Country boats still Popular in Bangladesh

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7. Oct. 2011. Padma River Madaripu- The country boat crosses in the bank of Padma river of Madaripure district. Water transport is an important means of commutations in Bangladesh. Traditional country boats are still popular and provide low cost convenient transport in these extensive island waterways. ©Monirul Alam 

 

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Bidden farewell to Goddess Durga| bangladesh

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 6.Oct.2011.Dhaka- The idols of Durga were taken to the bank of the river Buriganga in the afternoon on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus across the country have bidden farewell to Goddess Durga. The five-day long Durga Puja an annual Hindu festivals in South Asian were ended. ©Monirul Alam 

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Ali To Push UK For Support To Bangladesh

Oct. 04, 2011 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – RUSHANARA ALI believes Britian should pursue the international community at Durban climate summit for enhanced support to Bangladesh to cope with impacts of climate changes. The first Bangladeshi UK member of parliament (MP), Ali, is the shadow Minister of International Development of UK Government, speaks on the program ‘Expectations from Durban: UK and Bangladesh Perspectives’ at CIRDAP. The programmed organized by Oxfam, campaign for sustainable rural livelihoods (CSRL), an European Union (EU). ©Monirul Alam

Durga Puja Celebrates in Bangladesh

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 4.Oct.2011. Dhaka- A goat is being slaughter to be sacrificed the Goddess Durga on the third day of the five-day long Durga Puja an annual Hindu festivals in South Asian that celebrates worship of goddess Durga, at the national temple in Dhaka. ©Monirul Alam

Hindu Religious Festival in Bangladesh

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 Sep. 29, 2011 – Dhaka, Bangladesh –A devotee prays an idol of Hindu goddess during  the five day-long Durga Puja celebrating begin in the first week of October. © Monirul Alam

New British High Commissioner appointed in Bangladesh

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 Oct.3.2011- Dhaka, Bangladesh.  A newly appointed British High Commissioner H.E. ROBART GIBSON arrived in Bangladesh. After his join as a British High Commissioner he speaks at press conference at Bay Gallary in Dhaka on Monday. © Monirul Alam

The song of waves in Padma river | Bangladesh

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Sep.30,2011-Mawa,Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Song of waves in Padma river. ©Monirul Alam

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Durga Puja Celebration Preparation | Dhaka

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Sep. 29, 2011 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – A Bangladeshi sculptor makes idols for the Hindu religious festival Durga Puja at Shakharibazaar in old Dhaka city. The five-day-long Durga Puja celebration will begin in the first week of October. Dhaka September 2011.©Monirul Alam


No polls without caretaker system | Khaleda Zia

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Bangladesh opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, before her speak discuss with BNP secretary general Mirja Fakrul Islam, Zia speaks at a mass rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011.  Tens of thousands of supporters from a four-party alliance led by Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party joined the rally. Dhaka September 2011.

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters gather for a mass rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011.Tens of thousands of supporters from a four-party alliance led by Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party joined the rally.Dhaka September 2011.



Students Protest Turn Violence in Bangladesh

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Police have charged with batons and arrested to disperse hundreds of students of Jagannath University blocking streets near the Topkhan road on September 25, 2011. Hundreds of university students staged a demonstration on Sunday demanding the scrapping of a clause in the Jagannath University Act, 2005, which deems the institution ineligible of receiving government funding,  media reported. Dhaka, September 2011. © Monirul Alam