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The Forgotten War for Bangladesh

November 5, 2011

tags: 1971 war of liberation, Bangladesh, Dhaka, mural, phil maxwell, photoblog, street photography, urban

The birth of Bangladesh was a bloody and painful process. I photographed the murals below in Dhaka in 1991.

Street painting. Dhaka 1991

Street painting. Dhaka 1991

Street painting. Dhaka 1991

Street painting. Dhaka 1991

Street painting. Dhaka 1991

Street painting. Dhaka 1991

The flag of Bangladesh. Photographed on the border with India 1991

The flag of Bangladesh. Photographed on the border with India 1991

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Azad Hoque permalink

July 28, 2012

phil the first two photo are wrong way round..

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