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Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A man is washing cloths in the beside a tube-well in Bakalia area. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SONGYANG COUNTY-VILLAGE-RENOVATION (CN)

(240718) -- LISHUI, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hu Juan (C), a young maker from central China's Hunan Province, dyes cloths with her students in Songzhuang Village of Songyang County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2024. Nestled in the mountains, Songzhuang Village of Songyang County boasts a history of over 600 years and preserves many traditional residences. In recent years, local government has renovated old houses and ancient paths and introduced new business forms to attract young talents to start their businesses there. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Weng Xinyang)

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Arrests Five With Fake Banknotes - Dhaka

Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested five people, including the mastermind, Liakat Hossain Zakir, and four women with fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore at a fake currency factory in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2024. A DB team of the Lalbagh Division raided the fake currency factory at a house from about 9:00am to 12 noon in the area. DB officials said that they had recovered fake banknotes worth Tk 1.5 crore and materials for making Tk 3 crore fake currencies from two houses, including special papers and cloths, special colours, four laptops, four printers, white papers, heaters, scales and paper-cutters. They said that the ring was making fake currency targeting Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. Zakir has been doing retail and wholesale business of fake currency for the past 25 years and he is an expert in making fake taka and rupees, according to the DB. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-HEATWAVE

(240403) -- BANGKOK, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian shades herself from the sunshine with cloths in Bangkok, Thailand, April 3, 2024. Thailand has been hit by a heatwave, with the highest temperature reaching 43 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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'Steed' recycled bags prove hit at online market

OTSU, Japan - Members of the welfare facility Biwako Miminosato show off bags they crafted by hand from used saddle cloths of racing horses in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2009. Sold under the brand name Steed, the bags have proven so popular that many online shoppers have found themselves on a waiting list for the items.

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(2)Police investigate Pana Wave over false vehicle registration

FUKUI, Japan - Police examine Pana Wave Laboratory vehicles covered by white cloths May 14 in Fukui in connection with the allegation that the white-robbed group falsely registered vehicles.

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Pana Wave Laboratory enters Nagano Pref. from Gifu

GIFU, Japan - Members of the Pana Wave Laboratory, a group known for its white attire, cover their vehicles with white cloths after they stopped on National Route 20 in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, on May 6. The group, which has roamed around Tottori, Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga and Gifu prefectures, is under police surveillance because authorities are concerned about its activities.

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SYRIA-SWEIDA-WOMEN-RAGS-ARTWORKS

(220821) -- SWEIDA, Aug. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Khloud Hnaidi speaks during an interview about a project to rework old rags into usable items such as table cloths, rugs and decorative artworks, in Sweida, southern Syria, July 3, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian women transform recycled rags into meaningful art works as part of self-healing journey" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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Afghan products exhibition opens in Kabul

STORY: Afghan products exhibition opens in Kabul DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Afghan products exhibition in Kabul STORYLINE: An Afghan products exhibition kicked off in Kabul on Wednesday as part of the government's plan to boost the agricultural and industries sectors. Local businesspersons put on display their merchandise such as handicrafts, cloths, dried fruits and nuts in 180 stalls, including 70 stalls run by women. "The exhibition aimed at introducing local products and development and growth of the private sector," said one of the organizers Ziauddin Zulmai. The event came before the Eid al-Adha festival, which could fall on Saturday, depending on moon sightings. The Taliban-led caretaker government has sped up efforts to boost agriculture and industries in the country, officials said. About 2,000 people visited the exhibition on Wednesday, which will wrap up Friday, Zulmai said. According to the organizer, the eve

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MIDEAST-TULKAREM-HAND MADE INTERACTIVE BOOKS

(220116) -- TULKAREM, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghalia Ahmed, a 38-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank city of Tulkarm, makes interactive books for children using cardboard and cloths in the West Bank City of Tulkarem, Dec. 28, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian mother fulfills children's dream by creating hand-made interactive books" (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-TULKAREM-HAND MADE INTERACTIVE BOOKS

(220116) -- TULKAREM, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghalia Ahmed, a 38-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank city of Tulkarm, makes interactive books for children using cardboard and cloths in the West Bank City of Tulkarem, Dec. 28, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian mother fulfills children's dream by creating hand-made interactive books" (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-TULKAREM-HAND MADE INTERACTIVE BOOKS

(220116) -- TULKAREM, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghalia Ahmed, a 38-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank city of Tulkarm, makes interactive books for children using cardboard and cloths in the West Bank City of Tulkarem, Dec. 28, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian mother fulfills children's dream by creating hand-made interactive books" (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-TULKAREM-HAND MADE INTERACTIVE BOOKS

(220116) -- TULKAREM, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghalia Ahmed, a 38-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank city of Tulkarm, makes an interactive game for children using cardboard and cloths in the West Bank City of Tulkarem, Dec. 28, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian mother fulfills children's dream by creating hand-made interactive books" (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-TULKAREM-HAND MADE INTERACTIVE BOOKS

(220116) -- TULKAREM, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghalia Ahmed, a 38-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank city of Tulkarm, makes interactive books for children using cardboard and cloths in the West Bank City of Tulkarem, Dec. 28, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian mother fulfills children's dream by creating hand-made interactive books" (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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Pana Wave Laboratory enters Nagano Pref. from Gifu

GIFU, Japan - Members of the Pana Wave Laboratory, a group known for its white attire, cover their vehicles with white cloths after they stopped on National Route 20 in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, on May 6. The group, which has roamed around Tottori, Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga and Gifu prefectures, is under police surveillance because authorities are concerned about its activities. (Kyodo)

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(2)Police investigate Pana Wave over false vehicle registration

FUKUI, Japan - Police examine Pana Wave Laboratory vehicles covered by white cloths May 14 in Fukui in connection with the allegation that the white-robbed group falsely registered vehicles. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 41

41 Narumi - A woman carried in a kago and two others walking in front, followed by a man on horseback and two attendants, passing two large open shops in the main street, where dyed cloths are sold. On the fascia over the front of the nearer shop is the monogram Hiro in the centre, and that of the publisher, Take-no-Uchi, each side of it. This station and the nearby town of Arimatsu are both famous for the production of tie-dyed fabrics which were suitable for making yukata, the kimono worn in summer and after a bath. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

An exhibition displaying about 40 Japanese traditional "furoshiki" wrapping cloths used during World War II and with war-related motifs, is held by the Furoshiki Study Group at the Honen-in Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on June 19, 2015. The exhibition commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

An exhibition displaying about 40 Japanese traditional "furoshiki" wrapping cloths used during World War II and with war-related motifs, is held by the Furoshiki Study Group at the Honen-in Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on June 19, 2015. The exhibition commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tea picking

Women are picking tea leaves. They have cloths on their heads and their sleeves pulled up with cords. The kimono and sashes suggest that they are daughters of well-to-do-families working as apprentices. Each woman is picking randomly, and there are no furrows in the field. It is likely not a real setting.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐100‐0]

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'Steed' recycled bags prove hit at online market

OTSU, Japan - Members of the welfare facility Biwako Miminosato show off bags they crafted by hand from used saddle cloths of racing horses in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2009. Sold under the brand name Steed, the bags have proven so popular that many online shoppers have found themselves on a waiting list for the items. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Photo taken April 30, 2020, shows empty shelves for gauze clothes at a baby products store in Osaka. Gauze cloths for babies and pregnant women have run short as they are often used as a material for hand-made face masks amid mask shortages sparked by the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken April 30, 2020, shows empty shelves for gauze clothes at a baby products store in Osaka. Gauze cloths for babies and pregnant women have run short as they are often used as a material for hand-made face masks amid mask shortages sparked by the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Furoshiki" exhibition in Paris

Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2018, shows a pavilion set up in front of the Paris city hall for a special exhibition featuring Japanese "furoshiki" wrapping cloths. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Furoshiki" exhibition in Paris

A special exhibition featuring Japanese "furoshiki" wrapping cloths is shown to the media at a pavilion set up in front of the Paris city hall on Oct. 31, 2018, a day before the official opening to the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end cleaning at Kyoto temple

People wearing masks and with cloths tied around their heads beat tatami mats with springy bamboo sticks to remove dust during the "susuharai" end-of-year cleaning ritual at Higashi-Honganji, a Buddhist temple in the western Japan city of Kyoto, on Dec. 20, 2016. Around 140 people took part in the traditional event in preparation for the start of a new year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo