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Added on the 30/04/2024 05:22:37 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A nationwide strike call by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the deadly violence on Saturday disrupts normal life in parts of the capital Dhaka. Many markets remain shuttered in the capital city and public transport is running thin in the bustling city following fresh incidents of arson, with riot police on high alert for signs of further violence. At least two people were killed on Saturday during the street demonstration by opposition parties to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow an interim government to oversee elections due by the end of January. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron pays tribute to Bangladesh's father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he visits the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka. IMAGES
Residents and tourists in the US capital, Washington, brave the sweltering heat despite the area being under an advisory, with temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) expected later Thursday. IMAGES
Images of Monastiraki square in Athens near the Acropolis, as the country wilts under a heatwave. The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day, the culture minister announced. IMAGES
Parisians and tourists sought shade on Saturday in the garden of the Palais-Royal while France, two-thirds of which has been placed on red or orange heatwave alert, is expected to experience "peaks close to 42°/43°C" according to Meteo France. IMAGES