Primary Terminal Exam
Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009- The students showed victory and smile after declared their result of primary education terminal examination. Nearly 89% percent of students passed the new primary education terminal exam. The Government introduces the new public exam first time in this year. The students must pass the terminal exam to get enrolled to class six. Copyright-Monirul Alam
Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009- The students showed victory and smile after declared their result of primary education terminal examination. Nearly 89% percent of students passed the new primary education terminal exam. The Government introduces the new public exam first time in this year. The students must pass the terminal exam to get enrolled to class six. Copyright-Monirul Alam
Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009- The students showed victory and smile after declared their result of primary education terminal examination. Nearly 89% percent of students passed the new primary education terminal exam. The Government introduces the new public exam first time in this year. The students must pass the terminal exam to get enrolled to class six. Copyright-Monirul Alam
Victory Day Celebrated
Dhaka, Bangladesh- December 2009. Nafiza, tied the national flag on her heads and wearing a dresses combining the colors of the flag-green and red. She celebrated the 38 Victory days-Copy Right Monirul Alam
The Nation across the country and the Bangladesh missions abroad celebrated the 38th Victory Day paying tribute to the three million martyrs for their ultimate sacrifice for the nation.
On this day in 1971, the nation under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won victory over Pakistani occupation forces after nine months of bloodshed.
General AAK Niazi, chief of the Pakistani occupation forces, surrendered to the allied forces of Bangladesh and India at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on December 16 with 93,000 soldiers following their defeat in the war that broke out in March, 1971.
Martyred Intellectuals’ Day Observed
Dhaka, Mirpur, Bangladesh- December 2009.A child comes with his father at the Martyred Intellectual’s Graveyard to pay tribute at mirpure Dhaka. The nation is observing Martyred Intellectuals' Day on Monday, paying homage to the memory of the university professors and teachers, scientists, doctors, writers, journalist and artists who were brutally killed just days before Bangladesh achieved victory in 1971- Copyright Monirul Alam
Noble Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus
Let’s dream that by 2030 we’ll make South Asia the first poverty-free region of the world. Let’s prepare to challenge the world to find poor person anywhere in South Asian.
– Noble Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.
Dhaka, Bangladesh October 2006. Portrait of Noble Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.Copy Right Monirul Alam
Recently, Noble laureate in a lecture delivered at the joint meeting of the member of Lok sabha abd Rajya Sabha of India in the Central Hall of Indian Parliament The speech in honor of academician and Parliamentarian Prof Hirendranath Mukherjee, whoes commitment to social justice spanned over 60 years until his death in 2004.
River erosion, tidal wave and other calamities are turning many village people on the breadline, forcing them to migrant to the capital with the hope of getting some work for a living. The children have way out begging. Dhaka, Bangladesh. August 2008. Copy Right- Monirul Alam
Indigenous Rights
Dinajpur-Bangladesh. 2009. KORA tribe- Copyright Monirul Alam
We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism. – Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992
Thus, indigenous peoples have become the most marginalized and vulnerable group in the country of Bangladesh in its thirty five years of independence, has never recognized these indigenous peoples in the constitution.
Chronological evidence as well as anthropological writings on this subject suggests that adivasis of north-west Bangladesh came to settle in this region during the colonial era in the look out of a better and safer life.
Dinajpur-Bangladesh. 2009. A ORAONS tribe older women at work in his house - Copyright Monirul Alam
They came from different parts of Indian sub continent. Initially they got hold of land from the local landlords with this condition that they would clear the jungle for very low rents. Agriculture is their main source of livelihood and much of their life style and culture is surrounded by land. Adivasis are among the poorest of the country. Participation of Adivasis in education is very low, and almost zero at the higher levels of education.
According to the Adivasi Forum, of the total adivasis population 2.5 million, approximately 1.8 millions are living in plain lands and 45 ethnic minorities living side by side in Bangladesh.
Dinajpur-Bangladesh. 2009. A SANTAL tribe blind older men setting infront of his house - Copyright Monirul Alam
They are divided into different ethnic communities and are different from one another in regards to language, culture, clan or tribe. Among them major classes Adivasis are: Santals, Oraons, Mundas, Malpaharia, Mahattows, Mahalis, Singh, Boshak, Kormoker, Bhuimali, Rai, Bagdi, Coch, Rajbongshi, Malos, Turis, Mushor, Munija, Ghashis, Kora, Vunjar etc.
For centuries, the indigenous peoples in Bangladesh have been facing the severe effects of government policies like land grabbing, forceful migration, Christianity and human rights violation including the colonial policy of divide and rule.
The Bangladesh Government does not have any policy for the development of indigenous populations. Many times these people have faced forceful eviction from their homeland in the name of development projects.
My photographs express their daily life and their actual condition in our social phenomena while rising question about their social rights. Interestingly! We proud of them! And attract their culture even that they perform our National and International level programmed but not to respect their rights.
Dinajpur-Bangladesh. 2009. KORA tribe older women name Sabite Kora - Copyright Monirul Alam
Eyes of the Artiest
Art is the expression of emotions this expression can be expressed through literature, painting, film or any other medium- Naib Uddin Ahmed
This month I visited National Museum gallery at shahabag to see a photography exhibition of our pioneer’s photographer Naib Uddin Ahmed. I was a BPS member, to know his name and not to see his body of works at a time, this exhibition to make me opportunity to see his numerous works. I think this is rear opportunities to observe his works.
Photographs by Naib Uddin Ahmed at the exhibition gallery. Photo:Monirul Alam
As a photographer I am very happy to see his brilliant works and learn more things about his work and to know our past history of Bangladesh through his photographs. I found some of picture his emotional involvements and most of the works is black and white and used medium format camera. This is an artistic display of the people’s life of Bangladesh.
Since than in the forties, fifties and sixties, he preserved in this numerous creative photographs the diverse faces of Bangladesh. In 1971, he took numerous documentary photographs of the freedom fight. Thanks to Progga to organized a weeklong exhibition and published a book of selected photographs by Naib Uddin on the occasion.
Photographs by Naib Uddin Ahmed at the exhibition gallery.Photo:Monirul Alam
National Election Campaign 2008
I discovered National Election campaign with Awami League President Sheikeh Hasina East part of Bangladesh (present Prime Minister of Bangladesh). I think it was really the hard time to cover election campaign. Taking picture after edit them, caption them, get them to upload and than transmit. I think it’s a good experience. This situation is more important to meet the time line.
Election campaign 2008.Upload picture and then transmit. Photo: Anisur Rahman/The Daily Star
Climate Change Makes Refugees in Bangladesh
Climate change touches already every corner of the world and every aspect of people’s lives. Rising sea levels and the growing number of natural disasters forced by climate change are already driving migration and displacement. Analysts say it could trigger a migration the size of which the world has never before seen.
Borguna- South Part of Bangladesh. 2007. Climate Refugee- Copyright Monirul Alam
East part of Dhaka-Bangladesh. 2008. Climate Refugee- Copyright Monirul Alam
Central Part of Dhaka-Bangladesh. 2008. Climate Refugee- Copyright Monirul Alam
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General News
OLD DHAKA FIRE
I rushed on the spot around twenty minutes and see local people, fire fighters already struggled to control fire. I took some of picture it’s a different experience work with fire fighter at night using different source of light to taking picture. Local people said the fire originated from a short-circuit in the shop around 8:30 p.m. at list 17 shops were devastated in a fire that broken out at old Dhaka hawker markets. Over one hours to bring the fire under control. Dhaka October 2009
Old Dhaka. October. 2009. Fire fighter in action. ©Monirul Alam
Old Dhaka. October. 2009. Fire fighter in action. ©Monirul Alam
Old Dhaka. October. 2009. Fire fighter in action. ©Monirul Alam
Daily Life
Living Hall
They suffer the heat every moment, six days a week in this kind of molding workshop. They use water and thick cloth for protection to their body. The heat causes them to suffer jaundice and diarrheas. An ordinary fan can barely cool. They cannot work more than at a stretch. Dhaka 2009
- DHAKA. 2008 April. Work at molding workshop. Copyright Monirul Alam
- DHAKA. 2008 April. Work at molding workshop. Copyright Monirul Alam
- DHAKA. 2008 April. Work at molding workshop. Copyright Monirul Alam
