Story and photos by Emran Hossain The fate and livelihood of traditional snake charmers (Sapure) are gradually becoming as endangered as their serpentine companions. Lately, thanks to a new law, many of these traditional snake catchers have been stripped of a livelihood that has been in their families for generations. The traditional snake charmers, commonly called […]
Story and photos by Morshed Ali Khan In the agricultural expanse of the Gandamara union of Banshkhali, by the Bay of Bengal, men and women intently looked on as I walked on the muddy earthen road leading to the embankment, located a few kilometers away. The gazes from the anxious onlookers clearly indicated that my […]
Dhaka-Paturia Highway Photos and report by Morshed Ali Khan When on August 13, 2011 Tarek Masud, Ashfaque Munier and three other people were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Paturia highway, the nation cried out for road safety. The deadly highway known as the N5 came under scrutiny. Ministers, so-called experts and noted […]
