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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Startup programme]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Jhinge flower (gourd flower) is blooming. Kumra Tila, Rangamati, 17 September.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A buffalo grazes in a rain-soaked field, while egrets stand nearby in search of insects. Chowdhury Bazar, Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women slice locally grown chillies to collect seeds for sowing in the char areas. Dhalirkandi embankment area, Sariakandi, Bogura, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Two shaliks fighting mid-air, others are watching sitting in a wire. Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A beautiful butterfly flies towards a hibiscus bloom. Kotbari, Salmanpur, Cumilla. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A pair of munias sits on a dry palm branch above a paddy field. Keowa, Sreepur, Gazipur, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The sky is cloudy and rain may appear anytime, but work must go on. Construction workers head to work in groups. Shalban, Rangpur, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Used sacks are transported from Khulna to Bogura for recycling. Station Road, Khulna, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A man heads to the market to sell small radishes. Kamal Kachna, Rangpur, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Students who achieved GPA-5 hold crests at a meritorious award programme. District Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Moulvibazar, 17 September. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Arinjoy Dhar ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Construction works of metro rail project in Dhaka ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Metro rail]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-17T06:44:43.717Z</lastmod>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan briefing journalists after the meeting with Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami. Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar and leaders of both parties are standing next to him. At Minto Road, Dhaka. 16 September 2026]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Leaders of BGMEA, the apex body of the country’s readymade garment industry, held an exchange of views with Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman. On 16 September, 2026]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The old brick architecture of Arakul Math in South Keraniganj still bears the marks of the past. Its narrow, tall, conical spire and small niches in the walls are characteristic of ancient architectural traditions of the subcontinent. Over the years, moss and weeds have grown across the structure, while various plants and trees have sprung up around it]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Parrots perch on the old brick walls of Arakul Math. They use the small gaps and holes in the walls as safe shelters]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A century-old wall, yet alive with signs of new life. A pair of common mynas takes shelter in a hole in Arakul Math]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Parrots gather on the walls of Arakul Math. One is emerging from its nest, while others perch on the wall]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A spotted dove flies past the spire of Arakul Math. Parrots and various other birds can still be seen around the old structure]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Arakul Math and the trees and vegetation surrounding it are now a safe haven for birds]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As there is a water body beside the math, little egrets can still occasionally be seen moving peacefully around it]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The weathered exterior of the village’s centuries-old math. The small holes and niches have served as safe nesting sites for parrots for many years]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kites can also be seen around Arakul Math. When they hear the kites’ calls, other birds become alarmed and retreat to the safety of the math. Once the kites leave, the birds reappear around the structure]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ According to local residents, flocks of parrots used to arrive here just a few years ago. Now, seeing even a single flock of parrots has become a matter of good fortune]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Modernisation and environmental change, pesticides on farmland, the destruction of forests and a changing climate are shrinking birds’ habitats and putting them under threat]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Arakul Math in Dakshin Keraniganj, near Dhaka, may be unfamiliar to the general public, but it is a unique world for birds. Although birds continue to make their homes in the centuries-old, dilapidated structure, neither visitors nor local residents show much interest in it. Meanwhile, rapid land-filling and urbanisation are threatening to erase the nests that birds have built here over generations. Preserving the math could help this safe haven for birds survive for many more years]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/0nt7cdpb9y</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal central president Rakibul Islam addresses a reception for new students organised by the Jagannath University unit of Chhatra Dal on 16 September 2026]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/x9vo4dzcid</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Representational image of Bangladesh elections]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/hv09becvwh</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/international/asia/qwi63pnyuv</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-17T03:06:09.273Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/k3l8lff81r</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ SRB ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-17T02:56:07.408Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/accident/8qjp22xyxx</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tasfiya Ahmed]]></image:caption>
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