Bangladeshi photojournalist Monirul Alam sent us this photo, which he took this morning (July 22) on Patla Khan Lane in Old Dhaka. A Bangladeshi woman is trying to watch the solar eclipse the traditional way. "We use a plate with some water in it in order to protect our eyes." More eclipse...

As antiretroviral treatments continue to progress the AIDS scare is finally calming down in the West. On the other side of the world however, the virus continues to kill. In Bangladesh, it's drug users who are falling prey to this devastating disease. Our Observer in Dhaka sent us these arresting images. See the photos...