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Polls open in Bangladesh parliamentary election
1. Wide of voting centre
2. Mid of queue
3. SOUNDBITE: (Bangla) Shafiqul Islam, voter:
"I am feeling overjoyed at being able to vote after a two year delay, and I want to see everyone vote for honest candidates so that there is no more...
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BANGLADESH: DHAKA: 100,000 PEOPLE PROTEST AGAINST POVERTY
Dhaka, 1 January 1996
1. People gathering
2. Various of Grass Roots march
3. Inaugural session of Grass Roots people - holding balloons
4. Pull out and pan audience
5. Doves and balloons released
6. Village representatives on stage
7....
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Main opposition leader and thousands of supporters stage rally
1. Wide top shot showing massive crowd of supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gathered for rally
2. Car carrying opposition leader Khaleda Zia making slow way through crowd, arriving in front of BNP...
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Bangladesh jails Islamic party leader for life
1. Various of armed police personnel outside Supreme Court of Bangladesh
2. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) deployed outside Supreme Court with anti-riot vehicle in background
3. Wide of High Court building where Dhaka's International...
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BANGLADESH: DHAKA: CLINTON'S VISIT - SECURITY TIGHTENED
Natural Sound
Security surrounding U-S President Bill Clinton's visit to Bangladesh has been tightened following demonstrations.
Clinton arrived on Monday in the capital Dhaka.
It was the first visit by an American president to this...
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Life in the shanty towns around Bangladesh's biggest cities
1. Wide of a slum in Dhaka
2. Wide of entrance into the shanty town
3. Wide of young boy standing in front of his shack
4. Various people in shanty town
5. Close of up a woman and baby
6. Wide of people in the slum
7. SOUNDBITE:...
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Opposition protesters clash with police as former PM Zia appears in court on corruption charges
Opposition party supporters clashed with police and ruling party supporters in Dhaka as opposition party chief Khaleda Zia appeared in court on corruption charges.
The clashes took place outside the court where Zia, who is also a former...
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Police clash with activists over conviction of Islamist Party leader
1. Wide of tyres burning on road
2. Anti-riot police removing burning tyres from road
3. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on the scene
4. Armed police in gun turret on top of a police vehicle
5. Various of empty roads
6. Various...
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Ruling party leads election after vote marred by violence and opposition boycott
Bangladesh's ruling Awami League party was leading on Monday with 232 seats in a national election marred by violence and boycotted by the opposition amid concerns by the international community that the process was deeply flawed.
The...
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Home Secretaries meet to discuss border security
1. Indian Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta shaking hands with his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Abdul Karim
2. Close of handshake
3. Mid shot Karim; pan to Gupta; pull out to both walking back to their seats
4. Cutaway cameras
5. Indian...
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BANGLADESH: DHAKA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN RALLY
Bangla/English/Nat
Six years after a pro-democracy movement ended years of military rule, Bangladesh votes Wednesday in elections, aimed at ending a power struggle that has paralysed the country.
On the eve of the vote - the campaign...
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Look at impact of curfew on impoverished locals
1. Various of rickshaws on street
2. SOUNDBITE: (Bangla) Amir (only one name given), Rickshaw puller who violated the curfew:
"I am a rickshaw puller, if I don't work one day I don't eat that day. How is it justice that only a few will...
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Police arrest illegal African migrants, including Nigerians, Gambians, Ivorians, Ugandans
Thirty-one African migrants have been arrested for living in Bangladesh illegally, police in Dhaka said on Friday.
Speaking at a news conference, Police Deputy Commissioner Krishnapada Ray said those arrested were found to have...
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Candlelight vigil for those slain last week during mutiny
1. Wide of mourners holding lit candles
2. Mid of mourners
3. Mid of faces of mourners
4. Wide of organisers singing and people joining in
5. Mid of singers
6. Close of child
7. Mid of lit candles
8. Close of man placing candle on the...
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Police firing teargas, rubber bullets, arrests being made
1. Various of riot police officers hitting protesters on ground with batons, protesters screaming
2. Various of riot police
3. Wide of military vehicles driving by
4, More of military vehicles driving by protest with AUDIO of siren
5....
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Focus on how political instability is affecting economy
1. Various of people in fruit and vegetable market
2. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Vox pop, Fakrul Islam, shop owner:
"In the country, because of the protests and sieges, goods arrived late. Also because of Syndicate system, we have to purchase...
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Police fire rubbers bullets, teargas to disperse anti-government protesters
1. Wide back shot of opposition BNP (Bangladesh National Party) members protesting against a fuel price hike, smoke rising from ground, UPSOUND: firing
2. Back shot of protesters throwing stones towards the police, UPSOUND: firing
3. Mid...
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BANGLADESH: INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS OVERSHADOWED
Eng/Nat
Independence celebrations in Bangladesh today (Friday) have been overshadowed by a deepening political crisis which threatens the administration of Prime Minister Khaled Zia.
The country's main opposition party announced its...
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Clashes between riot police and strikers, rubber bullets fired
1. Tracking shot of Bangladeshi riot police in street
2. Zoom in to smoke rising from explosion of hand made bomb on street corner
3. Wide of protester throwing stones at bus windows
4. Mid of opposition protesters marching and...
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SYND 18-12-71 INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL NIAZI IN DACCA (DHAKA)
Interview with commander of Pakistani troops, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi in Dacca (Dhaka).
1. ms General Niazi speaking to press and UPITN reporter Michael Nicholson (SOUNDBITE): English, determined to fight until freedom
2....
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Seven killed in fire at shoe factory
1. Wide of firefighters and local people at site
2. Various of firefighters working inside fire-damaged factory
3. Various of burnt equipment inside factory
4. Wide of firefighter talking on mobile phone
5. Mid of drums inside...
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Bangladesh police clash with protesters demanding postponement of elections
1. Top shot of riot police line
2. Various of protesters with banners walking down street
3. Various newspaper front pages
4. Wide of protesters carrying banner and flags
5. Close of protesters walking down street
6. Medium of protesters...
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Train arrives in Calcutta after resumption of service with Bangladesh
1. Various exteriors of Calcutta Railway terminal at night ++NIGHT SHOT++
2. Various of train from Bangladesh arriving on platform
3. Passengers disembarking from train
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dipankar Chakraborty,...
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Polls open in general election, amid opposition protests and violence
Polls opened on Sunday in Bangladesh's general elections marred by violence that threatens to deepen the crisis in the South Asian nation.
Ruling Awami League candidates are running unchallenged in more than half of the country's 300...