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16 April 2015, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 28 April 2015, 00:08 AM
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"Appalled to learn about 20 women assaulted during #PohelaBoishakh celebration at #Dhaka University. Let's act to stop #ViolenceAgainstWomen." 


US ambassador in Dhaka
Marcia Bernicat
tweeted on her 
official account

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