BNP mass procession in Dhaka (News)

 
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 Jan 30, 2012 Dhaka. Bangladesh- Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia leads a mass procession in the capital on Dhaka Bangladesh. One person was killed and at least 30 people were injured after police clashed with thousands of opposition protestors in Bangladesh’s northwestern city of Rajshahi, police said. © Monirul Alam

Ashura 2011 – Bangladesh

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 Dec. 6, 2011 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Shiite Muslims bring out a procession from old part of Dhaka  as part of Ashura, a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during Muharram, the month of remembrance. © Monirul Alam http://monirul.photoshelter.com/

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 Dec. 6, 2011 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during an Ashura procession. Ashura marks the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during Muharram, the month of remembrance. © Monirul Alam http://monirul.photoshelter.com/