Is there any hope?
Is there any time?
My life is coming to an end and I will wash away in fear.
I cry so silently, my heart beats like it is not there.
I wish I could wash away and disappear like I was never here.
I want to vanish like there was never someone here . . .
So far I remember I took several pictures in his Gulshan residence in the period of caretaker government and lastly I took his pictures 2011 when UN’s chief Ban-ki Moon was visited in Bangladesh. May I get another change to takes his pictures, during the last year International Mother Language day ( 21 february shaheed debosh) in central shaheed miner BUT bad luck, He was fallen sick and not to attended that program. Finally he passes away on 20 march 2013 in Singapore mount Elizabeth Hospital . . .
Yes, I stand at Jatiya Eidgha ground to pays last tributes to our Honorable 19th President Zillur Rahman, 84 year old.who was died on 20 March, 2013 in Mount Elizabeth Hospital with critical lung infections and other complications .The government has declared three-day mourning beginning Thursday, along with the main opposition BNP has been observing a three-day mourning. The national flag has since been flying half mast across the country building and the Bangladesh mission abroad. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said to media, The country had lost guardian but word could not describe it.
His 2nd Janaza is take place at these ground, I see thousand of people attend a funeral prayers, that day is Friday, People attend his Nama-a-Janaza after Jumma prayers.Number of media already take there places for coverage at this event along with live telecast.
Around at 2.30 pm, his body came form the President residence to Jatiya Eidgha, a jeep caring his coffin, draped in a national flag. All walks people including high profile took part in a Janaza. After the Janaza leaders recalled their memory with the veteran politician. Many broke down in tires last tributes through placing wreath on the coffin. Finally his body carrying to buried at Gulshan graveyard to eternal rest with full state honor, he buried at his wife Ivy Rahman’s grave, Ivy Rahman died in the 21 August 2004 grenade attacks on an Awami League rally in the capital of Dhaka.
Presindent Zillur Rahman born in March 9, 1929 in Kishoreganj. who was elected member of Parliament in Bhairab 1973, 1986, 1996, 2001 and 2008. Zillur took office as the 19th president of Bangladesh
on February 2009.
Lastly, I took his pictures and than his coffin passing in front of mine, I lie down my camera and said, good buy my honorable president . . .
Nothing is schedule but HORTAL / Strike assignment, BNP and its alliance call 36 hours strike countrywide.
today’s I see the same scene a few vehicles run in the busy road, pedestrian walks on the street and security force deployed in the city. Number of Rickshaw moving around the city without any traffic harass.
I don’t take any pictures yet just gossip with my other media friend’s in front of Jagannath University in the Old part of Dhaka.
Today’s I have make a planned to takes different pictures about the HORTAL issue. During the HORTAL time what about the effect of the business sector, me and my reporter RATAN bhai to make a plan to go to the Shadarghat Fruit’s market to see the real condition . . .
Several fruit’s seller sits idle with their fruit’s basket but no customers and no sell made , their face is really unhappy during the 48 hours HORTAL they are really annoyed. I see a one retail seller sits in beside the river and separate a rotten fruit’s, I took pictures and talked with him, his name is ANWAR, he said I makes a big loss around five Kg. rotten grape’s left to the Buriganga river. I see his faces he is shocked foe that losses. We move to the other places and observe the same scene.
According to International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh during the HORTALS cost the country an estimated $200 million every day. During the HORTAL time all business have been forced to remain closed for days at a time, and this resulted is not only personal financial losses but also country big economic losses.
” If HORTAL is continue my business is make a trouble at the same time me and my family also make a trouble” – ANWAR, Fruit’s Seller
Finally we talked to the Dhaka Fruit’s Association sectary general Md. SERAJUL ISLAM, he said during the HORTAl our business is remain closed, we don’t take any risk, no export import causes transportation, no vehicles run form the border area to the capital, our fruit’s rotten and no sell made, finally we made a big losses, as our estimate that one day we losses for HORTAL around fifteen core 15,0000000 Taka. He added the several business sectors also affected by the HORTAL and counting losses. We don’t accept this kind of HORTA, BUT we really helpless, Please save us and our request to all our political parties to look after the matter . . .
Here is to find all of my reportage link in February, 2013 which I coverage mostly. I think these month is really the historic month all of the people of Bangladesh because of unrest Politic, International Crimes Tribunal, Down-to-Dusk Nationwide Strike , International Mother Language Day, Shahbagh Movements . . .
MONIRUL ALAM 