomm-First-Look-8.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The first look of the film “Domm” features Afran Nisho.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/t75p8y2s/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-13a4h9yowt4c4fd7ac-2eec-43c5-8716-6bc449eb7819-1.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sushmita and Siam on the poster of the film 'Rakkhosh'.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/49mbtuuq/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-29gcvyoz8965034559244789184957284535286675390739191315n-1.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Poster of the film 'Pressure Cooker'.</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>2026-04-05T11:43:42.552Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Strong turnout in third week, concern over suspension of evening show</news:title>
<news:keywords>Film, Cinema, Dhallywood, Eid ul-Fitr</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/corporate/w83w8h05ve</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/hqm5prjy/Photo-38th-Anniversary-of-Sheltech.jpg.jpeg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-04-05T11:40:43.947Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>38th anniversary of Sheltech: Continuing the legacy of building dreams</news:title>
<news:keywords>Corporate news, company, Anniversary, Real Estate</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/egemwx30cf</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/5t3bfcyo/RAB.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>RAB Director General Ahsan Habib Palash speaks at a meeting to exchange views at the RAB Media Centre in Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on 5 April 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>2026-04-05T11:18:17.262Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Govt can take any decision regarding RAB, we will continue  our work: DG</news:title>
<news:keywords>RAB, BNP Government, Law and order</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/corporate/nxdjfq43ef</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/ds0znka2/Photo-2.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Shajgoj featuring exciting offers in Pohela Boishakh</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>2026-04-05T11:10:19.524Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Celebrate Pohela Boishakh in style with up to 72pc off at Shajgoj!</news:title>
<news:keywords>Pohela Boishakh, Online shopping, Festival, Beauty Sector</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/g1ldrxi6l4</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/jan17nx5/2.RainStudent.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>It has been raining daily in Sylhet. A father takes his child to school, carrying an umbrella in the rain. Shibganj, Sylhet, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/gsys2jh0/1.-Fish-RiverKhulana.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Fishermen stand in a canal with nets, catching fish beside lush green paddy fields. Kismot Phultala, Batiaghata, Khulna, 5 April.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/956dv9qj/3.FoxPaddy-land.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A fox peeks out from a Boro paddy field. Asekpukur, Shahjahanpur, Bogura, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/sgk7pux7/6.LauEnralture.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>A hill woman gathers gourds from her field and piles them in a corner of her home. Wholesalers arriving from the city later purchase the produce from there. Bottoli Wagga, Kaptai, Rangamati, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/9wj1s0i8/7.Zoomland.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sowing has begun in the jhum fields. A husband and wife plant banana saplings on cleared land; the husband digs the holes while the wife waits with the saplings. Rangamati, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/3k8i46pg/8.Kokilbird.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A cuckoo sits on the top branch of a tree, singing melodiously. Asekpukur, Shahjahanpur, Bogura, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/8g7laj25/2.RainStudent.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>It has been raining daily in Sylhet. A father takes his child to school, carrying an umbrella in the rain. Shibganj, Sylhet, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/cf2yozt7/9.-pineapplefaridpur.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Traders collect pineapples from Sylhet and store them for sale. Goalchamot, Faridpur, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/8vhcq1vf/10.OrionFaridpur.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Farmers bring harvested onions home. Sitting in the shade of trees in front of the house, a woman prepares bamboo trays for the onions with her daughter beside her. Brahman Kanda, Faridpur, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/h3e1uek4/11.FariRangamati.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>At Chandraghona ferry terminal in Kaptai upazila, Rangamati, only one ferry operates for transporting vehicles. Kaptai, Rangamati, 5 April.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/qio1xu7q/12.BangiFrute.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A vendor loads melons (bangi) onto an auto-van and sells them while travelling. Tarash, Sirajganj, 5 April.</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>2026-04-05T11:06:39.950Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TOP SHOTS (5 April 2026)</news:title>
<news:keywords>TOP SHOTS, Nature, Photography</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/fp26so5oni</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/a74c3nal/US-ambassador-calls-on-Tarique-Rahman.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today, Sunday.</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>2026-04-05T11:00:02.313Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US ambassador calls on PM</news:title>
<news:keywords>Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Ambassador, US</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ji02x3enoy</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/aofsl52j/Healthminister.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain addresses the inauguration of measles-rubella vaccination programme at the Nawabganj Upazila Health Complex premises in Dhaka on 5 April 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>2026-04-05T10:31:04.583Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Previous govt neglected measles–rubella vaccination programme: Health Minister</news:title>
<news:keywords>Vaccine , Health Ministry, Measles, Immunisation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/coeayxqb2a</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/com77bq3/Shopping-mall.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The government has decided to close all types of shops, including shopping malls, by 7PM.</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>2026-04-05T10:19:08.217Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>State Minister for Energy announces time for shops and malls</news:title>
<news:keywords>Shopping Malls, Fuel Crisis, Fuel</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/ox9df6jpcn</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-04-05/6cmpngxo/prothomalo-bangla2026-03-243kgey7k65.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon</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>2026-04-05T10:16:35.436Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Decision on educational institutions to be taken at next cabinet meeting, says education minister</news:title>
<news:keywords>Education, Online Education, Education Ministry, Cabinet, Fuel Crisis</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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