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CU Unrest After Harassment Incident
August 31, 2025, Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh: Following the harassment of a female student at Chittagong University (CU), clashes broke out repeatedly between students and local residents, leaving at least 200 people injured. The injured were taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital for treatment. To bring the situation under control, the Upazila administration imposed Section 144, prohibiting all types of gatherings, processions, demonstrations, explosive materials, firearms, and indigenous weapons in the conflict-affected areas. Additionally, assembly or movement of more than five people together has been strictly banned (Credit Image: © Mohammed Suman/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Fishing Industry In Bangladesh
July 22, 2025: Chattogram, Bangladesh: A man balances a loaded basket on his head while walking along the wooden beams of docked to unloading from the fishing boats at Fishery Ghat, Chittagong. Under looming monsoon clouds, fishermen move through the busy waterfront, showcasing the daily rhythm of one of Bangladesh's vital maritime hubs. (Credit Image: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Fishing Industry in Bangladesh
July 22, 2025: Chattogram, Bangladesh: A man balances a loaded basket on his head while walking along the wooden beams of a ramp to unload from a fishing boat at Fishery Ghat, Chittagong. Under looming monsoon clouds, fishermen move through the busy waterfront, showcasing the daily rhythm of one of Bangladesh's vital maritime hubs. (Credit Image: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Bangladesh: Empty Plastic Drums Collection
July 2, 2025, Chittagong, Bangladesh: Empty plastic drums are collected from various locations and brought here to be arranged. As one drum is stacked on top of another, the growing pile begins to resemble a massive blue hill. These drums are later purchased by well-known companies for industrial purposes used to store items like medicines, oil, and chemicals. At that time, there were approximately 400 to 500 drums in the pile. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Suman/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Bangladesh Daily Life 2025
July 2, 2025, Chattogram, Bangladesh: In the heart of Chattogram, rickshaw pullers sleep where they pedal all day. These men are migrants, displaced by poverty or lack of opportunity in their villages. With no homes in the city, their rickshaws become their bed, their shelter, and their only space of rest where each frame tells a story of exhaustion, dignity, and silent endurance. (Credit Image: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Bangladesh Daily Life 2025
July 2, 2025, Chattogram, Bangladesh: In the heart of Chattogram, rickshaw pullers sleep where they pedal all day. These men are migrants, displaced by poverty or lack of opportunity in their villages. With no homes in the city, their rickshaws become their bed, their shelter, and their only space of rest, where each frame tells a story of exhaustion, dignity, and silent endurance. (Credit Image: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Ratha Yatra Festival 2025: Bangladesh
June 27, 2025, Chittagong, Bangladesh: Devotees carry ornately decorated idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra during a vibrant Ratha Yatra rally. Dressed in traditional attire, participants chant and march in reverence as part of the annual chariot festival, celebrating the symbolic journey of the deities amidst devotion and festivity. (Credit Image: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Bangladesh: Ratha Yatra 2025
June 27, 2025, Chittagong, Bangladesh: Devotees carry ornately decorated idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra during a vibrant Ratha Yatra rally. Dressed in traditional attire, participants chant and march in reverence as part of the annual chariot festival, celebrating the symbolic journey of the deities amidst devotion and festivity. (Credit Image: © Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Bangladesh: Rath Yatra 2025
June 27, 2025, Chittagong, Bangladesh: Thousands of devotees took to the streets of Chittagong to celebrate Rath Yatra 2025, pulling the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra with devotion and joy. The colorful procession, traditional attire, and cultural performances showcased the unity and spiritual heritage of the Hindu community in Bangladesh. A day of devotion, tradition, and togetherness. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Suman/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Die Siegerbilder der Wetter-Fotografie der Royal Meteorological Society
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Abdul Momin/RMetS/Bav Media/Shutterstock (10751053f)
The picture shows A Thirsty Earth by Abdul Momin. It was taken in Chittagong, Bangladesh. They said: 'In winter the water level drops and cultivable lands get dry causing serious drought. In some areas farmers can't even use water pumps to irrigate their lands. During the drought season people usually take fields as shortcuts to go from one village to another. I have tried to capture the scene in photos using my drone. The 26 finalists for this year's Weather Photographer of the Year have been announced and the public are being invited to vote for their favourite.The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), which celebrates its 170th birthday this year, in association with AccuWeather, has put the shortlisted pictures on their website and people can visit photocrowd.com/wpotyvote to vote until September 2.
Weather Photographer of The Year Shortlist
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717ai)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717ah)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717ag)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717am)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717ao)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717as)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717au)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717at)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Chittagong War Cemetery
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717j)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717ae)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
As Vice-Patron of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (the Trust), Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex is visiting programmes funded by the Trust in Bangladesh which have been set up to prevent people with diabetes from
unnecessarily losing their sight.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717b)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717ac)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
As Vice-Patron of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (the Trust), Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex is visiting programmes funded by the Trust in Bangladesh which have been set up to prevent people with diabetes from
unnecessarily losing their sight.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717e)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717l)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717i)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717n)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717r)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717u)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717x)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717v)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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PEOPLE - Royals: Die Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock (9233717w)
Sophie Countess of Wessex visits Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Chittagong
Sophie Countess of Wessex visit to Bangladesh - 21 Nov 2017
Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness is in Bangladesh, a country with one of the highest numbers of people with diabetes, to prevent vision loss from the disease. We do this through integrating eye health into the health care system, and by raising awareness in communities, the dangers diabetes has on vision.
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017...The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Während Europa austrocknet - ist in Bangladesh Land unter
June 17, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JUNE 17 : Bangladeshi people seen on street during heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 2017..The death toll rises to 156 in several hill districts including Rangamati, Banderban, and Chittagong after the landslides following heavy downpour in those areas. The road communication has been broken so rescue workers could not operate with thier full speed and no relief has been reached to the affected areas (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - people crossing a flood street in Chaktai,Chittagong..tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - a man trying to save his belongins during tidal flood in Chittagong..tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - a TV on the van in a flooded street of Chaktai during heavy tidal surge in Chittagong..tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - people crossing a flood street in Chaktai,Chittagong..tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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DUK10001613_013
NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - girls returning from school wading though a flood street in Chaktai,Chittagong...tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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DUK10001613_012
NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - chicken trying to stay away from flood water..tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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DUK10001613_011
NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - fruit vendor cross a flood street in Chaktai,Chittagong..tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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DUK10001613_010
NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - a rickshaw puller in flood during heavy tidal surge in Chittagong...tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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DUK10001613_009
NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - people crossing a flood street in Chaktai,Chittagong...tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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DUK10001613_008
NEWS: Bangladesch: Ãœberschwemmungen in Chittagong
Sept. 1, 2015 - a man desparately push his motorbike in a flooded street during heavy tidal flood in Chittagong...tidal flood devastated most of the area of chittagong city.millions of people marooned in tidal flood and life become stand still...In the past few years, Tidal surge water levels rising significantly above the tide levels that astronomy predicts - has begun to affect the city as much as twice a day, resulting in frequent flooding of residential and business areas...If things continue to worsen, most area of Chittagong could become completely submerged in the near future. ..A World Bank study that was released June 19,2013 forecasts a two degrees Celsius rise in the worlds average temperature in the next decades..Considering the present warming trends, the reports warns that even 20 to 30 years from now shifting rain patterns could leave some areas of the country under water and some others without enough water for power generation, irrigation or even drinking..Flood affected areas could increase by as much as 29 percent for a 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise in Bangladesh, says the report..If the sea level rises 65 cm in 2080,around 40 percent arable land will be lost in southern Bangladesh, it notes about 20 million people in the coastal areas are affected by salinity in drinking water and rising sea levels...Chittagong is often regarded as the commercial and industrial capital of Bangladesh. .Estimated population of the city is more than 6.5 million. The Port of Chittagong is an important driver of the Bangladeshi economy, handling over 90% of the country's international trade. The effects of climate change rising sea level and sea surface temperature, emission of carbon by first world country, deforestation, global warming have brought a sudden vulnerability to the lives and livelihoods of people living in Chittagong city and coastal areas of Bangladesh (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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