A group of Bangladeshi young people plays football where is under construction house built that place situated in Keranigonj outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to the World Bank Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is the fastest growing city in the world with a population of 15 million. But as more of the worlds impoverished flee to mega cities for economic opportunities, the perils of urbanization are being exposed. © Monirul Alam
We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. –William Ewart Gladstone
Yes, this week photo challenge theme is MERGE, I read the article about the merge to me as a photojournalist merge meaning to different entries into one. I think my war and peace picture is the perfect for the theme about the merge.
I took this picture in my living room, suddenly I saw throw my window four fighters aircraft flies on the sky instant, I compose my frame with bird sit on the wall. Finally when I saw my picture I am really happy to see my picture and think maybe it is the perfect picture of WAR & PEACE.
wishing you all Eid Mubarak ( biggest religious festival of Muslims World) greetings from Bangladesh . . .
19 August, 2012 Dhaka
monirul alam
I ride my motorbike full of speed! Yes, now Dhaka city is almost empty no traffic jams in the main road, except a few of bas, train and launch terminal. The residences of Dhaka were leave on to their village ahead of Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration with their loved ones.
Yes, within twenty minutes we (my fellow photojournalist Abir Abdullah, works with epa) went at airport train station. We came here to takes photos for our news coverage. I look around on the station number of home bound people is waiting for train with their luggage.
The commuter train will become form the Dhaka station and go to other district. On the station I look around a group of garment worker sit on the station platform and they are gossiping each other. I talked with them, one of garment workers Rehana Begum said, we are waiting for Dawangonj based train, we know inside the train full of passengers, we don’t have any other alternate way to go our village; so we prepared to ride on the train roofs for our Eid traveling- we are used too, that kind of journey.
When the train is arrive on the station, I just look around it is already full of passenger inside and a few passenger sits on the roof of the train while I saw- Rehana climb up on the train roof, her other fellow helps him to ride on the train roof, I think it is risking journey for her but she is still smiling. I took many pictures on the station during the people movements- within a few minutes the train left on the station. I look back on the train its full of passenger on the roof.
When we back from the train station, I looked on the station floor a mini cat stands on the empty newspapers shop, a beautiful light is fallen on, a mini cat is really enjoying with morning light- my camera is played on, I cannot find the shop owner may be he is busy with other things; I think- maybe other story will be started . . .
18 August, 2012 Dhaka
moniurl alam
“It’s not given to people to judge what’s right or wrong. People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
MONIRUL ALAM 