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Bangladesh's food and agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury (L) inspects stacks of rice plants harvested at Dhamrai, 50 kilometres from Dhaka May 7. Officials said Bangladesh had a bumper rice production this summer
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Former Minister for Agriculture Begum Matia Chowdhury addresses a protest rally against a shortage of electricity and price hikes on essential commodities in Dhaka September 27, 2006. Villagers blocked a highway and
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