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A senior leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Zainal Abdin Farooque, was hospitalized with head injuries, and police arrested several BNP members.

Bangladesh Opposition Leads 2nd Day of Strikes 2011

Hathout ran through the crowd, panicked himself but trying to keep the protest from ending, yelling, "meet at Abdin, meet at Abdin."

Rhonda Roumani: Revolution On The Nile Is 60 Years In The Making Rhonda Roumani 2011

AFP/Getty Images UP IN ARMS: Bangladeshi police arrested Jainul Abdin Farroque, the chief parliamentary whip of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in Dhaka Wednesday during a strike against a constitutional amendment the opposition says will let the government rig elections.

Photos of the Day: July 6 2011

Hathout ran through the crowd, panicked himself but trying to keep the protest from ending, yelling, "meet at Abdin, meet at Abdin."

Rhonda Roumani: Revolution On The Nile Is 60 Years In The Making Rhonda Roumani 2011

Three months after resigning in disgust, Gordon returned to the khedivial suite at the Abdin Palace, charmed by a telegram from his “affectionate Ismail,” begging that he “complete the work which we began together.”

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

When the rebels marched onto the parade ground in front of Abdin Palace, troops loyal to the government should open fire from the palace windows.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

From his balcony, Tawfik watched in disbelief as a battalion appeared on the parade ground outside Abdin Palace.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

As Abbas II slept the sleep of the puppet at Abdin Palace, Kitchener roused his army.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In his private quarters at Abdin Palace, he packed for exile.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Urabi was for marching on the Abdin Palace, but Mohammed Abdu spoke against military confrontation, and the Turkish aristocrats agreed with him.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007