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.’
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Jan 30, 2012 Dhaka. Bangladesh- Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia leads a mass procession in the capital on Dhaka Bangladesh. One person was killed and at least 30 people were injured after police clashed with thousands of opposition protestors in Bangladesh’s northwestern city of Rajshahi, police said. © Monirul Alam
Jan 27,2012. Dhaka. Bangladesh- CPB member’s takes some food before their grad rally started in the capital Dhaka .Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) brings out a national rally in front of Matshaya Bhaban in the city of Dhaka on Friday. These are the first national meetings of the party in the last 11 years. Leaders and activists of the party from all districts joined the rally and meeting. © Monirul Alam
04. Jan 2012.Dhaka.Bangladesh- Different left learning student’s under the banner of Progotisheel Chhatra Jote joined the demonstration one stage students and office ad mine are scuffle at Jagannath University Campus. Left learning students continue their demonstration against hiked admission fee in this year. © Monirul Alam http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
03. Jan 2012 Dhaka.Bangladesh- National Garment Workers Federation of Bangladesh organization form a human chain in front of National Press Club on 3 January 2012 urged death compensation for three garments workers who killed in a devastationg fire at Eurotax factory and lift accident at Continental Garments and demand to fix their new wage structure. © Monirul Alam
01. Jan, 2012 Dhaka.Bangladesh– Hundreds of Thousands Bangladeshi People Celebrate the New Year 2012 at Old part of Dhaka with full of spirit early hours. All over the World People celebrate and well come to New Year 2012. © Monirul Alam http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
Highlights of the Year 2011
I celebrated my kids [MEGH] 2nd birthday which is held on 1st July. I am very happy and really enjoy and spend times with my love ones baby.
I uploaded my new works and project on my Web Site http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
I attend a Human Rights workshop which conduct on Drik and Published my Photo Story “ A Deadly Game” http://banglarights.net/a-deadly-game-moniul-alam.html and Exhibition in Drik Gallery, “” in the Drik Gallery
France 24 television channel Observers Published some of my importance multimedia news which I covered http://observers.france24.com/content/20110901-bangladesh-millions-bangladeshis-roads-during-last-day-ramadan-risk-lives-transportation-bus-train-protest-eid
Several times I traveled our district town covered on assignment for our news paper Prothom Alo and my works published.
I experienced to observed a great photographers Pedro Meyer presentation and attend his workshop he is the owner of Zone Zero Which I knows more about digital photography and photographer point of view. This presentation conduct by Pathshala & Drik during the Chobi Mela VI International Festival of Photography in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
I continued my teaching at Pathshala as a lecturer which I really enjoy with met to a new students and I also participated as a guest lectures on a private televishion named Dedh Tv,the programmed name DUR PATH.
I am work with ZUMA PRESS http://www.zumapress.com/ as a contact photographer in this year on the month of September.
I think Two Thousand Twelve year will bring peace, promises, success and happiness to all of us and from the past year which is worst we forget it.
Happy New Year 2012 to all . . . moniurl alam
MONIRUL ALAM 