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Bangladesh Islamist party fights street battle
Dhaka–With their nine top leaders facing trial for crime committed during 1971, leaving their party office under virtual siege for last 18 months and about 18,000 party leaders and workers in prison facing almost 16,000 cases filed during the present regime, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam have finally decided to fight back alone…
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Rickshaw Drivers In New Delhi Look Bright Despite Their Hard Lives
Rickshaw drivers have their breakfast in East Patel Nagar, northern New Delhi, India, on Nov. 5, 2012. Rickshaw drivers’ life is hard in the old city of New Delhi. A rickshaw driver rests in East Patel Nagar, northern New Delhi, India, on Nov. 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Yigang>
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Pakistani Students Attend Class Amid Gov’t Effort To Raise Literacy Rate To 60 Percent By 2015
Pakistani students attend a class at a public school in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Nov. 5, 2012. Pakistan ranks 113th among 120 countries regarding literacy rate, which is projected to reach 60 percent till 2015 from the existing 55 percent. <Xinhua/Iqbal Hussain>
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People Commute To School Or Work On Various Means Of Transportation In Agra, India
People make their way to work and school in Agra, India on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. People make their way to work in Agra, India on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. People commute on a motorcycle in Agra, India on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick>
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Indian Ruling Party Supporters Jampack Streets In Party Rally Held In New Delhi
Supporters of India’s ruling Congress party gather for the party’s rally in New Delhi, capital of India, on Nov. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> India’s ruling Congress party supporters gather for a public rally in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The top leaders of the party addressed a rare…
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India Farmers March Street Of New Delhi To Protest Against Alleged Anti-Farmer Policies
Indian farmers affiliated to the Indian Farm Workers Union march during a protest against the alleged anti-farmer policies of the government in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Indian farmers affiliated to the Indian Farm Workers Union listen to a speaker, unseen, during a protest rally against the alleged…
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Scene Of Wholesale Flower Market In Mumbai, India
An Indian vendor carries bunches of roses on her head at a wholesale flower market in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Vendors sell flowers at a wholesale flower market in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Impoverished women pick up marigold flowers from a pile of discarded flowers at…
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Bangladesh Women On Bicycle Bring Computers To Help Poor People Have Chats With Distant Loved Ones
In this Sept. 30, 2012, photo, Bangladeshi Info Ladies pedal their way from one place to another at Saghata, a remote impoverished farming village in Gaibandha district, 120 miles (192 kilometers) north of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dozens of ‘Info Ladies’ bike into remote Bangladeshi villages with laptops and Internet connections, helping…
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Indian Hindu Woman Has Her Hands Painted With Henna For Celebration Of “Karwa Chauth”
An Indian Hindu woman dries her hands after getting traditional designs painted on her hands with henna ahead of “Karwa Chauth” in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Karwa Chauth is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated in northern India where married women fast one whole day and offer prayers…
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Moulin Rouge Troupe Of Paris Performs In Mumbai In Celebration Of “World Of Accor”
Moulin Rouge entertainment troupe from Paris performs as part of the “World of Accor” celebrations in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 31, 2012. <Xinhua=Stringer>
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