National Museum located in the Dhaka city. I observe many interesting thing inside the gallery. People asking many query and express their feeling view very closely specially in sacred people those are not familiar this kind of work. This is one of my selected photos with the series of sacred people & installation work. March 2009 Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Photo: Monirul Alam
Actually I documented past five years under theme of “climate refugee of Bangladesh”. For my project I went to the north part of Bangladesh located Kurigram district, Musullir Char near Dharla River which is link with the Bank of River Jamuna. People are commonly known Monga area. I documented their lifestyle and struggling position, my observation is that, they are already migrant and displace their original root.
Finally I get down that area, huge number of people around me and looking my camera they are very curious about my camera specially children. May be first time they see this kind of camera. I spent more time and listen their problem. An old age man Rafiqul said, “We only depend on Allah. You are the first visitor to arrive this area, No one can visit our area but we survive, we struggle very inhuman life.”
Rising sea levels and the growing number of natural disasters forced by climate change are already driving migration and displacement. What I am doing for them. I think through my photo stories to make awareness the world’s people who are doing something for them. This is one of my selected photos which I use my blog. October 2005, Kurigrame, Bangladesh
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More than one billion people lack access to a safe supply of drinking water. Water-related diseases are one of the leading causes of disease and death in the world.As world water shortage increase and water quality deteriorates, the world must act now to protect its most basic resource. If no action is taken in the next few years, two thirds of the world population will suffer from water shortage by 2025. Near Jamuna river north part of Bangladesh. March 2008.
Photo:Monirul Alam
A young women lie down on the bed at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases and Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) she is badly suffering from diarrhoea. In the Dhaka city this season the rate is alarming. Over 600 new patients show up every day and the ICDDR,B authorities are struggling to accommodate them. Temporary tents have been set up on the hospital premises.
The situation is not likely to get any batter soon until the water supply in Dhaka is improves. The diarrhoea patients might linger during April and May as the temperature rises, said the scientists of ICDDR,B. The expert suggests that everybody should drink boiled water and avoid unhygienic food. March 2009. Dhaka, Bangladesh
Photo:Monirul Alam
This year 2008, some of my works published on the The Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Japan .Its has established three basic principal for collection,exhibition and preserving photographic works. The Young Portfolio represents the Museum’s wish to collect works by young and emerging photographs for its permanent collection.
Photo:Monirul Alam
At least seven people died and 50 others were injured and six top floors burnt after a massive fire broke out at the Basundhara Group’s corporate office building above a shopping mall in the capital of Dhaka. The blaze that started around 1.30 pm was brought under control towards evening after firemen spent over 5 hours fighting the leaping flames that spread downwards from the top floors of the 21-storied building. When it was first opened to the public in August 2004 the owners of Basundhara City claimed it to be the largest shopping mall in South Asia and the 12th largest in the world. 13 March, 2009 Dhaka, Bangladesh
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MONIRUL ALAM 