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BANGLADESH: DHAKA: AWAMI LEAGUE ELECTION CAMPAIGN RALLY
English/Nat
Supporters of Bangladesh's main opposition party have taken to the streets of the capital Dhaka.
They were addressed by the leader of the Awami League - who warned that the government may attempt to rig forthcoming...
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BANGLADESH: DHAKA: FIRE DESTROYS HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS
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A raging fire has destroyed much of a crowded residential and industrial district in the capital of Bangladesh.
Police in Dhaka say the blaze killed one a child and injured 25 others.
Hundreds of families were left...
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Solar eclipse in Bangladesh and China
Kaifeng, China
1. Various of sun over skyline of Kaifeng city
2. Medium of sun with foreground of stone iron
3. Man looking at annular eclipse through camera
4. Annular eclipse with moon partially covering sun
5. Wide of people...
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Indian PM meets Bangladesh counterpart in bid to improve relations
1. Wide of airport exterior and large picture of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
2. Wide of aircraft taxiing on runway
3. Wide of Bangladeshi Ministers preparing to receive Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
4. Various of aircraft...
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UN Sec Gen urges industrialised nations to honour financial commitments
1. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon entering news conference
2. Ban at podium
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
"We cannot allow the financial crisis to impede our efforts to fight the...
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Intl Women's Day rallies in Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Dhaka
1. Protest rally of women migrant workers
2. Women shouting slogans UPSOUND (Bengali) "Women migrant workers... We need our rights"
3. Women standing with protest banners in their hand
4. Banner reading in Bengali "Women migrant...
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BANGLADESH: EVE OF HIGHLY DISPUTED NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Eng/Bengali/Natsound
In Bangladesh, the army has been called out to patrol the streets of the capital, Dhaka, on the eve of highly disputed national elections.
It's the first time that army troops have been seen in the streets of...
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FILE Ex PM Hasina who is reported to have won election
FILE: Dhaka - 6 November 2008
1. Wide of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and leader of Awami League party, Sheikh Hasina, entering airport lounge after returning from abroad following medical treatment
2. Mid of Hasina waving
3. Wide...
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Protesters hold mass rally, denounce war crimes trial verdict
1. Various high angled shots of protesters gathered at the Shahbagh intersection, protesters are demanding the death sentence be handed down to Abdul Quader Mollah, the leader of the Jammat-e-Islaami party, and other war criminals
2....
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Three arrested opposition leaders appear in court
Leading opposition members arrived at court in the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday after raids carried out by police on Tuesday culminated in their arrest, exacerbating political tensions after a violent general election.
The ruling...
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Clashes in Dhaka, as mass street protests continue
1. Wide of BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) protesters attacking a public bus, throwing stones while scared passengers scramble off the bus
2. Wide of BNP protesters attacking the bus, hurling stones while one activist lights a match...
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Rock-throwing protesters enforce generalstrike, police say one person killed
1. Various of activists from opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies on street chanting slogans, and throwing rocks and firecrackers
2. Smoke rising near the police as they fire rubber bullets
3. Various of police...
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Thousands of Muslim devotees offer prayers at one of world's largest Islamic gatherings
1. Various aerials of people gathered along the banks of the River Turag outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, for prayers
2. Wide of pilgrims listening to preacher
3. Wide of pilgrims sitting along the bank of River Turag
4. Close of...
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11 die as blaze rips through poor neighbourhood ++GRAPHIC++
1. Wide of the burnt down shantytown at Rayerbaazar
2. Wide of a woman and her child sitting amid the heap of ash and smoke
3. Mid of smoke coming out of a burnt down rickshaw garage
4. Wide of rows of burnt rickshaws at the garage
5....
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BANGLADESH: SCHEME INTRODUCED THAT PAYS CHILDREN TO GO TO SCHOOL
Eng/Bengali/Nat
Thousands of Bangladeshi children are stepping out of sweatshops and into the classroom.
Under a deal struck between the U-N, the International Labour Organisation and the Bangladeshi garment industry, children are...
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General strike in protest at deadly grenade attack
23 August 2004
1. Various of opposition activists chanting and marching
24 August 2004
2. Women demonstrating against government
3. Various of police at demonstration
4. Female protester on ground, apparently injured
5. Police putting...
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Thousands protest against anti-Islam film
1. Wide top shot of protesters from Islamic group "Jomoyet Hizbillah" gathering in front of mosque
2. Mid of protesters holding banners waiting for the procession to start
3. Various of rally with protesters holding flags and placards...
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SYND 14-3-72 INDIAN TROOPS BOARD PLANES IN DHAKA TO RETURN TO INDIA
Airport scenes as Indian troops board planes in Bangladesh to return to India.
1. ms Indian troops with light luggage at Dacca Airport
2. various of luggage loaded on plane
3. ms troops standing near plane
4. various of soldiers...
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Huge fire destroys 500 homes in slum area of Bangladesh capital
A fire destroyed at least 500 homes in a poor district of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Thursday.
It took more than two hours to bring the fire under control, fire officials said.
Most residents of the congested shanty town were garment...
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Mutineers agree to surrender in exchange for amnesty
Dhaka - February 25, 2009
1. Wide of empty street overlooking Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters
2. Mid of shopping mall which was under siege
3. Shopping mall sign
4. Entrance to BDR headquarters
5. Riot police walking
6. Police line
7....
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Bangladesh - Protestors Clash With Police
At least 100 people were injured Tuesday (23/8) when supporters of
Bangladesh's ex-president, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, clashed with
police after authorities prevented the opposition group from
holding a rally. Opposition Jatiya Party...
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Morning scenes after State of Emergency declared as president steps down
++Night Shots++
1. Police vehicles driving by
++Day Shots++
2. Wide of soldiers patrolling
3. Military vehicles parked
4. Soldiers walking down road
5. People cleaning dishes in street
6. Various of soldiers patrolling
7. Various of...
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Police clash with protesters rallying against war cimes trial
1. Tracking shot of protesters running as police fire rubber bullets and teargas towards supporters of Islamic political party Jamaat-e-Islami near National Mosque, AUDIO: Firing
2. Injured protester crawling on the ground, AUDIO:...
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BANGLADESH: OPPOSITION PARTIES CALL FOR GENERAL STRIKE
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Bangladesh's opposition has called for a general strike, threatening to paralyse the nation- unless Prime Minister Khaleda Zia agrees to quit.
As Opposition parties called for a strike from March 9 for an indefinite...