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China: Man Stops Runaway Mini Truck Bare-Handed While Holding Child in Hebei

This is the dangerous moment that a man in Hebei, China, used his bare hands to stop a runaway mini truck rolling toward a courtyard while holding a child in his arms. On October 16, 2025, in Hebei, China, the video captured a man rushing forward after noticing a small truck from a neighbor’s house suddenly slipping backward into a residential courtyard. Holding a young child tightly in one arm, he extended his other hand toward the vehicle and managed to stop it from rolling further down the slope.

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China: Winter Swimmer Saves Man from Rough Seas in Jiangsu

On October 18, 2025, in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, winter swimmer Wang Yuping risked his life to rescue a man who fell into the sea amid strong northeast winds and crashing waves. Despite being slammed against rocks and injured, Wang reached the man, secured him to a lifebuoy, and kept both afloat until help arrived.

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China: Woman Saves Husband From Electrocution Using Bucket of Oil

A woman in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, saved her husband from being electrocuted on September 25, 2025, after he accidentally touched a live electrical line while checking the line. Acting quickly, she grabbed a bucket of oil and threw it at the wire to break the electric current.

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China: Woman Rescues Dog Swept Away by Floodwaters in Hunan

On June 20, 2025, in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, a woman risked her safety to rescue a dog swept away by floodwaters. Standing barefoot on a muddy riverbank, she used a stick to pull the struggling dog to safety as the current surged past.a

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China: Man Rescues Dog Trapped Under Moving Truck in Dramatic Dashcam Video

On June 25, 2025, in Jiangsu, China, a man rushed to rescue a dog trapped under a moving truck. Dashcam footage showed the dog narrowly escaping the wheels as the man pulled it to safety, leaving witnesses gasping.

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, Silviu Vexler during a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Honours Blessed Iuliu Hossu - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads a commemoration ceremony for the Romanian Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on June 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Greek-Catholic prelate Iuliu Hossu, recalling his heroic defense of Jews during WWII and his unwavering faith under Communist persecution in Romania. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Cadets of the Mexico's Heroic Military College during the State Funeral Ceremony of the 500th anniversary of the execution of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc at main square Zocalo. on February 28, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyeix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Cadets of the Mexico's Heroic Military College during the State Funeral Ceremony of the 500th anniversary of the execution of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc at main square Zocalo. on February 28, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyeix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Cadets of the Mexico's Heroic Military College during the State Funeral Ceremony of the 500th anniversary of the execution of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc at main square Zocalo. on February 28, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyeix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Cadets of the Mexico's Heroic Military College during the State Funeral Ceremony of the 500th anniversary of the execution of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc at main square Zocalo. on February 28, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyeix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Cadets of the Mexico's Heroic Military College during the State Funeral Ceremony of the 500th anniversary of the execution of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc at main square Zocalo. on February 28, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyeix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Funeral Ceremony of the 500th Anniversary Of The Execution of Emperor Cuauhtemoc

Cadets of the Mexico's Heroic Military College during the State Funeral Ceremony of the 500th anniversary of the execution of the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc at main square Zocalo. on February 28, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/ Eyeix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Toddler Rescued After Dangling From Window In Suqian, Jiangsu

This video captures the intense moment a toddler, left unattended, was spotted dangling from a window, prompting an emergency response from local residents in China. On November 16, 2022, in Suqian, Jiangsu, outside the Guangyuan Market on Taoyuan North Road, a toddler managed to breach the safety barrier while the adults were away on school runs, placing the child in imminent danger. A group of local residents quickly gathered below the window, holding a large cloth to catch the child if he fell. Amid the tense scene, heroic bystanders scaled the building without safety equipment and successfully rescued the toddler. Thanks to the swift actions and bravery of the bystanders, the child was safely rescued with no injuries reported.

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Rally To Remembers Victims And Injured - Bangladesh

Relatives of many of those killed in the student uprising and many of the injured attended the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-organized "Democracy Struggle, Remembrance of Heroic Martyrs" rally at Central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,14 September 2024. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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