HOME AND ABROAD

The Aftermath

Dhaka. A man tries to salvage his tin of rice, which have gone brown in the heat from a fire which gutted over 200 homes in the Katsur slum in Mohammadpur on January 11.

Hartal Pains
Lalmonirhat. Vegetable sellers in Goshala, Lalmonirhat, look on helplessly as prices of their products experience a drastic fall due to the lack of customers, thanks to the ongoing countrywide blockade enforced by the BNP-led alliance.

Let's Play Ball

New South Wales, Australia. Japanese fans cheer their team on against Palestine during their Group D football match of the AFC Asian Cup in Newcastle.

Unite for  Free Speech

Paris, France. Luz (L) touches the face of Dr Patrick Pelloux as they and members of the Charlie Hebdo magazine team take part in the rally Marche Republicaine on January 11 in Paris in tribute to the 17 victims of the three-day killing spree.

Fighting the Cold

Douma, Syria. A Syrian man carries wood for a fire in the rebel-held city of Douma. Three small girls and an elderly man have died in Syria in the past 24 hours due to bitterly cold temperatures and a week-long storm.

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