The Conflict between tiger and human has to a new level in the mangrove forest of the Bangladesh.Thirty people were killed by tigers last year and three tigers by people. Since Cyclone Sidr [November 2007] and Cyclone Aila [May 2009], when 1,000 people who lived near to the water had their homes flooded and were forced to move inland. Hungry people now risk facing a tiger attack everyday when they go into the forest looking for food. On February 6 in southern Sundarban. A Bengal tiger had just killed a 40-year-old woodcutter called Mabud, deep in the mangrove forest when he was collecting firewood in the area of Char-shesher. One villager told me ‘We enter the jungle searching for food and the tiger kills us . . . the tiger comes to our village, we kill the tiger’.
I took these photos on February 6 in southern Sundbaran . A Bengal tiger had just killed a 40-year-old woodcutter called Mabud, deep in the mangrove forest when he was collecting firewood in the area of Char-Shesher. One of his fellow woodcutters, Abul Sarder, told me that five of them entered the jungle to collect firewood and suddenly a tiger attacked them. ‘When we had escaped we realised that Mabud had not. We tried to save him but failed to fight off the tiger.’
“Photography has been a tool to discover stories from people and share it to the world. It is a job with humanity and responsibility.” – Abir Abdullah / EPA Photojournalist
That time is late afternoon, a beautiful light ray fall on the destruction old building in Nepal ! What’s going on here ? Why photojournalist taking pictures in this ruins building ? Where it’s people ? Yes, the answer is still one; An Earthquake ! It registered 7.8 on the richter scale. Recently the whole world becomes speechless to see the destruction of human loss and historical property in Nepal. A 55 seconds quake killed more than 8,0000 people injured ore than 18,000 in different parts of Nepal.
Number of international media was there to cover this horrified destruction of human lives and property. A Bangladeshi noted photojournalist Abir Abdullah one of them to cover it and his bring back to made a solo photography exhibition title “Nepal-Resilience and Reasons held this week ( 5-11 June 2015 ) at Gallery Chitrak in the capital of Dhaka, Bangladesh. About his exhibition Abir said, The quake was felt as far as some places in India and Bangladesh, is important to aware our people to prepare for such calamities in a country like Bangladesh where building are built without confirming to the building codes, erecting unplanned structure and what not. At the same I would like to show solidarity of Bangladeshi people with towards the beautiful people and the country of Nepal.
Abir arrived in Nepal on the second day of the quake to cover the devastation. He witnessed the fear and tear of the people who lost their loved ones,families and neighbors. He travelled major affected areas documenting the catastrophe of nature and the struggle of the surviving people. His eyes and his camera recorded once again how defenseless we humans an against the forces of nature. This documentary evidence shown the resilience of this friendly people of Nepal started rebuilding their lives again.
Biography
Abir Abdullah is an epa photographer based in Bangladesh.
Abir Abdullah was born in 1971. Started photography career in 1996 at Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is currently working for the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) as Bangladesh correspondent.
Photographs published in Blink, Time, Newsweek, Der Speigel, New Internationalist, Guardian, International Herald Tribune, Asiaweek, Elmundo, Stern, Geo etc.
Abir’s sensitive work on environmental issues is especially notable. His numerous awards include Mother Jones, NPPA, Days Japan, and Islamic Unity-Iran.
He completed the three year seminar ‘Pleasure of Life’ assigned and supported by World Press Photo Foundation Netherlands. His photographs have been exhibited in Europe, South America, Asia and the U.S. His work has been published in the World Press Photo book New Stories and Phaidon Press’ Blink.
Abir Abdullah also jury in China International Press Photo Contest in China in 2008. World Press Photo Contest in Amsterdam in 2011. His web site http://www.abirphoto.com
অমর একুশে গ্রন্থমেলা শেষ হয়েছে শনিবার। ফাল্গুনের ঝরা পাতার মরমর শব্দের পাশাপাশি হাতুড়ির ঠুকঠাক শব্দ পাওয়া গেল দূর থেকে। সেই প্রাঙ্গাণজুড়ে রোববার চলছে স্টলগুলো ভাঙার কাজ। কেউ কেউ ভ্যানে করে বই এবং স্টলের মালপত্র নিয়ে যেতে শুরু করেছেন।
বাংলা একাডেমির তথ্যমতে, এবারের বইমেলায় বই প্রকাশিত হয়েছে ৩ হাজার ৭০০ এবং বিক্রি হয়েছে ২২ কোটি টাকার বই। মেলার সমাপনী অনুষ্ঠানে অমর একুশে গ্রন্থমেলায় অংশগ্রহণকারী প্রকাশনা প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোর মধ্যে দেওয়া হয় নানা পুরস্কার।
বিস্তারিত: ভিডিওচিত্রে দেখুন Note: My Video Reporting Published on Prothom Alo
সে দিন প্রথম আলোর পিকনিকে ছিল একটি বাউল সঙ্গীত পরিবেশনা। আমাদের কবির বাউলদের নিয়ে কাজ করছেন দীর্ঘদিন, তার গ্রামের বাড়ীতে প্রতি বছর লালন উৎসব হয় । কবিরের উদ্যেগে ‘লালন যাত্রা’ দলের বাউল শিল্পীরা আমন্ত্রিত অতিথী হয়ে,আমাদের সাথে যোগদেন পিকনিকে।
আরিফ বাউল, তার সঙ্গী অনিন্দ্য বাউল, কবির নিজে লালন সঙ্গীত,বাউল সঙ্গীত গেয়ে জমিয়ে রাখেন অনেকটা সময়। আর তাতে প্রথম আলো পরিবারের উৎসাহি সদস্যরা যোগ দেয়। সকলের অংশ গ্রহণে বাউল গান বেশ জমে উঠেছিল সেই দিন । আনিস ভাই, কবির, সাজিদ, সেলিম, অঞ্চল সহো অনেকেই নেচে-গেয়ে, এক তারা,দোতারা,ডুগডুগি, ঢোল, মন্দিরা বাজিয়ে আসরটিকে আরো প্রানবন্ত করে তোলে। গান শুনতে শুনতে আমার মোবাইল ফোনে ধারণ করি, এই ভিডিও চিত্রটি । সবাইকে আবারও অনেক অনেক শুভেচ্ছা, ভালো থাকুন . . .
MONIRUL ALAM 