The gloomy Monsoon and a miserable bird

The gloomy Monsoon and a miserable bird.

The gloomy Monsoon and a miserable bird

Savar tragedy- Each survivor: a miracle. Every dead: a tragedy

Another colossal human tragedy has hugely jolted the whole nation with a wave of woes and anguish, as an eight-story building Rana Plaza housing five garment factories collapsed 24-04-2013 Wednesday at Savar, in the outskirts of Dhaka city. More than 400 bodies were recovered from the debris of the collapsed building and near about 2,500 people were also pulled out alive from the building . This latest tragedy comes just five months after the devastating fire occurred in Tazreen garment factory killing 112 garment workers.

A dead body trapped in for three days.

A volunteer who was working with the rescue team got faint during the operation.

A women got rescued alive after 80 hours of the operation.

A truck full of coffin going to the nearby school where all the dead bodies are kept.

People gathered to see the dead bodies.

Relative showing fliers written ‘Missing/ wanted/ wanted-dead or alive.

Nasima(36), grieving for her son Najmul(18) who was working on the 5th floor of that building. She has looked every expected place for him.

Lovely(20), was working on the 6th floor. Luckily got rescued after 2 hours of the incident.

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/bangladesch-schreien-flehen-beten-fotostrecke-96112.html

Shahbag protest

The Shahbag protest of 2013 in Bangladesh began on Tuesday February 5, 2013, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with the demand of capital punishment for Abdul Quader Mollah and all other accused war criminals of 1971’s Liberation War of Bangladesh. Abdul Quader Mollah was charged with abetting the Pakistani army; actively participating in the 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh; rape (including the rape of minors); and mass murder of Bangladeshis in the Mirpur area of Dhaka during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. The many grievous atrocities committed by Abdul Quader Mollah during the liberation war earned him the nickname of “Butcher of Mirpur”.

On February 5, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced Abdul Quader Mollah to life in prison after he was proved guilty in five out of the six charges against him. Within hours of the verdict, mass discontent broke out in Bangladesh where most people were expecting capital punishment for Mollah. The bloggers and online activists gave a voice to the public opinion and called for a mass demonstration at the Shahbag intersection in central Dhaka. Thousands of people spontaneously joined the protest and the demonstration culminated into the 2013 Shahbag movement. The Shahbag intersection is currently being referred to as “Generation Circle”, after the new generation credited with initiating such a spontaneous yet robust movement. 

Baul

Spiritual enlightenment, the eternal truth in the path of spiritual journey. All of the devotees [ Sadhu’s] , spiritual leaders is in worship , like a slave. They got imprisoned in the world.  They do believe fervently God is the lord of the world and all men are his subjects. Anyone refusing to pay the lord his due is swiftly  punished and  denied God’s mercy.

On the  journey of  spiritual , I have notice  Sadhu’s daily life style  since long days at their  Akhra Bari[ Sadhu’s own shelter place ] . Several times , I  visit at their  tiny beautiful solitary  cave house , it seems a little paradise , that’s  full of pleasure., which is emblem  a fascinating daily life portrait of Sadhu’s . Their daily works as like as Writing , singing ,  agriculture profession , prayerful life and others , I have seen close .  I have seen them intimately , such a sensitive & sober life of dedication and truth.

Still I am  searching  The Ultimate knowledge , The mystery of creation through  their daily life style.  Trying  to explore  Sadhu’s highly  developed imagination which been reflected in their daily  life .  This  is my ceaseless journey  of  spiritual  from the path of truth ……of the ultimate crossing .

Aftermath of Cyclone Aila

These photos were taken in a village called ‘Gabura’ which was completely flooded as I saw after the cyclone. I was a first year student of photojournalism at that time but I was not there to make a photo story, for me it was more important to be a witness of the tragedy occurred there, Shatkhira, Bangladesh 2009.

Cyclone Aila began as a disturbance on May 21 in the Bay of Bengal, strengthening quickly to a Tropical Cyclone with windspeeds gusting up to 120 km/h (75 mph). Aila made landfall soon after, bringing heavy rains, wind, and an enormous storm surge of seawater that pushed inland, damaging or destroying hundreds of thousands of homes in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. Over 300 people are confirmed to have died, with more than 8,000 missing.  According to the Associated Press, some 2.3 million people were affected by Aila.

 

A bench

Looking at some old photos and found this photo from a trip I made few years ago. At that time I was more fascinated about taking portraits on the street but I liked this photo. Bagerhaat, Bangladesh.