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Rafiqul has been forced to move 22 times in as many years, a victim of the
annual floods that ravage Bangladesh. There are millions like Rafiqul in
Bangladesh and in the future there could be many millions more if
scientists’ predictions of rising seas and more intense droughts and storms
come true. Bangladesh is a country that stands to be one of the first to
suffer from global climate change, and the time to act is now.
Climate change already touches every corner of the world and every aspect of
people’s lives. As global temperatures increase, its impact will become even
more extreme. The impact of climate change worldwide is already causing food
and fuel crises. World Bank and IMF have sounded a larger alarm pushing 100
million people in low-income countries deeper into poverty.
In Bangladesh we are seeing rice-crises first hand every day. The long
queues on the roadside subsidizing rice sale centers are probably an
indication of the coming hunger, when 30 million people will face
starvation. In Bangladesh natural disasters like SIDR, river erosion,
drought and flood mass migration of people from the countryside to the
cities. Experts say a third of Bangladesh’s coastline could be flooded if
the sea rises one meter in the next 50 years, creating an additional 20
million Bangladeshi displaced from their homes and farms.
Photodocumentary / photojournal by Bangledeshi and Deputy chief photojournalist for
The Daily Prothom Alo newspaper, Monirul Alam
Note : My photo story Published on Photojournle . Please click above link
My photography set-up an agenda, which is unfolded in our wider world . To me camera is as like a weapon, which I use to make a truth. I recorded many times as an eyewitness. My main interest lies in new era with concerning environmental and social issues. . . monirul alam
Highlights of the Year:
I celebrated my kids [MEGH] 1st birthday which is held on 1st July. I am very happy and really enjoy and spend times with my love ones baby.
I got to go on vacation with my families to St. Martin Island and also had spending a great times fill of happiness.
I continued run my blog and post to sharing my thought with people through my photos which I took https://monirul.wordpress.com/
I uploaded my new works on my Web Site http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
I joined as a VII Visionaries http://viiphoto.ning.com/profile/MonirulAlam member which run VII Photos Agency and met so many great photographers and their works I really learned a lot . . .
I opened a new account Twitter which name is [meghmonir]
Published my Photo Story “People’s Struggle” in the PRIVATE Magazine http://www.privatephotoreview.com/en/review/private.php/riv/73/page/10 to their Winter issue
France 24 Observers http://observers.france24.com/search/node/Monirul%20Alam Published some of my importance news which I covered.
I linked my National & International Publication https://monirul.wordpress.com/category/publication/
Several time I traveled our district town covered assignment for our news paper Prothom Alo and got many impotent issues,which I planning follow up for next year.
I continued published photographers works to my on line magazine BLADE
http://blademagazine.wordpress.com/about/
I experienced to observed a two great photographers presentation Ron Haviv from VII Photo Agency and Philip Blenkinsop from NOOR Photo Agency.Which I knows more about photography and photographer point of view. This presentation conduct by Pathshala & Drik in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
I continued my teaching at Pathshala as a lecturer which I really enjoy with met to a new students .
I think Two Thousand Eleven 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 to all . . .
Note: When I know the prisoner I really thinking about the [PRISONER] this is one of my personal project which is work in progress . . .
MONIRUL ALAM 