TRYING TO BE A WITNESS
The party's leaders and activists convened at Naya Paltan following the BNP's general meeting in the capital earlier in the morning. As a confrontation between the police and activists escalated around noon, law enforcement gradually initiated their response. Simultaneously, the police deployed tear gas and sound grenades to disperse the activists from Paltan. Within a matter of hours, the sea crowd turned into a desert. Tragically, a police constable lost his life during the clash, and numerous BNP activists sustained injuries and were subsequently arrested. Additionally, there were incidents of torching a few buses and smaller vehicles.
Naya Paltan, Dhaka.
28 October 2023
Naya Paltan, Dhaka.
28 October 2023
Jibon Roy : The pioneer sand artist of Bangladesh
Sand art animation is essentially an extension of sand art. In performance art, an artist creates a series of images using sand, a process which is achieved by applying sand to a surface and then rendering images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with one's hands.
Sand art animation started in 1968 when Harvard University undergraduate student Caroline Leaf made a film called "Sand, or Peter and the Wolf" by dumping sand on a lightbox and manipulating grain visuals.
In Bangladesh, Jibon Roy is an artist who tells stories with sand. He is a pioneer of sand art animation in the country, a creative craft he learned as a hobby by watching YouTube videos. The idea that it would earn him fame hardly ever occurred to him.
Over time, this hobby became an addiction and later his profession – and now he is known as one of the first (and most successful) sand artists in Bangladesh.
Some photos from his home studio.
Sand art animation is essentially an extension of sand art. In performance art, an artist creates a series of images using sand, a process which is achieved by applying sand to a surface and then rendering images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with one's hands.
Sand art animation started in 1968 when Harvard University undergraduate student Caroline Leaf made a film called "Sand, or Peter and the Wolf" by dumping sand on a lightbox and manipulating grain visuals.
In Bangladesh, Jibon Roy is an artist who tells stories with sand. He is a pioneer of sand art animation in the country, a creative craft he learned as a hobby by watching YouTube videos. The idea that it would earn him fame hardly ever occurred to him.
Over time, this hobby became an addiction and later his profession – and now he is known as one of the first (and most successful) sand artists in Bangladesh.
Some photos from his home studio.
Some Russian tourists enjoying the Bay of Bengal from the west beach of Saint Martin Island.
February 2023.
February 2023.
James, known as Gu-ru in the Bengali rock music, performing at the Brac Hope Festival.
Dhaka 2023.
Dhaka 2023.
Entering the city at first light
Joy in the air
Bangladesh national women's football team landed at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport today at 2 pm. Then, after some formalities, their cheering journey started with the open-deck bus. In the mean time thousands of ordinary people greet the players from the roadside.
21 September, Dhaka
Bangladesh national women's football team landed at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport today at 2 pm. Then, after some formalities, their cheering journey started with the open-deck bus. In the mean time thousands of ordinary people greet the players from the roadside.
21 September, Dhaka
At least three dengue patients died while 900 were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, making it the highest number of single-day dengue cases this year.
A daily report of the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on the dengue situation said that earlier on 16 October, the highest number of 855 dengue patients were admitted to the hospital in a single day.
Of the new patients, 528 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 372 outside the capital, according to the DGHS.
The photos were taken this morning at Dhaka Sishu Hospital.
20 October 2022
A daily report of the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on the dengue situation said that earlier on 16 October, the highest number of 855 dengue patients were admitted to the hospital in a single day.
Of the new patients, 528 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 372 outside the capital, according to the DGHS.
The photos were taken this morning at Dhaka Sishu Hospital.
20 October 2022
All burnt to ashes
When a terrible fire broke out at Nilkhet book market on 22 February 2022, almost all the books in 32 book shops were burnt. This morning (23 February), the shopkeepers are desperately looking for books which survived the fire.
Jamuna Riverside, Jamalpur
Rickshaw painting and a cup of tea at TSC
For most Dhaka city dwellers, rickshaw art is a familiar sight. Back in the 1950s, rickshaw factories were set up in the country where the vehicles were first painted with a unique motif.
The art became popularised from the 1970s onward, and not before long, local culture made its way onto the tin sheets based on heroes and heroines of the film industry, flowers and animals.
However, in the digital era, less and less of this beloved art can be seen on the backs of rickshaws. While a few companies are finding ways to commercialise rickshaw art - selling rickshaw art on tea cups, jewellery, sandals, etc - a group of students took to TSC tea stalls.
The vivid colours and design of the ever-beautiful rickshaw art have been recently spotted at Dhaka University’s TSC premises. The tea stalls there now stand to showcase one of the most authentic representations of Dhaka city life: rickshaw art.
The initiative was mainly spearheaded by Miss Universe Bangladesh 2019 Shirin Akter Shela, who is studying physics at the University of Dhaka. Three of her friends - Shemanto Saha, Zerin Sinthee, and Tasmit Afiyat Arny - joined in too. They are also from the same university; Shemanto Saha is studying physics while Zerin Sinthee and Tasmit Afiyat Arny are from different departments of the Faculty of Fine Art.
"The rickshaw industry is a form of neo-romanticism that has emerged in Bangladesh. Screen printing and other similar technologies are impeding this type of hand-painted items.
If we think of Western European countries, they have bakery shops all over the country where their art and culture are heavily displayed or used. So, we have taken the initiative to paint on tea stalls to display our own art forms like rickshaw art,” Shela told The Business Standard.
“We are using the method of Gazir Pot art," added Shela.
The quartet hired professional rickshaw artists from Old Dhaka for the job and joined hands.
Because of the group’s effort, everyone can enjoy the beauty and nostalgia of rickshaw art now at TSC with a piping hot cup of tea at hand.
The tea vendors of TSC are very happy about this initiative. "The place looked very dirty. But thanks to the painting, the place has become very attractive now," said Swapan, lovingly called Swapan Mama, one of the eldest tea shopkeepers at TSC.
Students coming for a cup of tea are also enjoying the sudden change in the ambience. “Littering has been banned in TSC for a long time. But people were not fully aware of it. I hope this time people will stop making the place dirty seeing this colourful transition,” said Shihab Hasan, a student of International Relations.
Behind the initiative, the group has a vision.
"People say TSC is the heart of Dhaka. The spark of cultural and political movements came from here in the past. So, if we can change the colour of TSC, we can change the colour of our society," Shela added.
The four artists plan to take this initiative countrywide.
https://www.tbsnews.net/features/focus/rickshaw-painting-and-cup-tea-tsc-369607
The art became popularised from the 1970s onward, and not before long, local culture made its way onto the tin sheets based on heroes and heroines of the film industry, flowers and animals.
However, in the digital era, less and less of this beloved art can be seen on the backs of rickshaws. While a few companies are finding ways to commercialise rickshaw art - selling rickshaw art on tea cups, jewellery, sandals, etc - a group of students took to TSC tea stalls.
The vivid colours and design of the ever-beautiful rickshaw art have been recently spotted at Dhaka University’s TSC premises. The tea stalls there now stand to showcase one of the most authentic representations of Dhaka city life: rickshaw art.
The initiative was mainly spearheaded by Miss Universe Bangladesh 2019 Shirin Akter Shela, who is studying physics at the University of Dhaka. Three of her friends - Shemanto Saha, Zerin Sinthee, and Tasmit Afiyat Arny - joined in too. They are also from the same university; Shemanto Saha is studying physics while Zerin Sinthee and Tasmit Afiyat Arny are from different departments of the Faculty of Fine Art.
"The rickshaw industry is a form of neo-romanticism that has emerged in Bangladesh. Screen printing and other similar technologies are impeding this type of hand-painted items.
If we think of Western European countries, they have bakery shops all over the country where their art and culture are heavily displayed or used. So, we have taken the initiative to paint on tea stalls to display our own art forms like rickshaw art,” Shela told The Business Standard.
“We are using the method of Gazir Pot art," added Shela.
The quartet hired professional rickshaw artists from Old Dhaka for the job and joined hands.
Because of the group’s effort, everyone can enjoy the beauty and nostalgia of rickshaw art now at TSC with a piping hot cup of tea at hand.
The tea vendors of TSC are very happy about this initiative. "The place looked very dirty. But thanks to the painting, the place has become very attractive now," said Swapan, lovingly called Swapan Mama, one of the eldest tea shopkeepers at TSC.
Students coming for a cup of tea are also enjoying the sudden change in the ambience. “Littering has been banned in TSC for a long time. But people were not fully aware of it. I hope this time people will stop making the place dirty seeing this colourful transition,” said Shihab Hasan, a student of International Relations.
Behind the initiative, the group has a vision.
"People say TSC is the heart of Dhaka. The spark of cultural and political movements came from here in the past. So, if we can change the colour of TSC, we can change the colour of our society," Shela added.
The four artists plan to take this initiative countrywide.
https://www.tbsnews.net/features/focus/rickshaw-painting-and-cup-tea-tsc-369607
Nyeem, a 12th grade student of Notre Dame College, died on November 24 in Gulistan after being hit by a Dhaka South City Corporation waste management vehicle.
Today, on November 25, Nayeem's classmates and college students staged a protest at Shapla Chattar in Dhaka and Zero Point in Gulistan.
25 November, 2021.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Today, on November 25, Nayeem's classmates and college students staged a protest at Shapla Chattar in Dhaka and Zero Point in Gulistan.
25 November, 2021.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dhanmondi Lake, Dhaka
20 September, 2021
20 September, 2021
A 2014 World Bank report claims the country's brick fields emit more than 9.8 million tons of greenhouse gases into the air each year. In particular, emissions of CO2 due to brick kiln in Bangladesh is 15.67 million tons (DoE 2017).
The Risky Jump
Chandrima Udyan is an open park type place located on 72 acres of land beside to the National Parliament of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It is connected to the road
with a bridge which runs over the Crescent Lake. People of all classes come here to spend time on holidays.But according to a 2014 Dhaka Tribune article, "Illegal establishments,drug addicts, hookers, muggers and petty criminals have robbed the park of most of its beauty."
Many unprivileged children can be seen at Chandrima Udyan. They come from nearby slums.It is always seen that they are living like them because their family is not so much ruled. They are restless.Without any safety they can be seen jumping from the Lake Bridge of Chandrima Udyan and falling into the water. They chose it as their game. But there is a risk of serious injury even death. Because the bridge hight is enough high.
Chandrima Udyan is an open park type place located on 72 acres of land beside to the National Parliament of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It is connected to the road
with a bridge which runs over the Crescent Lake. People of all classes come here to spend time on holidays.But according to a 2014 Dhaka Tribune article, "Illegal establishments,drug addicts, hookers, muggers and petty criminals have robbed the park of most of its beauty."
Many unprivileged children can be seen at Chandrima Udyan. They come from nearby slums.It is always seen that they are living like them because their family is not so much ruled. They are restless.Without any safety they can be seen jumping from the Lake Bridge of Chandrima Udyan and falling into the water. They chose it as their game. But there is a risk of serious injury even death. Because the bridge hight is enough high.
Anti-rape protest in front of Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka.
6th October, 2020.
6th October, 2020.
MP Hostel, National Parliament House, Bangladesh
The Jamuna Girl
Fishing with large lift net (খড়াজাল) is one of the most popular systems of fishing in Bangladesh. It is usually more noticeable during the rainy season.
End of the day
An evening at Jamuna riverside.
The Jamuna River is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is a riverine country so Bengalis grew up watching rivers from a young age. So with the river they have a deep relation. The rivers of Bangladesh are surrounded by amazing beauty which cannot be expressed in words.Jamuna river is one of them.The people of Bangladesh run away to the river to spend time when they get some time maybe with his family, maybe with his friends. Actually river works as an emotion to Bengalis. Also millions of people depend on this rivers for their livelihood.
Here are some moments from Jamuna riverside. On the second day of Eid-al-Adha, a gathering of people is held here.
The Jamuna River is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is a riverine country so Bengalis grew up watching rivers from a young age. So with the river they have a deep relation. The rivers of Bangladesh are surrounded by amazing beauty which cannot be expressed in words.Jamuna river is one of them.The people of Bangladesh run away to the river to spend time when they get some time maybe with his family, maybe with his friends. Actually river works as an emotion to Bengalis. Also millions of people depend on this rivers for their livelihood.
Here are some moments from Jamuna riverside. On the second day of Eid-al-Adha, a gathering of people is held here.