"Images by Majority World" (by Rowan Watts)

Lady dancers of Femi Kuti performing in the net cage at the Afrika Shrine during regular Sunday jump night show where revelers come to unwind. Femi Kuti is the son of the late Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat legend. Lagos, Nigeria, 2006. - Andrew Esiebo

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Lady dancers of Femi Kuti performing in the net cage at the Afrika Shrine during regular Sunday jump night show where revelers come to unwind. Femi Kuti is the son of the late Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat legend. Lagos, Nigeria, 2006. - Andrew Esiebo
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A bolivian lady walks infront of a wall with the image of Che Guevara and leftist Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) leader Evo Morales, an Aymara native and coca defender, less than two weeks before the presidential elections. La Paz, Bolivia. December 6, 2005. - Patricio Crooker

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:25:58 +0000

A bolivian lady walks infront of a wall with the image of Che Guevara and leftist Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) leader Evo Morales, an Aymara native and coca defender, less than two weeks before the presidential elections. La Paz, Bolivia. December 6, 2005. - Patricio Crooker
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Munnar, the misty tea gardens. - Saibal Das

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:27:46 +0000

Munnar, the misty tea gardens. - Saibal Das
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Padma's Ilish (the Hilsha of River Padma), is the ultimate in fish for the connoisseur. The sail boats are fast disappearing, as is a way of life. - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:28:53 +0000

Padma's Ilish (the Hilsha of River Padma), is the ultimate in fish for the connoisseur. The sail boats are fast disappearing, as is a way of life. - Shahidul Alam
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Portrait of an Afghan man in Maslakh refugee camp for Internally Displace People (IDP), near the city of Herat. Afghanistan. - Shehzad Noorani

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:29:47 +0000

Portrait of an Afghan man in Maslakh refugee camp for Internally Displace People (IDP), near the city of Herat. Afghanistan. - Shehzad Noorani
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Mam Mayans participate in the horse races with which the town of Todos Santos Cuchumatï¿½n, Guatemala, celebrates its patron saintï¿½s holiday. In these day-long horse races, groups of riders, many of them heavily inebriated, risk their lives in an event they believe is observed by the dead and in which a riderï¿½s death is considered an offering to the dead. Guatemala. Nov 1, 2007. - Image by Jorge Uzon

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:46 +0000

Mam Mayans participate in the horse races with which the town of Todos Santos Cuchumatï¿½n, Guatemala, celebrates its patron saintï¿½s holiday. In these day-long horse races, groups of riders, many of them heavily inebriated, risk their lives in an event they believe is observed by the dead and in which a riderï¿½s death is considered an offering to the dead. Guatemala. Nov 1, 2007. - Image by Jorge Uzon
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Sharif and his friend playing amidst a pile of straw. Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. April, 2007. - Khaled Hasan

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:30:41 +0000

Sharif and his friend playing amidst a pile of straw. Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. April, 2007. - Khaled Hasan
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A mother and daughter in green fields with their cattle is a common rural scene. These women have lived through innumerable droughts, floods and wars as neighbours - and have survived, carelessly brushing away their pain and sorrow that could not destroy their spirit - and sense of dignity. This late afternoon light is also common and known in Bangla literature as kone dekhano alo 'light to show off the bride in"! - Main Uddin

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:32:11 +0000

A mother and daughter in green fields with their cattle is a common rural scene. These women have lived through innumerable droughts, floods and wars as neighbours - and have survived, carelessly brushing away their pain and sorrow that could not destroy their spirit - and sense of dignity. This late afternoon light is also common and known in Bangla literature as kone dekhano alo 'light to show off the bride in"! - Main Uddin
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Portrait of a rural girl in catkin bush at Asulya, Savar, Bangladesh. September 15, 2005. - Shahadat Parvez

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:33:27 +0000

Portrait of a rural girl in catkin bush at Asulya, Savar, Bangladesh. September 15, 2005. - Shahadat Parvez
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Child's silver anklets. Pondicherry, India. March 17, 2005. - Dominic Sansoni

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:34:12 +0000

Child's silver anklets. Pondicherry, India. March 17, 2005. - Dominic Sansoni
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A close up of a painted door. Kolkata, West Bengal, India. September 20, 2005. - Prasanta Biswas

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:35:01 +0000

A close up of a painted door. Kolkata, West Bengal, India. September 20, 2005. - Prasanta Biswas
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South Indian dancers prepare themselves before a stage show at a dance festival in Kolkata January 24, 2004. These dancers came from a remote village of Tamilnadu to promote their traditional dance to urban audience. - Sucheta Das

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:35:57 +0000

South Indian dancers prepare themselves before a stage show at a dance festival in Kolkata January 24, 2004. These dancers came from a remote village of Tamilnadu to promote their traditional dance to urban audience. - Sucheta Das
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The Bay of Bengal during a depression. Weather forecast authority forecasts distress signal 3 and an impending cyclone. Chittagong, Bangladesh, June10, 2007. - Rajesh Chakrabarti

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:37:00 +0000

The Bay of Bengal during a depression. Weather forecast authority forecasts distress signal 3 and an impending cyclone. Chittagong, Bangladesh, June10, 2007. - Rajesh Chakrabarti
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Portrait of maktab students. Maktab an Arabic word meaning schools for teaching children elementary Islamic subjects. Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 11, 2006. - Mustafiz Mamun

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:38:18 +0000

Portrait of maktab students. Maktab an Arabic word meaning schools for teaching children elementary Islamic subjects. Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 11, 2006. - Mustafiz Mamun
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Children are having fun jumping off boats into the serene water of Maheshkhali river, Cox'sbazar, Bangladesh. - Shoeb Faruquee

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:39:29 +0000

Children are having fun jumping off boats into the serene water of Maheshkhali river, Cox'sbazar, Bangladesh. - Shoeb Faruquee
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Portrait of color smeared smiling boys during the colorl festival of holi in Kolkata, India. The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated in late February or early March. Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. On this day, people hug and wish each other 'Happy Holi'. February 8, 2005. - Prasanta Biswas

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:40:33 +0000

Portrait of color smeared smiling boys during the colorl festival of holi in Kolkata, India. The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated in late February or early March. Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. On this day, people hug and wish each other 'Happy Holi'. February 8, 2005. - Prasanta Biswas
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Portrait of a color smeared middle aged man during the color festival of Holi in Kolkata, India.The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated in late February or early March. Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. On this day, people hug and wish each other 'Happy Holi'. February 8, 2005. - Prasanta Biswas

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:41:53 +0000

Portrait of a color smeared middle aged man during the color festival of Holi in Kolkata, India.The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated in late February or early March. Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. On this day, people hug and wish each other 'Happy Holi'. February 8, 2005. - Prasanta Biswas
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A model shows their company product at a mobile fair in a city hall. ï¿½Monthly Mirror Telecomï¿½ organized the fair. Dhaka,Bangladesh. April 16 2007. - Azizur Rahim Peu

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:43:08 +0000

A model shows their company product at a mobile fair in a city hall. ï¿½Monthly Mirror Telecomï¿½ organized the fair. Dhaka,Bangladesh. April 16 2007. - Azizur Rahim Peu
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Tribal wall art at the hilly village of Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, India - Swapan Nayak

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:44:13 +0000

Tribal wall art at the hilly village of Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, India - Swapan Nayak
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Street cleaners to scavenge alleys around the The prophet Mohammad great mosque in Al-Madina city. The grave of Prophet Mohammad is in this mosque and Al-Madina is one of two major and holy cities in the world for muslims which placed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the other sacred city is Mecca. - Javad Montazeri

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:45:06 +0000

Street cleaners to scavenge alleys around the The prophet Mohammad great mosque in Al-Madina city. The grave of Prophet Mohammad is in this mosque and Al-Madina is one of two major and holy cities in the world for muslims which placed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the other sacred city is Mecca. - Javad Montazeri
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Bangladeshi fishermen - Shoeb Faruquee

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:46:05 +0000

Bangladeshi fishermen - Shoeb Faruquee
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Two Alexandrine Parakeet take care of each other in the Asam State Zoo , Guwahati City of India's Northeastern States. The Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria is a Parrot which is a resident from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to South Asia. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is illegal to trade in Alexandrine Parakeets in India and yet these birds are sold in broad daylight in urban bird markets. Assam, India. April 2 2007. - Manoj Deka

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:46:51 +0000

Two Alexandrine Parakeet take care of each other in the Asam State Zoo , Guwahati City of India's Northeastern States. The Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria is a Parrot which is a resident from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to South Asia. It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is illegal to trade in Alexandrine Parakeets in India and yet these birds are sold in broad daylight in urban bird markets. Assam, India. April 2 2007. - Manoj Deka
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Rural Bangladesh - paddy field

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:04:45 +0000

Rural Bangladesh - paddy field
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Bangladesh: Chittagong Shipbreaking Labour - Shoeb Faruquee

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:59:46 +0000

Bangladesh: Chittagong Shipbreaking Labour - Shoeb Faruquee
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Portrait of a child.

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Portrait of a child.
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Bangladesh: Children play circle game. - Shoeb Faruquee

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:46 +0000

Bangladesh: Children play circle game. - Shoeb Faruquee
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Bangladesh: Ship breaking yard north of Chittagong. - Shoeb Faruquee

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:12 +0000

Bangladesh: Ship breaking yard north of Chittagong. - Shoeb Faruquee
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Two 'Garo' girls dressed up to celebrate the 'World Indigenous Day'. Dhaka, Bangladesh. August 9, 2001. - Abdul Malek Babul

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:03:34 +0000

Two 'Garo' girls dressed up to celebrate the 'World Indigenous Day'. Dhaka, Bangladesh. August 9, 2001. - Abdul Malek Babul
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Children playing a game called murag fight. The game is believed to be introduced and imitated by concept of cock fight. Singair. Bangladesh. - Abdul Malek Babul

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:04:41 +0000

Children playing a game called murag fight. The game is believed to be introduced and imitated by concept of cock fight. Singair. Bangladesh. - Abdul Malek Babul
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An adolescent rural girl taking her pose in a wide expanse of mustard plant field at Singair. Bangladesh. - Abdul Malek Babul

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:05:33 +0000

An adolescent rural girl taking her pose in a wide expanse of mustard plant field at Singair. Bangladesh. - Abdul Malek Babul
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Near Lhasa, where the Brahmaputra and River Lhasa meet, huge dust clouds gather as the winds rush across the plateau. - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:07:21 +0000

Near Lhasa, where the Brahmaputra and River Lhasa meet, huge dust clouds gather as the winds rush across the plateau. - Shahidul Alam
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Tibetan prayer flags flutter near the holy lake Manasarwar in Tibet. The mythical source of the river Brahmaputra. - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:08:08 +0000

Tibetan prayer flags flutter near the holy lake Manasarwar in Tibet. The mythical source of the river Brahmaputra. - Shahidul Alam
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Though many monasteries have been destroyed, the Tibetans still maintain the ones that are left in their original condition. A monk walks through the stone inner passage of a monastery. - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:08:51 +0000

Though many monasteries have been destroyed, the Tibetans still maintain the ones that are left in their original condition. A monk walks through the stone inner passage of a monastery. - Shahidul Alam
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In Mawa ghat, fishing boats, which now often use motors rather than sails, leave in the afternoon, to fish all night. - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:09:55 +0000

In Mawa ghat, fishing boats, which now often use motors rather than sails, leave in the afternoon, to fish all night. - Shahidul Alam
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Before its confluence with the Ganges, the Jamuna receives the combined waters of the Baral, Atrai, and Hurasagar rivers on its right bank. Over 4 kilometres across, the Bangabandhu Bridge, across the river Jamuna, is an engineering marvel of the 20th century. Bangladesh - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:10:36 +0000

Before its confluence with the Ganges, the Jamuna receives the combined waters of the Baral, Atrai, and Hurasagar rivers on its right bank. Over 4 kilometres across, the Bangabandhu Bridge, across the river Jamuna, is an engineering marvel of the 20th century. Bangladesh - Shahidul Alam
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There is a temple in a small island in the middle of the river in Gauwahati. Devotees cross the river to bring in offerings such as flowers, coconut and bananas. - Shahidul Alam

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:11:21 +0000

There is a temple in a small island in the middle of the river in Gauwahati. Devotees cross the river to bring in offerings such as flowers, coconut and bananas. - Shahidul Alam
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Sitting in a monastery, a young child training to be a Buddhist monk reads religious scripts, Sikkim, India. - Shehzad Noorani

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:12:18 +0000

Sitting in a monastery, a young child training to be a Buddhist monk reads religious scripts, Sikkim, India. - Shehzad Noorani
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Hteik Hteik Soe (18 years old) holds her 8 days old newborn baby in her arms, in Taung Pet village, about 4 hours walking distance from Kalaw in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. - Shehzad Noorani

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:13:11 +0000

Hteik Hteik Soe (18 years old) holds her 8 days old newborn baby in her arms, in Taung Pet village, about 4 hours walking distance from Kalaw in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. - Shehzad Noorani
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Daw Mu Naung (60 years old), one of few surviving Padaung woman who still wear rings on her neck to enlongate it. The tradition of wearing ring is no longer practiced amongst Padaung people. Si Kar village near Phe Khone township in Southern Shan state. Myanmar. - Shehzad Noorani

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:13:57 +0000

Daw Mu Naung (60 years old), one of few surviving Padaung woman who still wear rings on her neck to enlongate it. The tradition of wearing ring is no longer practiced amongst Padaung people. Si Kar village near Phe Khone township in Southern Shan state. Myanmar. - Shehzad Noorani
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Tehmina, 17, partially covers her face with her scarf. She is taking classes at an educational centre set up in a private home in the Khairkhana neighbourhood of Kabul, the capital. The centre is known as General Work and Development Association (GWA), a local NGO. The Association offers a non-formal education programme for adolescent and other women who previously could not attend school, offering classes in basic writing and literacy, as well as vocational training in carpet-weaving, sewing, tailoring, embroidery and other skills. Tehmina's father works for the government but has not been paid for several months. - Shehzad Noorani

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:15:00 +0000

Tehmina, 17, partially covers her face with her scarf. She is taking classes at an educational centre set up in a private home in the Khairkhana neighbourhood of Kabul, the capital. The centre is known as General Work and Development Association (GWA), a local NGO. The Association offers a non-formal education programme for adolescent and other women who previously could not attend school, offering classes in basic writing and literacy, as well as vocational training in carpet-weaving, sewing, tailoring, embroidery and other skills. Tehmina's father works for the government but has not been paid for several months. - Shehzad Noorani
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The side of the stupa (dagoba) of the Lankatileke temple which is a few miles outside Kandy. Early morning, Sri Lanka. - Dominic Sansoni

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:15:41 +0000

The side of the stupa (dagoba) of the Lankatileke temple which is a few miles outside Kandy. Early morning, Sri Lanka. - Dominic Sansoni
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Girls carrying water pots at Udappuwa, Sri Lanka. - Dominic Sansoni

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:16:20 +0000

Girls carrying water pots at Udappuwa, Sri Lanka. - Dominic Sansoni
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Nepal. Kathmandu. near Bhaktapur. Woman beside a window of her mud walled home. - Dominic Sansoni

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:13 +0000

Nepal. Kathmandu. near Bhaktapur. Woman beside a window of her mud walled home. - Dominic Sansoni
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A seller on one of the lanes that radiates from Malioboro Street - Zhuang Wubin

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:18:29 +0000

A seller on one of the lanes that radiates from Malioboro Street - Zhuang Wubin
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Installation of oil lamp on the eve of Bangla new year fair at Gulshan. Dhaka, Bangladesh. - Din M Shibly

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:19:31 +0000

Installation of oil lamp on the eve of Bangla new year fair at Gulshan. Dhaka, Bangladesh. - Din M Shibly
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Zaman Mohammed (12 years old) looks through a torn blanket that has replaced the door that used to be here before looting of Al Rahma Center for Abandon Street Children. Along with many other citizens of Iraq, children at the Al Rahma Orphanage too paid a heavy toll for coalition attack on Iraq. Zaman, along with many other girls, ran away from the orphanage after it was attacked by looters just after the war broke out. She took refuge in the streets near the Palestine Hotel in the downtown Baghdad. She spent many days in the streets and survived by begging. When she found out that orphanage is up and running again, she returned. However, now she regrets her decision as it is in the control of Hauza, the religious seminary. They are very strict and beside other restrictions, also force children to wear Hijab (a piece of cloth to cover head and hair). - Shehzad Noorani

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:21:18 +0000

Zaman Mohammed (12 years old) looks through a torn blanket that has replaced the door that used to be here before looting of Al Rahma Center for Abandon Street Children. Along with many other citizens of Iraq, children at the Al Rahma Orphanage too paid a heavy toll for coalition attack on Iraq. Zaman, along with many other girls, ran away from the orphanage after it was attacked by looters just after the war broke out. She took refuge in the streets near the Palestine Hotel in the downtown Baghdad. She spent many days in the streets and survived by begging. When she found out that orphanage is up and running again, she returned. However, now she regrets her decision as it is in the control of Hauza, the religious seminary. They are very strict and beside other restrictions, also force children to wear Hijab (a piece of cloth to cover head and hair). - Shehzad Noorani
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A message of peace. Chittagong, Bangladesh. 2006. - Morshed Himadri

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:22:05 +0000

A message of peace. Chittagong, Bangladesh. 2006. - Morshed Himadri
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