Editorial photo #725515 Human Interest

World Indigenous People Day 2015.

DHAKA,BANGLADESH 08th August :Bangladeshi indigenous women perform a traditional dance to mark the World Indigenous Peoples Day at the central Shaheed Minar, in Dhaka in 09 August 2015. Over 50 different indigenous societies live in Bangladesh, scattered around country. Among them, their female members are perhaps some of the people most excluded from the rest of society, in terms of education, health care and government resources. This year United Ntions make slogan for ths day is "Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being". (Photo by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #725515
Date taken: 10 August 2015
Location: —
Photographer: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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