A few of people involved in scuffles and shoe-throwing at each other before Jum’a prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on 09 Jan Friday. The incident took place over who would lead the prayes.

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The live coverage of swearing-in ceremony projected on big screen near the South Plaza of National Parliament Building. Awami League President Sheikeh Hasina was sworn in as the country’s new prime minister on 6 January 2008. National electing was held marking a peaceful return to democracy.06 January, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Amena Khatun a garment worker was standing in a long queue at a Gaowair Adorsho School at Uttra polling centre. She said she expects this election would bring some positive change among the leaders that’s why she was keen to cast her vote. I visited some of polling center of Dhaka and discus with voters about the election at the same time I took picture different polling center. I observed huge number of female voters standing four to five hours on the polling center but they are not boring. They are happy to cast their voting rights. More than half nation’s voters are female. At the same time I see a first time voters who are very happy on Election Day. Dhaka University students Arif Hossain standing Rajuk at school and collage polling center, He said that the country is going back to democracy after a long time and elect a good government which will work  against corruption and bad things. The fist time voters representing almost one-fourth of around 81 millions.

 

The Nine National Parliamentary election was held free, fare and peacefully on 29 Dec/08. The polling agents, voters, law enforcers and observers all expressed their satisfaction over the holding of the polls. The Final result Awami League-led grand alliance secured 262 seats in and the BNP-led four-party combine that got 32, according to unofficial results of 299 constituencies.

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Dhaka University Students  stage demonstration on the Dhaka University campus protesting the attack on sculpture Balaka by the activities of Ulama Anjuman-e-al-Bayinat in the capital Motijheel on 29 November night.  Several hundred students under the banner of Sangskriti Rakkha Andolon brought of protest procession, held rallies, street painting, on the DU campus demanding exemplary punishment of the people responsible for the incident.

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Recently Monirul Alam received HON Mantation Award on Photography Contest and Exhibition ” Natural Disaster in Bangladesh” The Exhibition Organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Concern Universal and Supported by European Commission and Cordaid. The Exhibition was held at DRIK Gallery. Dhaka. Bangladesh.23 November 2008

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Bangladesh Gram Theater took out colorful procession in the city to celebrate their 6th National Convention 2008 with the slogan “Lalon Amar Praner Spondon” The programme started at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises. Bangladesh Gram Theater was initiated by the  late  theater icon Selim Al Deen14 Nov/08 Dhaka. Bangladesh. © Monirul Alam   

          

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Without light we can not see anything. Light is very much important of our life.

 Learning to see it in all its forms and understand what it will do. After all the word photography literally means “Light Writing” And to learn write with light you must know what it will do your subject and how it will evoke responses from your reader. I influence from natural light most of the time when I taking a picture. One day in the early morning I studied a beautiful light weave and color how its forms and striking on the subject. I see and observed how the light wave is moving within a few minutes. I am sharing with you . . . 

 

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Durga Puja
At the end of every year in autumn she returns to her paternal home in Bengal from her husband Shiva’s house in Kailash, a mountain range of the Himalayan’s. Ever year she takes different routs and vehicles to arrive at the plains of Bengla. The vehicle she chooses affects the agriculture and other aspect of Bengalis life. If she is arrives by boat for examples, It result in an increase in agricultural yields and rise of water in the rivers which might ever cause floods. This year she arrives by elephant. Every year Bengali Hindus throughout the world celebrate the five-day Durga festival the greatest and the most colorful festival in their calendar. Dhaka, Bangladesh October 2008 ©Monirul Alam

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Rukshana works as a migrant labor in Dhaka city. She has two daughters and one son. Her husband was died in 1996 after that she moved Dhaka for finding work. When she worked, suddenly injured by chemicals and burns her right hand in 2005. No one can help at that time. She still works as a construction worker and she is the only earning member of her family. Dhaka Bangladesh September 2008. ©Monirul Alam

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Dear all

Please see my Daily Star interview on http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2008/09/02/cl.htm

best regards