CPOY 66 Documentary Award of Excellence: Graphics of Deadliest Crash
A long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous year's work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award. Half of the photographs in the entry must have been taken or first published between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011.
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Slide 8 of 12
January 10, 2011
In an unprecedented move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced Dhaka and Chittagong stock-markets shut around 12pm on Monday, as the capital market continues to plummet. Hundreds of investors have taken to the streets in Motijheel and Dilkusha in Dhaka after regulators halted trading. The police and RAB began charging batons to disperse the angry investors. Within the first 55 minutes of the day's trading on Monday, the index dipped to 660.43 points. Dhaka, Bangladesh
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