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CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH - MARCH 10: England captain Alastair Cook (r) enjoys a joke with batsman Ian Bell during England nets at Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on March 10, 2010 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH - MARCH 10: England captain Alastair Cook (r) enjoys a joke with batsman Ian Bell during England nets at Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on March 10, 2010 in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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  1. CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 06: Ian Bell of England kicks a football during a nets session at the Swalec Stadium on September 6, 2010 in Cardiff, Wales.
  2. CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 06: Graeme Swann of England celebrates with team mate Ian Bell looking on during a nets session at the Swalec Stadium on September 6, 2010 in Cardiff, Wales.
  3. BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Ian Bell of England (r) comes out to bat with a broken foot and a runner during the 2nd One Day International match between England and Bangladesh at the County Ground on July 10, 2010 in Bristol, England.
  4. BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 10: ian Bell of England stands prepared to bat after fracturing a metatarsal in his foot during the 2nd NatWest One Day International between England and Bangladesh at the County Ground on July 10, 2010 in Bristol, England.
  5. BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Ian Bell (R) of England sits on the team balconywith team mate James Anderson after fracturing a metatarsal in his foot during the 2nd NatWest One Day International between England and Bangladesh at the County Ground on July 10, 2010 in Bristol, England.
  6. BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Brit Mascot Callum Jones poses for a picture with Ian Bell of England during the 2nd One Day International match between England and Bangladesh at the County Ground on July 10, 2010 in Bristol, England.
  7. BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Ian Bell of England walks off injured during the 2nd One Day International match between England and Bangladesh at the County Ground on July 10, 2010 in Bristol, England.
  8. BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 09: Ian Bell of England looks on during the England nets session at the County Ground on July 9, 2010 in Bristol, England.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Wicketkeeper Matt Prior and Alastair Cook of England celebrate the wicket of Salman Butt of Pakistan during day three of the 4th npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord's on August 28, 2010 in London, England.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Alastair Cook of England walks back after being dismissed by Mohammad Amir of Pakistan during day two of the 4th npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord's on August 27, 2010 in London, England.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Mohammad Asif (2ndR) of Pakistan is frustrated by Alastair Cook (L) and Andrew Strauss of England during day one of the 4th npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord's on August 26, 2010 in London, England.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 25: Alastair Cook of England warms up during the England nets session at Lords on August 25, 2010 in London, England.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: Mohammad Asif of Pakistan walks off at the end of the match with Alastair Cook of England during day four of the 4th npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord's on August 29, 2010 in London, England.
  14. Pakistan's Mohammad Amir (C), celebrates the wicket of England's Alastair Cook, who was caught by Kamran Akmal (not pictured), on the second day of their fourth NPower Test cricket match, at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on August 27, 2010.
  15. (FromL) Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad and Matt Prior of England leave the pitch after Pakistan beat England by 4 wickets on the fourth day of their third Test cricket match against England, at the Brit Oval in London on August 21, 2010.
  16. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Graeme Swann (C) of England celebrates after running out Azhar Ali of Pakistan with James Anderson (L) and Alastair Cook during day four of the npower 3rd Test Match between England and Pakistan at The Brit Insurance Oval on August 21, 2010 in London, England.

More Photos of Bangladesh

  1. Asian labourers work at a construction site in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, 14 November 2007. Dubai is in the midst of a massive construction boom as it seeks to position itself as a business and leisure hub in the face of dwindling oil wealth. An estimated 700,000 Asians, mostly from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, work as construction workers in the UAE, where only around 20 percent of the four million population have citizenship.
  2. A Bangladeshi motorist waits for fuel at a service station in Dhaka, 16 September 2006. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Bangladesh to raise fuel prices, urging the country to follow an automatic pricing formula in a bid to keep them at global levels.
  3. Bangladesh's Abdur Razzak is bowled out during their first One Day International cricket match against England at Trent Bridge, in Nottingham central England, on July 8, 2010.
  4. Bangladesh Zunaed Siddique is hit whilst batting during their first One Day International cricket match against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in central England, on July 8, 2010.
  5. A.H.M Noman Khan of Bangladesh, a 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, stands next to his portrait at an exhibit before the 2010 Magsaysay Awards press conference at the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila on August 27, 2010. Khan will receive Asia's premiere prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, for his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh. The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957, is Asia's highest honor and is widely regarded as the region's equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
  6. (L to R) The Philippines' Christopher Bernido, his wife Maria Victoria Carpio-Bernido, the mayor of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, Chinese photographer Huo Daishan (2nd R) and Bangladesh's A.H.M Noman Khan gather together at the 2010 Magsaysay Awards press conference at the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila on August 27, 2010. The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957, is Asia's highest honor and is widely regarded as the region's equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
  7. NEW YORK - AUGUST 26: New York City taxi driver Ahmed Sharif (R), 43, reveals the wounds he sustained during a alleged bias attack while speaking at a press conference at City Hall August 26, 2010 in New York City. Sharif, a Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was reportedly attacked with a knife while driving his cab by a man who denounced his religion. Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student at the School of Visual Arts who had recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, questioned Sharif about Islam before attacking him in the cab. Sharif suffered cuts to his neck and body.
  8. NEW YORK - AUGUST 26: The stiched neck of Ahmed Sharif, 43, a taxi driver from Bangladesh who was attacked earlier this week due to his religious faith, is seen during a news conference outside of City Hall on August 26, 2010 in New York City. Sharif, a Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was attacked with a knife while driving his cab by a man who denounced his religion. Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student at the School of Visual Arts who had recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, questioned Sharif about Islam before attacking him in the cab. Sharif suffered cuts to his neck and body.
  9. NEW YORK - AUGUST 26: Ahmed Sharif, 43, a taxi driver originally from Bangladesh, speaks to the media at a news conference outside of City Hall following an attack on him earlier this week that was instigated by his religious faith on August 26, 2010 in New York City. Sharif, a Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was attacked with a knife while driving his cab by a man who denounced his religion. Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student at the School of Visual Arts who had recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, questioned Sharif about Islam before attacking him in the cab. Sharif suffered cuts to his neck and body.
  10. NEW YORK - AUGUST 26: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) walks with New York City taxi driver Ahmed Sharif (C), 43, after a news conference at City Hall on August 26, 2010 in New York City. Sharif, a Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was attacked with a knife while driving his cab by a man who denounced his religion. Michael Enright, a 21-year-old film student at the School of Visual Arts who had recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, questioned Sharif about Islam before attacking him in the cab. Sharif suffered cuts to his neck and body.
  11. Sri Lankan children sit alongside their meagre belongings, after the military demolished their makeshift house in Colombo on July 18, 2008. Colombo has thrown a heavy security blanket around the city of 650,000 residents, demolishing unauthorised buildings, ahead of next month's summit of heads of South Asian leaders. Sri Lanka is spending some 30 million USD for the 15th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) meeting, which brings togher leaders from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
  12. President of CBS Studios International, Armando Nunez adresses the media at a press conference in Mumbai on August 18, 2010. Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International are to launch three new television channels in India and South Asia. The English-language channels, dedicated to general entertainment, youth and women, are due to go live in October and will be available in India as well as in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The companies declined to give specific financial details of the tie-up but said each would have a 50 percent stake in the joint venture, which is designed to tap into India's fast-growing television market.
  13. Chief executive of Reliance Broadcast Network, Tarun Katial (L) along with president of CBS Studios International, Armando Nunez attend a press conference in Mumbai on August 18, 2010. Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International are to launch three new television channels in India and South Asia. The English-language channels, dedicated to general entertainment, youth and women, are due to go live in October and will be available in India as well as in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The companies declined to give specific financial details of the tie-up but said each would have a 50 percent stake in the joint venture, which is designed to tap into India's fast-growing television market.
  14. Bangladeshi villagers officiate a frog wedding in Sadullahpur district's Ramchandrapur village on August 10, 2010. Farmers in a parched district of northern Bangladesh are marrying off frogs in a desperate bid to bring on monsoon rains and protect their crops, local officials said August 11. Bangladesh suffered its driest July on record, prompting farmers to turn to the centuries-old rain-making ritual -- celebrating frog marriages, officials say.
  15. An Indian employee of the Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo works on the assembly line at the Volvo Factory in Hoskote, some 40 kms south of Bangalore 10 April 2006. Volvo has started to develop India as a sourcing hub for engineering services to support the group's expansion in Asia, and currently Volvo India exports buses to Bangladesh and trucks to South Korea.
  16. Ministers from around the Asia-Pacific region line up for a photo during a meeting to review progress toward the UN's millennium development goals (MDGs) in Jakarta on August 3, 2010. South Asia is lagging behind the Asia-Pacific region in poverty and hunger reduction, and is in danger of missing these key targets in the MDGs, a UN official said. The ministers on the front row are (L to R), Secretary General of United Nations Conference On Trade and Development Supachai Panitchpakdi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian Vice President Boediono, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Sha Zukang, Special Envoy on MDGs for The President of Indonesia Nila F Moeloek, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, and North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun. Other delegates include (middle row from L) Vice President and Planning Strategic Supervisor of Iran Ebrahim Azizi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan Osamu Fujimura, and Deputy Minister of Finance of Afghanistan Mohamad Humayun Hamidzada and (top row 2L - 2R) Swiss ambassador to Indonesia Heinz Edmund Walker, India ambassador to Indonesia Biren Nanda, Sri Lanka ambassador to Indonesia Nanda Mallawaarachchi, Mexico ambassador to Indonesia Melba Pria, and ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan.

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