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A Bangladeshi child plays with a tire on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A Bangladeshi child plays with a ti
A ferry moves past a Bangladeshi boatman on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A ferry moves past a Bangladeshi bo
A Bangladesh migrant holds a banner reading 'We are humans' in front of the Italian parliament in Rome on May 21, 2013. The youngsters are protesting against laws that require them to leave the country after they reach 18 years old. A Bangladesh migrant holds a banne
A young Bangladesh immigrant holds a banner saying 'Pope Francis we also are sons of God' in front of the italian parliament in Rome on May 21, 2013. The youngsters are protesting against laws that require them to leave the country after they reach 18 years old. A young Bangladesh immigrant holds
A Bangladeshi woman holds a photograph of her missing relative and cries at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Over 290 unclaimed bodies were buried after DNA samples were taken, all victims of the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry which claimed 1,127 lives. A Bangladeshi woman holds a photogr
Relatives of victims of a garments building collapse cry at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Over 290 unclaimed bodies were buried after DNA samples were taken, all victims of the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry which claimed 1,127 lives. Relatives of victims of a garments
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivers a speech at the 2nd Asia-Pacific water summit in Chiang Mai on May 20, 2013. Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Ha
(L-R) South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, Georgia President Mikheil Saakachvili, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Fiji President Epeli Nailatikau, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong pose for a photo at the 2nd Asia-Pacific water summit in Chiang Mai on May 20, 2013. Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said. (L-R) South Korean Prime Minister C
People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka, in this April 24, 2013 file photo. Liz Apparels, a Bangladesh factory in Gazipur, where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall in May 2013, is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. The differing views show how Western retailers and brands are struggling to assess safety risks at thousands of Bangladesh garment factories after the April 24 collapse of Rana Plaza, which killed 1,127 people. To match Exclusive BANGLADESH-BUILDING/SAFETY. People rescue garment workers trapp
US President Barack Obama(R) looks at dredging equipment which will be heading to Bangladesh during a tour of Ellicott Dredges with Ellicott Dredges President Peter Bowe on May 17, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Obama is visiting Baltimore on what the administration called ' his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour'. US President Barack Obama(R) looks
A man picks up a signboard from a school destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. A man picks up a signboard from a s
A woman tries to retrieve her belongings after her house has been destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. A woman tries to retrieve her belon
People gesture towards a tree that collapsed on a house after cyclone Mahasen hit, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. People gesture towards a tree that
A Muslim Rohingya child prepares a meal in front of his tent after returning back to a camp for internally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013 . Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. A Muslim Rohingya child prepares a
A Muslim Rohingya woman collected rice supplies at a temporary relief camp in a school in Thetkaepyin village on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. A Muslim Rohingya woman collected r
A Muslim Rohingya family waits for a truck to move back to their temporary relief camp in the village of Thetkaepyin on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. A Muslim Rohingya family waits for
Muslim Rohingya carry their belongings as they arrive back to a camp for internally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. Muslim Rohingya carry their belongi
Muslim Rohingya child prepare their meal in front of their tent after returning back to a camp for iternally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013 following their evacuation from the site. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17 after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. Muslim Rohingya child prepare their
A Muslim Rohingya woman waits for a truck to move back to her temporary relief camp in the village of Thetkaepyin on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17 after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. A Muslim Rohingya woman waits for a
Muslim Rohingya carry their belongings as they arrive back to a camp for iternally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013. Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on May 17 after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall. At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. Muslim Rohingya carry their belongi
An Indian boy runs uphill along the banks of the River Brahmaputra as it rains in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over neighboring Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said. An Indian boy runs uphill along the
An Indian boatman places his boat at a safer place on the bank of River Brahmaputra, after an alert was sounded for Cyclone Mahasen, in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over neighboring Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said. An Indian boatman places his boat a
Commuters board a ferry on the River Brahmaputra as dark clouds hover over in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over neighboring Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said. Commuters board a ferry on the Rive
Internally displaced Rohingya gather out side a food stroge to receive rice at a school that they took refuge in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine State, Myanmar, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and sparing Myanmar almost entirely. Internally displaced Rohingya gathe
A Bangladeshi infant rests as a woman looks out a window of a cyclone shelter center before Cyclone Mahasen made landfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The cyclone weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm with at least 18 deaths reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for a far greater storm. Bangladesh evacuated 1 million people from coastal areas and the United Nations warned that 8.2 million people could face life-threatening conditions. A Bangladeshi infant rests as a wom
A Bangladeshi child writes on a blackboard at a cyclone shelter center, ahead of Cyclone Mahasen making landfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The cyclone weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm with at least 18 deaths reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for a far greater storm. Bangladesh evacuated 1 million people from coastal areas and the United Nations warned that 8.2 million people could face life-threatening conditions. A Bangladeshi child writes on a bla
Waves lash the shores of the Bay of Bengal before tropical Cyclone Mahasen made landfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm with at least 18 deaths reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for a far greater storm. Bangladesh evacuated 1 million people from coastal areas and the United Nations warned that 8.2 million people could face life-threatening conditions. Waves lash the shores of the Bay of
Bangladeshis stand by the Bay of Bengal coast as a red flag flies warning people of the coming tropical Cyclone Mahasen in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm with at least 18 deaths reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for a far greater storm. Bangladesh evacuated 1 million people from coastal areas and the United Nations warned that 8.2 million people could face life-threatening conditions. Bangladeshis stand by the Bay of Be
A man walks by the shore of the Bay of Bengal before cyclone Mahasen approaches in Chittagong May 16, 2013. Mahasen started crossing Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, bearing down on the ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, as tens of thousands of people huddled in shelters from a storm which the United Nations says threatens 4.1 million people. A man walks by the shore of the Bay
People work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km (162 miles) southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory killed more than 1,100 people last month. Picture taken May 8, 2013. People work on machines at a clothi