Holey Artisan Bakery Attack
It has been almost 9 years since the hostage at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan. I still wonder how I ended up being present there that evening. I was wrapping up work at the office after iftar, preparing to go home, when news came that something was happening in Gulshan, though no one knew for sure what it was.Driven by the desire to get photos on the front page, I headed...
A July Victim
A patient is trying to see if he has the same strength in his legs so he can stand. This garment worker sustained injuries during a quota movement when he was shot by the police while returning home.Date: 6 October 2024Location: NITOR, Dhaka
Exploring for Giraffe at Zuka Game Game Reserve
The South Africa trip was part of an exchange workshop at the eKhaya Storytelling Centre, jointly organised by NEWF and Drik Picture Library, designed to facilitate skills exchange between storytellers in the nature and wildlife storytelling space from NEWF and their collaborators in Bangladesh. Focused on film and photography, this collaboration was designed to foster a...
Mother’s Weep
Mother’s Weep India is more interested in Hilsa fish than in resolving the issue of border killings. Jayanta’s mother could not see her son’s face for the last time, as the BSF returned the body at midnight. Jayanta Kumar Singh, 15-year-old, a schoolboy killed by Border Security Force (BSF) firing at the Kantivita border in Baliadangi upazila of...
Jayanta’s last return
India has returned the body of 15-year-old Jayanta Kumar Singh, a schoolboy killed by Border Security Force (BSF) firing at the Kantivita border in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon, Although BSF said to return it several times throughout the day, finally returned the body after 48 hours after 1 am. He was cremated in the local crematorium near the border. Kantivita Border,...