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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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 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
17 April 2012 Dhaka Bangladesh- Customs officials seized 415 turtles from Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Tuesday in Bangladesh and arrested two Indian nationals in this connection. Tapan Kumar Dey, forest conservator (wildlife section), said the department received information that huge turtles may be smuggled out of the country early Tuesday. Of the turtles, 300 are rare starred tortoises, 90 are three-keeled and 25 are Indian roofed turtles, he added. © Monirul Alam
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14 April 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh- People of all walks of life late into the night watch university students paint the largest motif ( alpana) in the world on both sides of the Manik Mia Avenue in the capital. On the eve of Bangla New Year 1419, five eminent artists coordinated the 350,000 square feet motif representing the folk culture of Bangladesh. © Monirul Alam
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08 April 2012 Dhaka Bangladesh- Students of Charukala (Fine Arts) Institute Dhaka University making masks to wear those at the carnival they will bring out in the city to celebrate the event. Next Saturday is the first day of Bangla New Year, traditionally called Pahela Baishakh. © Monirul Alam
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