Protest Rally Against TICFA | US and Bangladesh

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Dhaka, Bangladesh November 2013

Bangladeshi police stand on the foot over bridge  in Dhaka on November 25, 2013. A group of leftist party stage a rally in the capital’s at Jatiya Press Club. The protesting the signing of the Tread and Investment Cooperation Froum ( TICFA) with the US.

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US Assistant Secretary visit in Bangladesh ( news)

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 16 Feb. 2012. Dhaka. Bangladesh-US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia ROBERT O BLAKE addresses a news conference at the National Press Club in the capital on Thursday. The US government is looking forward to the appointment of an efficient leader to Grameen Bank for running the country’s largest micro-credit institution effectively, a US official said Thursday. © Monirul Alam 

Solidarity for Limon | bangladesh

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Songkhubdho Nagorik Samaj, a platform to protect human rights, demanded withdrawal of cases against Limon Hossain who lost a leg in Rab shooting late March. The organizers have pledged to continue their protests until the government withdraw the false cases against Limon Hossein and provide adequate compensation for the loss of his leg.

They also called in protest against the government’s contract with ConocoPhillips signed on June 16 the deal awarded gas exploration and extraction rights to the US energy giant in two deep sea blocks in the Bay of Bengal.

At a protest rally, they also demanded strong security for 16-year-old Limon and his family members, and punishment of the accused.Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), on March 23, mistook Limon, a college student, for a criminal and shot him in the left leg at the village of Chhaturia in Jhalakathi Bangladesh.

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