Daily Life | Dhaka

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Dhaka, Bangladesh May 2013 .

I have seen Bengal’s face, and seek no more,

The world has not anything more beautiful to show me . . .

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Daily Life | Ashulia

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Ashulia, Savar, Bangladesh December 2006 .

A  villager use their traditional cultivation to prepare  paddy fields in Savar area.

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Shooter Diaries | Rana Plaza |01

Warning

Bangladesh’s garment industry has grown rapidly during the last decade. The Ready Made Garment, RMG, sector contributes 76% of the total export earning of Bangladesh. Recently an eight-story block housing factories and a shopping center on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka collapsed on April 24 morning killing at least 430 more ( update, 2 May 2013) people. Rescuers fear the death toll may rise significantly. Local citizen, fire fighters, army personnel,police, volunteers joined  to rescue them. A number of workers  garment factories in Savar alleged that they were forced to work in the morning. Most of the victims who have been rescued from under the debris in the afternoon are dead. The injured and dead victims were rushed at Enam Medical College and Hospital in Savar to hand over victims’ relatives for burial.

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Dozens Killed in Savar Building Collapse

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April 24, 2013 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – A garment worker lies trapped in the rubble. At least 124 people have been killed and many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed in the Savar area on the outskirts of the capital, government officials say. (Credit Image: © Monirul Alam/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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April 24, 2013 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – The daughter of a woman killed in the collapse mourns over her body. At least 124 people have been killed and many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed in the Savar area on the outskirts of the capital, government officials say. (Credit Image: © Monirul Alam/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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Water & Religion Harmony | Langalbandh

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A Bangladeshi Hindus devotee offers prayers in the Old Brahmaputra River near the port town of Narayangang, 18 April 2013. Thousands of Hindu devotees, gathered at the bank of the river to observe the annual religious ceremony called ‘Ashtami Snan’ to purify their life.

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The zone of silence . . .

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megh potrate . . .

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Daily Life | Old Dhaka

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POD | Zuma Press 08 April 2013

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POD | Zuma Press 07 April 2013

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