July 31 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh- A Bangladeshi artist performs during an event launching a national multimedia campaign to raise awareness and induce social change to end child marriage in Bangladesh, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 31 July 2017. The campaign of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has been developed with technical and financial support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Canadian government. © Monirul Alam
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Commuters struggle as floods submerge city in Dhaka
Commuters wade through flooded streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 26, 2017 as heavy rains submerge parts of the city. Water logging due to a low-pressure monsoon has made it difficult for vehicles to ply on roads, leading to traffic and increasing travel time for residents in the area.
Report & Video by Monirul Alam
কইন্যার নাম দিলাম ‘ঢেউ’ . . .
তার নাম দিলাম ‘ঢেউ’ ! মেঘের বোন—ঢেউ । নবজাতক পেটে থাকতেই, আমরা তার নাম কি রাখা হবে সেটা ভাবছিলাম, হঠাৎ করেই এই নামটা মাথায় আসলো । ছেলে হোক বা মেয়ে তার নাম রাখা হবে —ঢেউ । মেঘের সাথে মিলিয়ে কইন্যার নাম রাখা হলো—ঢেউ । মেঘের মা অবশ্য খাতা-কলমের জন্য একটা নাম ভেবে রেখেছে ! আল্লাহর রহমতে তার আকিকাটা দিয়ে নামের কাজটি সম্পন্ন করতে চাই ।
সবাই আমাদের কইন্যা ‘ঢেউ’ এর জন্য দোয়া করবেন . . .
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Anniversary of attack on Holey Artisan Cafe in Bangladesh
Mourners, including politicians and foreign diplomats, have gathered at the scene of the Holey Artisan massacre to pay their respects to the 22 victims of the country’s worst terrorist attack on its first anniversary on 01 July, 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh A terrorist attack by members of local militant group Jamautul Mujahedin at a popular restaurant in Dhaka on 01 July 2016, left 20 hostages dead and several injured. Military commandos killed six gunmen and rescued 13 hostages during the attack. Dhaka Holey restaurant was relocated and the old location was rebuilt as a residence.
July 01, 2017- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Reportage & Video by Monirul Alam
Hindu Rath Yatra Festival 2017
June 25, 2017- Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Hindu devotees attend in the annual festival of Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 25, 2017. The Ratha Yatra involves a public procession with a chariot with deities Jagannath (Vishnu avatar), Balabhadra (his brother), Subhadra (his sister) and Sudarshana Chakra (his weapon) on a ratha, a wooden deula-shaped chariot. It attracts over a million Hindu pilgrims who join the procession each year.
Reportage & Video by Monirul Alam
