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Bangladesh is a land of rain and rivers. You are never too far from a river and rain falls throughout the year. The huge population numbering about 144 million people has over the years leant to cope with this weather. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007.
Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

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