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UBINIG W O M E N I N B L A C K On International Women's Day 2010 Over 300 women from 36 districts including the capital city Dhaka and from different organizations joined together on Mirpur Road, opposite to Narigrantha Prabartana (NGP) for the event of Women in Black. In black clothes, a symbol of protest, women reminded of the continued injustice, discrimination and violence that are going on not only to women but to all people in different countries and different situations. It was organised by Narigrantha Prabartana, Odhikar and Odhikar. This event ook place on the occasion of the International Women's Day 2010. Women stood with 'prodeep', the traditional earthen lamp, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, starting just before the sunset and ending when dusk started to crawl into the ...