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Visitors at the exhibition organised by Drik at its office.– Snigdha Zaman

US President Barack Obama makes the Hawaiian symbol known as the “shaka” during a visit to Gator’s Dockside restaurant in Orlando, Florida, on September 8, 2012 during the first day of a 2-day bus tour across Florida.— AFP photo

Bangladesh Bank deputy governor SKS Chowdhury speaks at a meeting with high officials of the commercial banks at its headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday. — New Age photo

Unauthorised kitchen markets are set up along the railway at Malibagh in Dhaka. The photo was snapped on Sunday. — New Age photo

Acrtors in Sei Sab Dingulo staged on Saturday at the National Theatre Hall.– Snigdha Zaman

Prime minister’s energy adviser Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury speaks at a seminar on ‘Coal-Based Power Plants: Bangladesh Perspective’ in Dhaka on Sunday. State minister for power and energy Md Enamul Huq, third from left, power secretary Abul Kalam Azad, left, FBCCI president AK Azad, second from left, former FBCCI president Annisul Huq, second from right, and FBCCI first vice-president Jashim Uddin are also seen. — New Age photo

Bangladesh player Tazia Akhtar (R) is clean bowled for a duck off the bowling of South African bowler Dane van Niekerk (not in picture) during their third and final ODI match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur on Sunday. — New Age photo

Armed policeman looking at the bodies of miners, shot outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg, August 16, 2012. ©AFP

Late Pakistani footballer Abdul Ghafoor (R) is seen passing his leisure period at home with his wife and grandson. — Internet photo

US ambassador Dan Mozena on Sunday attends a programme of wheat distribution under a project of school feeding and nutrition in Chittagong. — FNS photo

People pelt a bus with stones and set it on fire at Motijheel in Dhaka on Sunday after the bus killed a man. — Sourav Lasker

Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (R) eyes the ball near midfielder Ruben Micael (L) during a training session at Praya del Rey, near Obidos on Sunday. — AFP photo

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