Category: WITNESS PHOTO

Buddha Purnima in Bangladesh (news)

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06 May 2012. Dhaka, Bangladesh- The Buddhist community celebrates Buddha Purnima by performing special worship & prepare light candle at the Old part of Dhaka Bashabo Buddhist Temple. The day marks Gautam Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the full moon in May. The Buddha — Siddhartha Gautam — was born in the Shakya royal family in Lumbini in south Nepal. Using historical records referring to Alexander, the Great and Emperor Ashoka, the Buddha’s birth date is usually given as May 563 BC. © Monirul Alam

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BNP Protest Rally in Dhaka (news)

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02 May 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Bangladeshi Police watch during the BNP protest at Nayapalton  Dhaka. The main opposition party BNP hold a protest rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Wednesday. BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed made the announcement his party will stage countrywide demonstrations on Sunday to mount pressure on the government to trace its missing leader M Ilias Ali. He also demands immediate withdrawal of the cases. The filing cases are not going to weaken BNP s protest. The government will fall down through the movement according to the local media report. © Monirul Alam

May Day Observed in Bangladesh (news)

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01 May 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- A Bangladeshi worker at work in lathe workshop without any eye protection at Old part of Dhaka. The Historic May Day observed today in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world with a renewed pledge to protect the right of workers. The day is observed every year since 1886 commemorating the launch of a massive movement of works at the Haymarket in Chicago of the United State to establish the rights of eight-hour working day. In the next few days of agitation, several workers were killed. © Monirul Alam

Bangladesh Opposition Strike (news)

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30 April 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Bangladeshi  police and rapid action battalion RAB jointly arrest unidentified  suspect person at Mogbazar area during a nationwide general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Schools and businesses have remained closed in the Bangladesh’s capital as an 18-party opposition alliance has enforced a daylong nationwide general strike to demand the government find an opposition leader who went missing nearly two weeks ago. © Monirul Alam

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World Press Photo 2012 Exhibition in Bangladesh (news)

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26 April 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh:  Ambassador ALPHONS HENNEKENS kingdom of the Netherlands visit the exhibition gallery after the launching programs.  World Press Photo Exhibition is open at DRIK gallery in Bangladesh. This is the first public viewing of the exhibition after the launch in Amsterdam.  The exhibition opened guest of Honor and H.M. Ambassador ALPHONS HENNEKENS kingdom of the Netherlands officially and also present World Press Photo coordinator FEMKE van der VALK, Professor AFSAN CHOWDHURY BRAC University, Drik Managing Director Dr. SHAHIDUL ALAM and former World Press Jury-2011 ABIR ABDULLAH.  World Press Photo exists to inspire understanding of the World through quality photojournalism. © Monirul Alam

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Nor’ Wester Swept in Dhaka City One Killed (news)

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25 April 2012 Dhaka Bagladesh-  Tree branches comes down on vehicles and city corportation remove it in Here road in the capital. A nor’wester  in tied with heavy rains swept the capital of Dhaka city on Wednesday night. More than 30 trees fall on the road number of vehicles damages. According to the Shahbagh police said, A rickshaw puller was killed as a tree fell in his head and his passanger is in grave condation  at Dhaka Medical College Hospotal DMCH  during the storm swept in Dhaka city . © Monirul Alam Note: See more on http://www.zumapress.com/search_results.html?HEADLINE=Heavy+Rains+In+Bangladesh

Bangladesh Opposition third day Protest (news)

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23 April 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Bangladeshi woman police with paint her hand and stand guard in front of BNP Nayapalton office of Dhaka during a daylong general strike in Dhaka. The opposition-sponsored general strike protesting a politician’s disappearance entered the third day Tuesday. Elias Ali, an organizing secretary of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has been missing for nearly a week.© Monirul Alam

Pro-Hartal Activities (news)

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23 April 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Pro-hartal activists set fire to a police bus parked near BNP head office at Nayapaltan Monday evening around 7.30 pm. The torching incidents took place hours after the main opposition party called a fresh nationwide daylong hartal for Tuesday for getting back its missing leader M Ilias Ali and his driver. © Monirul Alam

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Down to Dusk Strike in Bangladesh (news)

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22 April 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- Bangladeshis’  police stand in front of police car during a daylong general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Schools and businesses were shut in Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday as opposition parties enforced a daylong general strike across the South Asian nation. An 18-party opposition alliance was enforcing the strike to urge the government to find a regional opposition leader who went missing on Tuesday. © Monirul Alam

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18-party alliance launched in Bangladesh ( news)

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18 April 2012 Dhaka Bangladesh- BNP Chairperson KHALEDA ZIA speaks at a press conference at Diploma Engineers Institution auditorium in the capital on Wednesday she announced the formation of an 18-party alliance to strengthen the ongoing anti-government movement demanding restoration of the caretaker government system. After about 13 years into the four-party alliance formation, the BNP-led grouping expanded its alliance. © Monirul Alam