POD pictures of the day ZUMA PRESS | August 2012

Aug. 18, 2012 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – People climb onto the roof of an overcrowded train at the Airport Railway Station as they travel back to their homes ahead of Eid al-Fitr. Millions of city dwellers travel back to their villages to celebrate the festival which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (Credit Image: © Monirul Alam/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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POD pictures of the day ZUMA PRESS | August 2012

POD, Pictures of the Day, ZUMA PRESS 16 August 2012© Monirul Alam

 

August 16, 2012.Dhaka, Bangladesh-Bangladeshi children looks at caps on a street shop near the national mosque in Dhaka city to ahead of the biggest religious festival Eid-Al-Fitr.The Muslims are observing the holy Ramadan and will celebrate the Eid festival which marks the end of it on 20 August 2012. © Monirul Alam

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Down to Dusk Strike ( news)

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17 May 2012 Dhaka. Bangladesh- Mostofa, a caretaker who ride bicycle with his owner cat name Mini cat. He back from the veterinary hospital after Mini’s treatment during the down to dusk strike hour in Dhaka. The main opposition party BNP has enforced the strike demanding the release of their top leaders jailed in a case over alleged arson during earlier general strikes, Most of the business establishments, shops, school and colleges remain closed during the strike.© Monirul Alam

Link: http://www.zumapress.com/search_results.html?HEADLINE=Protests+In+Bangladesh+After+Opposition+Leaders+Arrested

BNP Top Leaders sent to Jail (news)

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16 May 2012. Dhaka, Bangladesh-. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with his party men is seen chanting slogans from a prison van after a Dhaka court orders to send him to jail on Wednesday. Thirty-three top 18-party alliance leaders including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir landed in jail on Wednesday after their bail petitions were rejected in an arson case.© Monirul Alam

Link: http://www.zumapress.com/search_results.html?HEADLINE=Bangladesh+Court+Denies+Bail+To+Opposition+Leaders

to report the real moment of life . . .

“Good photojournalists are always moving. First identify your subjects then point your camera to find a dramatic angles, otherwise your photos like a blah pictures.” I recorded many times as an eyewitness. My main interest lies in documentary storytelling focusing on global issues . . .

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Monirul Alam born in Old Dhaka 1975. He took up photography in 1994. After completing his Bachelors in Accounting from the National University, he went on to graduate from Pathshala, the South Asian Institute Media Academy.

Monirul currently works as a deputy chief photojournalist in The Daily PROTHAM ALO newspaper.

His main interest lies in depth PHOTOJOURNALISM- works as a front lines photojournalist with concerning global issues. He  passionate with writing like  POEM, JOURNAL,FEATURE  . . .

His work has been published in prestigious national and international publications, such as National Geographic On Line Version,The Guardian, Time Magazine,Time Light Box, TIME Lens Blog, Newsweek,Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, New Internationalist, Saudi Aramco World,The Daily Prothom Alo, DrikNews,The Daily Star,The Observers France 24,100 Eyes Magazine,Private Magazine,ZUMA PRESS,Majority World,AP, AFP, EPA,Photojournale, Corbis Images, The Click,Icone Films ( Animal Planet Channel), Wostok Press,Bangla Rights etc.

He is the recipient of several awards in a number of photography competitions such as Asahi Shimbun,Young Portfolio Japan K*MoPA,, Nikon Photo Contest and India Print Circuit IIPC, National and Club Level Photography Contest.

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