Home
News
Sport
Radio
TV
Weather
Languages
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Low graphics
|
Accessibility help
One-Minute World News
News services
Your news when you want it
News Front Page
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
UK
Business
Health
Science & Environment
Technology
Entertainment
Also in the news
-----------------
Video and Audio
-----------------
Programmes
Have Your Say
In Pictures
Country Profiles
Special Reports
RELATED BBC SITES
SPORT
WEATHER
ON THIS DAY
EDITORS' BLOG
Last Updated:
Sunday, 22 August, 2004, 20:10 GMT 21:10 UK
E-mail this to a friend
In pictures: Bangladesh blasts
1 of 7
Bangladeshi opposition members attended a funeral prayer for victims of Saturday's attack on a political rally in Dhaka.
2 of 7
Opposition activists set fire to a tea stall in the capital as supporters clashed with police across Bangladesh.
3 of 7
A day earlier a series of blasts, possibly caused by hand grenades, tore through a crowd at an Awami League Party rally in the city.
4 of 7
Nineteen people were killed and about 200 others were injured, some critically.
5 of 7
There were scenes of chaos as casualties were taken to hospital by any means available. Some were loaded onto carts...
6 of 7
... while others were transported on tricycle rickshaws.
7 of 7
The blasts happened as Awami Party leader Sheikh Hasina finished addressing the crowd. Ms Hasina was not hurt.
E-mail this to a friend
SEE ALSO:
Blasts hit Bangladesh party rally
21 Aug 04 | South Asia
RELATED BBC LINKS:
BBC Bengali
RELATED INTERNET LINKS:
Awami League
Bangladesh government
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
TOP IN PICTURES STORIES
The early days of spaceflight
Day in pictures: 5 April 2011
Battle for Misrata
News Front Page
|
Africa
|
Americas
|
Asia-Pacific
|
Europe
|
Middle East
|
South Asia
UK
|
Business
|
Entertainment
|
Science/Nature
|
Technology
|
Health
Have Your Say
|
In Pictures
|
Week at a Glance
|
Country Profiles
|
In Depth
|
Programmes
You might also like:
news
|
sport
|
weather
|
worklife
|
travel
|
future
|
culture
|
world
|
business
|
technology