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<image:caption>A carefree child hanging upside down, holding tight to a tree branch.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>One sits quietly on a perch, while another climbs higher into the leafy canopy.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Full of boundless joy, leaping from one green bough to the next.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Two little ones hold on tight, as another gently makes his way back down to the ground.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>One stands tall among the branches, while another swings freely in the breeze.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hanging upside down from a tree branch.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Catching a breath, resting softly on a sunlit branch.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hosain Tamim in action in the first innings of one-off Test match against Afghanistan at Sheikh Abu Jayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 9 October 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam in action in the first innings of one-off Test match against Afghanistan at Sheikh Abu Jayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 9 October 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Tanzid Hosain Tamim's innings made Afghanistan bowlers mere spectator in the first innings of one-off Test match against Afghanistan at Sheikh Abu Jayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 9 October 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>Tanzid provides Bangladesh solid start</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/employment/az3z8d56qp</loc>
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<image:caption>Ministry of Education</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T09:19:51.506Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>651 appointed in 49th BCS, Education Ministry announces joining schedule</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/owlmaes3vo</loc>
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<image:caption>(Top, from left) Ahsan Habib, Hasibul Islam, (bottom, from left) Bishal Chakraborty, and Ariful Islam</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rajshahi University Vice-Chancellor Faridul Islam outlines various decisions taken following the investigation committee’s recommendations at his conference room on 9 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Rajshahi University suspends studentship of 3 Chhatra Dal leaders and hall union GS</news:title>
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<image:caption>South African judge Navi Pillay, former chair of the independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel arrives to a press conference in Geneva, on 18 June 2025.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A replica of the Nobel Peace Prize medal is placed at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, in Oslo, Norway, 9 October, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T09:08:55.090Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nobel Peace Prize 2026 goes to Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/5ddee5knyi</loc>
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<image:caption>A postal worker opens a postbox to check for letters. Laxmibazar Sub-Post Office, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Shops have sprung up around post boxes as business goes on as usual. GPO intersection, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A man weighs a letter. Laxmibazar Sub-Post Office, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The wooden postbox has been out of use for a long time. Banglabazar, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A postal worker opens a postbox to check for letters. Laxmibazar Sub-Post Office, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A postal worker opens a post box to collect letters. Head Post Office, Bandarban.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Riding an electric bike, a postal worker delivers mail to recipients' doorsteps. Boikali area, Khulna.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-09/upy3neg1/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08x6efnnf77.PabnaDH0636202610082-2.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A post box lies abandoned in sheer neglect. Pourashava area, Pabna.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A retired post box now serves as a decorative piece in a home. Sunam Graph, Pabna.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-09/isrfjkb4/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08sx2b3bit9.ChattogramDH039720261008253A3389.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ali Akbar has been delivering letters on his bicycle for nearly 28 years. Tailardwip, Anwara, Chattogram.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>An unused post box stands neglected, with a tea stall set up in front of it. Gandaria, Dhaka.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T08:43:04.014Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Letters, Postboxes and Postmen</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/lu1j9p9h93</loc>
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<image:caption>New Mooring Container Terminal at Chittagong Port</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Container Yard at Chittagong Port</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T08:40:01.464Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Foreign operator at Chittagong Port: What's in the agreement, what are the pros and cons?</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/americas/hfitrmr5zk</loc>
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<image:caption>US President Donald Trump looks on during the "Golden Age of American Innovation Summit" at the Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on 8 October, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T08:28:08.692Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Will Nobel Peace Prize pick make waves at the White House?</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/5rerd15761</loc>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami logo</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T08:05:30.723Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jamaat won't accept constitutional amendments that bypass referendum verdict, vows to step up street protests</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jamaat-e-Islami, Constitution, Rally</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/veepd0a2ov</loc>
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<image:caption>Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., April 15, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T07:32:40.709Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump administration plans to charge int'l students $70,000 for work authorisation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Donald Trump, US, Education, Foreign Students, US visa, Immigrant Visa</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/914lx1u0ek</loc>
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<image:caption>Data breach</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T07:21:42.238Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pathao data breach: Hackers claim data of 19 million users</news:title>
<news:keywords>Pathao, Data Leak, Hacking, Cyber security, Cyber attack</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/p2sg5agfwy</loc>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah poses with the trophy.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bangladesh team in a training session at Abu Dhabi on 8 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T06:12:15.413Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangladesh opt to bat after winning toss against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi Test</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cricket, Test Cricket, Bangladesh Cricket, Afghanistan</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/3y6kdm61gl</loc>
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<image:caption>Congress party supporters shout slogans as India's opposition alliance, the INDIA bloc (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance), leaders protest in New Delhi on October 8, 2026 against the country's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar calling for his resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T05:52:55.124Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India deploys thousands of police ahead of election protest</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Police, Chief Election Commissioner</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/9ka0btb0zz</loc>
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<image:caption>Teen gang</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>2026-10-09T05:47:12.981Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>252 detained in one night in anti-teenage gang drive in Cumilla</news:title>
<news:keywords>Police, Teen gang, Arrest, Cumilla, Apratim Murder</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/americas/uue6xtzddz</loc>
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<image:caption>US President Donald Trump</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T04:41:47.747Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections</news:title>
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<image:caption>Land Minister Mizanur Rahman takes Rajshahi Medical University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jawadul Haque to the VC's temporary office on the night of 8 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T04:29:53.916Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Land minister seats Rajshahi Medical University VC in his office, says ‘miscreants have no political identity’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rajshahi Medical University, Vice chancellor, Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/tgwqdkn7pb</loc>
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<image:caption>Barrister Gias Uddin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T04:07:14.396Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gias Uddin appointed special assistant to PM</news:title>
<news:keywords>BNP Government, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Appointment</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>An H-1B visa application form beside the US flag. 22 September 2025.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>LPG cylinder</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T02:57:31.687Z</news:publication_date>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-ed/ehidss6sfx</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T02:29:27.166Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mob culture: An expression of anger or organised violence</news:title>
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<image:caption>A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 12 October 2018.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T02:25:34.392Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IMF’s new $4.5b loan, deal may be signed in December</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/south-asia/pc75bej9vz</loc>
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<image:caption>Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing inspects an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony ahead of his meeting with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T16:50:39.281Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US opens direct talks with Myanmar&amp;#39;s generals, reversing years of isolation</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/environment/climate-change/qq8g2g85o8</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/6gwls99f/jeat.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Four new country briefs assessing heatwave conditions, preparedness and gaps in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan were released at the Global Heat Forum, which began in Bangkok, Thailand, today.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T15:37:08.151Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangladesh, 3 other South Asian countries launch new initiative to tackle extreme heat</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/middle-east/u7sflatty1</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-06-12/iegwz622/prothomalo-bangla2026-05-247mbb5zgqUS-iranh.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Flags of US, Iran</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>2026-10-08T14:55:42.610Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil surges, stocks sink as US reportedly eyes new Iran strikes</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/sl2kbaqm34</loc>
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<image:caption>Statement</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T14:50:27.685Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DP World deal raises question of whether BNP came to power by signing an undertaking: Odhikar Committee</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/tb5hc5pc48</loc>
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<image:caption>Clinton Saha has not got an appointment letter despite passing the primary teacher recruitment examination.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T13:35:34.427Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Primary teacher: Clinton ranks second, but receives no appointment letter </news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/e5kfvv8zpz</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T13:01:11.335Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BRAC offers Tk 5,000 monthly scholarship for college students</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/h0fo3e25x6</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2023-08/7e69f1a1-7bb2-474b-8516-b34154c0645b/Flags_of_Bangladesh_and_the_US.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Flags of Bangladesh and the US</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T12:53:13.047Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bangladesh loses second place in garment exports to the US</news:title>
<news:keywords>US, Readymade garment industry, Garment, Chinmoy Krishna Das</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ag8fvsb3wd</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2023-02/8e63d670-6cbe-4166-9a2d-e596afae0732/Rohingya_Camp.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Refugee Camp in Kutupalong, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T12:34:37.579Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Australia provides Tk 1.55b to support Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rohingya, Australia, BRAC</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/m73b8ppten</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/0woyn38o/image-432653-1791459015.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Chittagong Port Authority and global port operator DP World signed a 15-year concession agreement for the operation and modernisation of the New Mooring Container Terminal.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T11:57:58.829Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CPA, DP World sign deal to boost Chittagong port capacity</news:title>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/p9wpsa0v/National-Policy-Dialogue-1.jpeg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/yblehw5m/National-Policy-Dialogue-2.jpeg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T11:36:35.546Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>National Policy Dialogue brings smallholder farmers’ voices to the centre of climate adaptation policy</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/6wts002e1k</loc>
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<image:caption>Copies of books by Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature, are displayed at Waterstones bookshop in London, Britain, 8 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Canadian writer Anne Carson attends the 75th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 20, 2024 in New York City. Canada's Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize 2026, it was announced on 8October 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:name>Prothom Alo English</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T11:27:38.235Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadian Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature</news:title>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/tadjdg4x/111.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Police baton-charged a protest rally organised by the CPB, BASD and several other organisations.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Police baton-charged protesters demonstrating against the agreement to hand over the operation of Chattogram Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to DP World for 15 years. The protest took place in front of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority building in Agargaon.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T11:25:00.960Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NCT handover to DP World sparks protest in capital, police baton-charge</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/vqmdagkvhf</loc>
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<image:caption>The admission process for female students seeking admission to class six in the day shift at Holy Cross Girls’ High School in 2027 has begun.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T10:42:56.424Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Holy Cross admission to class 6 in 2027, selection on 13 Nov</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/z5vz6epr69</loc>
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<image:caption>Shanto Ali, who was arrested on allegations of posing as a woman and marrying an expatriate man over the phone before taking several lakh taka from him. Wednesday, Lalpur Police Station.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T10:31:31.164Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Italy expat discovers ‘wife’ he married over phone is actually a young man</news:title>
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<image:caption>Rohingya exodus from their homeland, making their way to Bangladesh</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/mxxx6sy1/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-07blxdopqqWhatsApp-Image-2026-10-07-at-21.05.31.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed Islam and other guests at the publication ceremony of a research report on Rohingya perspectives on repatriation to Myanmar, at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of the University of Dhaka on 7 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/pb9sfwny/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-0737ntgi1mRohinga-Research-02.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>The research was conducted by the Department of Criminology at the University of Dhaka to highlight Rohingya perspectives on repatriation to Myanmar. The research report was published at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of the University of Dhaka on 7 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T10:20:05.512Z</news:publication_date>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/ojvk4hnbbh</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/uawpp7bc/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08j4otk44l8.-Rangamati-flower.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A pink hibiscus in full bloom. Moanoghar Residential High School premises, Rangamati, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/izdk6pc5/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-0890lo5gmw1.-Bogura-flower.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A butterfly sips nectar from a yellow flower. Kaludanga, Gabtali, Bogura, 8 Oct 2026</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/mwksby7w/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08chc81brz2.-Khulna-postman.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A postman delivers letters on an electric bike. Baikali, Khulna, 8 Oct 2026</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/j6t56cuo/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-080j49serk3.-Bogura-bird.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Separated from its flock, a young dove looks around in search of its companions. Unchurki, Gabtoli, Bogura, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/pqws8nhq/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-082ph74hvt4.-Khulna-bird.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A pair of mynas hop along a wall in search of food. Madinabag, Khulna, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/czcncwub/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08w9sctijw5.-Faridpur-jute.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A man spreads raw jute fiber to dry on the railing of the Gorai Bridge. Kamarkhali, Madhukhali, Faridpur, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/nsumzjjv/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08sj4sy23p6.-Faridpur-farmer.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>On a foggy morning, a man heads out to sell bottle gourds harvested from his home garden. Boalia, Madhukhali, Faridpur, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/23dqizh6/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08s5jhk2417.-Rangamati-bird.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A pair of spotted doves rest together on a perch. Montola Adam, Rangamati, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/t8wo21an/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08j4otk44l8.-Rangamati-flower.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A pink hibiscus in full bloom. Moanoghar Residential High School premises, Rangamati, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/1mz6sdxm/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-087xm9jamm9.-Gazipur-vegetable.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bitter gourd hangs from a farmer's bamboo trellis. Tengra, Sreepur, Gazipur, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-08/py5cerbj/prothomalo-bangla2026-10-08men40tev10.-Gazipur-bird.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A solitary Indian pond heron stands perched. Bartopa, Sreepur, Gazipur, 8 Oct 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>TOP SHOTS (8 October 2026)</news:title>
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<image:caption>The student returns home with her mother after buying books.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Dinesh Trivedi, the country's High Commissioner stationed in Bangladesh, with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tuesday afternoon in New Delhi.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>5th meeting of the ECNEC was held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairman Tarique Rahman in the chair</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T13:58:04.431Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ECNEC approves 13 projects involving Tk 162 billion</news:title>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi lines up with with teammates and sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro during the national anthems ahead of his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi with Benin's Sessi D'Almeida and referee Fernando Vejar ahead of his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina fans hold up the face cut-out of Lionel Messi in the stands before the match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi with sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro as he poses for a team group photo ahead of his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo and sons Thiago and Ciro in the stands before the match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi in action</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi shakes hands with Benin players ahead of his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Referee Fernando Vejar hands the ball to Argentina's Lionel Messi after the end of his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi scores their third goal from the penalty spot</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi speaks to fans following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Enzo Fernandez reacts during Lionel Messi's farewell celebration following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi speaks to fans following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni with his son Noah during Lionel Messi's farewell celebration following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo and sons Thiago and Mateo during his farewell celebration following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 A drone view of a drone show displaying the shirt of Argentina's Lionel Messi over the stadium following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 A drone view of fireworks in the stadium during the farewell celebration of Argentina's Lionel Messi following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi acknowledges fans following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi speaks to fans following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi acknowledges fans following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6 October 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts following his final international match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>This aerial view shows a giant shirt marking Lionel Messi's farewell from the Argentina national football team displayed at the National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Argentina, on 6 October 2026 on the eve of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin .</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina fans display a banner reading "Gracias por todo mi capitán" ("Thank you for everything, my captain") alongside a tifo depicting Lionel Messi ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Celia Cuccittini, mother of Argentina's forward Lionel Messi, greets a fan ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Argentina's forward Lionel Messi, greets fans ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Antonela Roccuzzo (C-L) and Celia Cuccittini (C-R), wife and mother of Argentina's forward Lionel Messi, greet fans ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (C-bottom) enters the pitch to warm up ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi poses for a photo with his sons Ciro, Mateo, and Thiago Messi ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi eyes the ball during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (R) and Benin's goalkeeper #01 Marcel Dandjinou fight for the ball during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (2nd-L) and teammtes leave the pitch at the halftime of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi warms up ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>This close-up view shows Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi warming up ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi poses for a photo with Chilean referee Fernando Vejar ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's defender #19 Nicolas Otamendi celebrates with his teammates Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi, Argentina's midfielder #08 Enzo Fernandez, Argentina's defender #13 Cristian Romero and Argentina's midfielder #20 Alexis Mac Allister after scoring his team's first goal during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi runs with the ball during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (L) hugs Argentine singer Soledad Pastorutti, aka La Sole, in a tribute after the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi, his wife Antonela Rocuzzo and their sons Ciro (C) and Thiago (R) leave the pitch following the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts as he speaks following the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts to a missed chance during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi takes a free kick during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi sets a free kick during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A drone light show depicting Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi above the Mas Monumental stadium is seen at the end of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi cries in a tribute after the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi cries in a tribute after the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi smiles along with his sons Thiago (L), Mateo (R), and Ciro (C) ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T12:06:47.232Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Banglalink launches Starlink-powered satellite-to-mobile service</news:title>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/fppmu02wd5</loc>
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<image:caption>A red dragonfly rests on the tip of a grass. Aranghata, Khulna, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Two children hurry to school along a paddy-field embankment on a dewy morning. Rangapani, Rangamati, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Workers unload materials from the truck. Jhalopara, Sylhet, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Fishermen resting on their boat on the bank of the Surma River after fishing. Mendibagh, Sylhet, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Two women head to work. New Zealand para, Khagrachhari, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A hill worker heads to work in the morning carrying a machete and a spade. Alutila, Rangamati, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A red dragonfly rests on the tip of a grass. Aranghata, Khulna, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A fisherman checks his net before entering the wetland to fish. Manthana, Rangpur, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Agricultural workers are busy planting early potatoes in the field. Ishwarpur, Rangpur, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-07/de1e1g54/9.-Faridpur-TCB.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Low-income people wait outside a dealer’s shop from early morning to buy rice and flour at subsidised prices. Lahiripara, Faridpur, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-10-07/qkdq71ea/10.-Faridpur-flower.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Two children holding kash flowers (catkins) while walking to school. Brahmankanda, Faridpur, 7 October.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T11:54:38.186Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TOP SHOTS (7 October 2026)</news:title>
<news:keywords>TOP SHOTS, Nature, Photography</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/football/kxbjiyajre</loc>
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<image:caption>Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on 6 October 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>An Argentina fan with a flag of Lionel Messi in the stands before Messi's farewell match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal against Benin in his farewell match</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Benin - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 6, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi speaks to fans following his final international match REUTERS/Rodrigo Valle</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Lionel Messi</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>2026-10-07T11:42:31.628Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Messi said goodbye, but Messi remains</news:title>
<news:keywords>Lionel Messi, Argentina, Football News</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/6u29ikn0r3</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T11:17:24.960Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Durga Puja: Extended holiday gazette issued, what will remain open</news:title>
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