Winter Time

December 28, 2009December 28, 2009 ডাইরিLeave a comment

According to the Bangla calendar it spreads over the months of Paus and Magh (mid-December to mid-February). But practically, November through February is the winter season in Bangladesh. Winter is the best and most enjoyable season of Bangladesh. Date juice is extracted during this time, to be used as juice or made into gud (molasses). This is the season for pitha or rice cakes such as bhapa pitha, chitai pitha, patisapta and puli pitha.

During this season, a centre of high pressure lies over the northwestern part of India (Himalayan zone). A stream of cold air flows eastward from this high pressure and enters Bangladesh through its northwest corner. During this season, winds inside Bangladesh generally have a northerly component

Hijuliya,Manikgonj,Bangladesh December 2009-Winter Time-Copyright-Monirul Alam

Primary Terminal Exam

December 22, 2009December 22, 2009 ডাইরিLeave a comment

MON_0307 — Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009- The students showed victory and smile after declared their result of primary education terminal examination. Nearly 89% percent of students passed the new primary education terminal exam. The Government introduces the new public exam first time in this year. The students must pass the terminal exam to get enrolled to class six. Copyright-Monirul Alam

MON_0436 — Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009- The students showed victory and smile after declared their result of primary education terminal examination. Nearly 89% percent of students passed the new primary education terminal exam. The Government introduces the new public exam first time in this year. The students must pass the terminal exam to get enrolled to class six. Copyright-Monirul Alam

MON_0368 — Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009- The students showed victory and smile after declared their result of primary education terminal examination. Nearly 89% percent of students passed the new primary education terminal exam. The Government introduces the new public exam first time in this year. The students must pass the terminal exam to get enrolled to class six. Copyright-Monirul Alam

Victory Day Celebrated

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MON_0437 — Dhaka, Bangladesh- December 2009. Nafiza, tied the national flag on her heads and wearing a dresses combining the colors of the flag-green and red. She celebrated the 38 Victory days-Copy Right Monirul Alam

The Nation across the country and the Bangladesh missions abroad celebrated the 38th Victory Day paying tribute to the three million martyrs for their ultimate sacrifice for the nation.

On this day in 1971, the nation under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won victory over Pakistani occupation forces after nine months of bloodshed.

General AAK Niazi, chief of the Pakistani occupation forces, surrendered to the allied forces of Bangladesh and India at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on December 16 with 93,000 soldiers following their defeat in the war that broke out in March, 1971.

Martyred Intellectuals’ Day Observed

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Noble Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus

December 10, 2009March 6, 2011 ডাইরি1 Comment

Let’s dream that by 2030 we’ll make South Asia the first poverty-free region of the world. Let’s prepare to challenge the world to find poor person anywhere in South Asian.

– Noble Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.

Dhaka, Bangladesh October 2006. Portrait of Noble Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.Copy Right Monirul Alam

Recently, Noble laureate in a lecture delivered at the joint meeting of the member of Lok sabha abd Rajya Sabha of India in the Central Hall of Indian Parliament The speech in honor of academician and Parliamentarian Prof Hirendranath Mukherjee, whoes commitment to social justice spanned over 60 years until his death in 2004.

Eyes of the Artiest

November 13, 2009November 13, 2009 ডাইরিLeave a comment

Art is the expression of emotions this expression can be expressed through literature, painting, film or any other medium- Naib Uddin Ahmed

This month I visited National Museum gallery at shahabag to see a photography exhibition of our pioneer’s photographer Naib Uddin Ahmed. I was a BPS member, to know his name and not to see his body of works at a time, this exhibition to make me opportunity to see his numerous works. I think this is rear opportunities to observe his works.

ContactSheet-001 — Photographs by Naib Uddin Ahmed at the exhibition gallery. Photo:Monirul Alam

As a photographer I am very happy to see his brilliant works and learn more things about his work and to know our past history of Bangladesh through his photographs. I found some of picture his emotional involvements and most of the works is black and white and used medium format camera. This is an artistic display of the people’s life of Bangladesh.

Since than in the forties, fifties and sixties, he preserved in this numerous creative photographs the diverse faces of Bangladesh. In 1971, he took numerous documentary photographs of the freedom fight. Thanks to Progga to organized a weeklong exhibition and published a book of selected photographs by Naib Uddin on the occasion.

ContactSheet-002 — Photographs by Naib Uddin Ahmed at the exhibition gallery.Photo:Monirul Alam

National Election Campaign 2008

October 31, 2009November 4, 2009 ডাইরিLeave a comment

I discovered National Election campaign with Awami League President Sheikeh Hasina East part of Bangladesh (present Prime Minister of Bangladesh). I think it was really the hard time to cover election campaign. Taking picture after edit them, caption them, get them to upload and than transmit. I think it’s a good experience. This situation is more important to meet the time line.

Monirul Personal — Election campaign 2008.Upload picture and then transmit. Photo: Anisur Rahman/The Daily Star

Climate Change Makes Refugees in Bangladesh

October 31, 2009December 18, 2009 ডাইরিLeave a comment

Climate change touches already every corner of the world and every aspect of people’s lives. Rising sea levels and the growing number of natural disasters forced by climate change are already driving migration and displacement. Analysts say it could trigger a migration the size of which the world has never before seen.

Borguna- South Part of Bangladesh. 2007. Climate Refugee- Copyright Monirul Alam

Climage Refugee — Central Part of Dhaka-Bangladesh. 2008. Climate Refugee- Copyright Monirul Alam

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General News

October 22, 2009October 22, 2009 ডাইরি2 Comments

OLD DHAKA FIRE

I rushed on the spot around twenty minutes and see local people, fire fighters already struggled to control fire. I took some of picture it’s a different experience work with fire fighter at night using different source of light to taking picture. Local people said the fire originated from a short-circuit in the shop around 8:30 p.m. at list 17 shops were devastated in a fire that broken out at old Dhaka hawker markets. Over one hours to bring the fire under control. Dhaka October 2009

Old Dhaka. October. 2009. Fire fighter in action. ©Monirul Alam

Daily Life

October 21, 2009October 21, 2009 ডাইরিLeave a comment

Living Hall

They suffer the heat every moment, six days a week in this kind of molding workshop. They use water and thick cloth for protection to their body. The heat causes them to suffer jaundice and diarrheas. An ordinary fan can barely cool. They cannot work more than at a stretch. Dhaka 2009