Korbani | Dhaka

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KORBANI the sacrifice of animals on the tenth of Zilhajj OR Eid-ul-Azha, is next on of the Muslim people around the world.Bangladeshi  people also are  busy with their Eid related activities like home bound people standing long queues on the train station for purchase ticket, some of them going to the cattle market look around to purchase sacrifice animals with bit of confused Anthrax  . . .

After completing my office job I  returning on the way of my home with my motorbike. It was around 11.30 pm  suddenly I saw an interesting things, three kinds is  doing something on the street at mid-night I near to close upon of  them and watch  and ask them they said, Korbanir Chamrar Poster lagai . . .  amra madrashar chhatro . . .

Old Dhaka. November 2010. Orphanage students attached poster on the street wall at old Dhaka.Copy Right:Monirul Alam

Rabbi, Mostafa and Bappi three of them an orphanage students (madrasa student’s) attached poster on the street wall on the poster write a note, Please donated your sacrifice animals tanned hide for the orphan students. I spend many times  with them and talked- they are really enjoy this work and get feedback from the people they hope . . .

When I writing this post Dhaka city situation is enraged, BNP chief  opposition Khaleda Zia evicted from her cantonment house and angry BNP protester clash with law-enfources and they torch many vehicle around dhaka city law-enfources arrest many of them and BNP has called  day-long strike countrywide on Sunday. In this situation EID ahead people are more suffer   . .  .

Saturday,13 November 2010, Dhaka


HUMAN TRAIN | DHAKA

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On the way of my office long time I standing near the Mintu road with my motorbike causes  huge  traffic jam. A bas contractor  insisting me-ride your motorbike on the footpath and safe your time. He said, bhai footpath re upper deya jan, boya takle shomoy nosto hoibo. I think as a responsible person I don’t go the wrong way . . .

Dhaka. Human Train Copy Right:Monirul Alam

Within a few  minute’s  I see most of the motorbike rider- ride their motorbike on the footpath- like parent with his  kids,security forces,Journalist and many more. After while a  contractor smiling for me, and said how foolish you are !

In the day time all street are occupied and  gridlock by the  bus,private car, rickshaw street hacker. Political parties and other organization  doing their regular activities on the busy street without concern law and other people’s right.

Dhaka city people are now crazy. If your could closely observe than you see  within a minute  more incident is happening  even that each other beat of them for funny things, every day of their daily chats.

Lawlessness, respecting each other and dignity is gradually  lost form the people’s  life. It is establish that We lost our believe. We  all are busy and mad crazy going faster and faster- but the result in ZERO.

On that days I also covering an assignment at Faculty of Fine Arts ( Charukola Dhaka University)  An eminent Japanese sculptor SETSU SUZUKI  for his exhibition opening. He said,  my first visit I see huge number of people live in the dhaka city. He also said   my HUMAN TOWER installation is more relevant for the Bangladeshi people. I think as a foreign artiest within a short time to read our society.

8 November, 2010 Dhaka, Monday


Children Portrait | Megh

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Dhaka June 2010. Portrait Megh. I took this portrait on indoor shooting . Not it well set it up- just captured the moment using window light. Copy Right:Monirul Alam

Cyclone Giri Strikes Burma

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Cyclone 'Giri' has begun to cross the Myanmar coast about 155km south-east of Teknaf with wind speed reaching up to 180km per hour. The eye of Cyclone Giri over Arakan's Coastline (Photo: US Navy)

Seasonal Food Insecurity | Char Life

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North Part of Bangladesh,Kurigram.2005. Living on the Char is not very comfortable- children walk on the river side. Monga or seasonal food insecurity is not a new phenomenon in Bangladesh. Seasonal food insecurity in ecologically vulnerable and economically weak part of north-western Bangladesh.Copy Right:Monirul Alam

Philip Blenkinsop Lecture

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These week I attend Philip lecture, Philip Blenkinsop is a  renowned photographer and founding member of NOOR Photo Agency. Noor is an International Photo Agency which work worldwide. Noor’s Photographer share concerns, and accept the challenge of expressing these concerns in a language capable of renewing itself,respect the human dignity of their subjects. They are documentary photographers aware of the major changes facing traditional media in favor of an always-bigger diffusion of the new media said their manifesto.

 

Dhaka, October 2010. Philip delivered his valuable lecture at Drik. Copy Right:Monirul Alam

 

 

I like his  lecture and nice presentation- to learn more about latest concept of documentary photography.His thought about the photojournalism is really appreciative. To me I met Philipe he is a nice and friendly person. He came to Bangladesh, secound time for his own project.

 

I thanks to Pathshala Alumni to conduct  this lecture session specially thanks to Munem Wasif. He takes an good initiative to explore our photographic arena.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link Page NOOR:  http://www.noorimages.com/home/

 

Internal Migration

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Climate change touches already every corner of the world and every aspect of people’s lives. As the global temperature increases, its impacts will become even more extreme. The impact of climate change world is already facing food and fuel crises. World Bank and IMF have sounded a larger alarm push 100 million people in low-income countries deeper into poverty. Bangladeshi is a country that stands to be one of the first to suffer from global climate change, and the time to act is now.

 

Patukhali south part of Bangladesh, October 2010. Mujibor and Khaled stand on the launch deck who left their houses away to Dhaka city for searching job.Copy Right:Monirul Alam

 

The IPCC warns of devastating floods, drought, extreme weather, hunger, and disease across the world in decades to come.

Bangladesh faces all of that already, and climate change will accelerate it. Once a byword for backwardness, Bangladesh is now a glimpse of everyone’s future.


River Life

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Patuakhali,South Part of Bangladesh,October 2010. Fisher man catching fish the Padma river at night time. Hilsha fish is very much popular in Bangladesh and India. Copy Right:Monirul Alam

 

Street Life

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Dhaka October 2010. Homeless people sleeping on the street at Karwan bazar. River erosion, tidal wave and other calamities are turning many village people on the breadline, forcing them to migrant to the capital with the hope of getting some work for a living. Copy Right- Monirul Alam

Daily Star Publication / FORUM

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The  Daily Star News paper published my photo feature Climate Refugee of Bangladesh to their Monthly publication FORUM Vol. 4 Issue 10 October 2010. Please see see the link http://www.thedailystar.net/forum/2010/October/p_feature.htm

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Daily Star FORUM Publication Vol 4 Issue 10 October 2010

Climate change has touched every corner of the world and every aspect of our lives. As the global temperature increases, its impact will become even more extreme. As part of the initial effects of climate change, the world is already facing food and fuel crisis. The World Bank and IMF have sounded a more serious alarm: 100 million people in low-income countries will be pushed deeper into poverty.

In Bangladesh, we are experiencing rice crisis firsthand. The long queues in front of the subsidised rice sale centres are an indication of the impending disaster: 30 million people will face starvation.

Natural disasters like SIDR, constant river erosion, drought and flood have led to mass migration of people from the countryside to the cities. The migrants were lured by visions of money, food and a better life, but many of them till now have failed to realise their dreams. As a consequence, the rural poor have become the urban poor.

During the course of documenting the state of poverty in urban areas of the country, my investigation finally led me to the plight of the numerous climate refugees in Dhaka city. These are but a few glimpses of a much larger picture.