Report & Photos Morshed Ali Khan › The Dhanmondi lake water in the western part has been severely contaminated with toxic wastewater, a recent laboratory test conducted by the Department of Environment (DoE) reveals. The water of the lake between Road 32 Bridge and Road 27 (a stretch of about 250 meters) has turned violet […]
By Emran Hossain › Making it to the position of a videographer at channel 71, a leading news channel in 2012 was a dream-come-true for Ali Hossain Ripon, who, having returned from Chittagong Hill Tracts, died of malaria on June 22 at the age of 33. For his family and friends his untimely death has […]
Story and Photos by Emran Hossain Demand for security equipment has skyrocketed in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks in the country. The rush to buy is so high that some importers and retailers have run out of their stocks of metal detectors, archways, close circuit cameras and other equipment. The business of security equipment started […]
Story and Photos by Emran Hossain Parents are now more worried than ever before; in addition to fighting the menace of drugs, they now face a new challenge: keeping children from being brainwashed into terrorism in the form of Islamic fundamentalism. Guardians are now facing this horrifying threat in the aftermath of the two suicide-styled […]
The opinions of Bangladeshi villagers on the Holey Artisan Bakery attack By Morshed Ali Khan At a small village near Mangalmajir Bazar in Shariatpur, 70 kilometers south of the capital, across the river Padma, a dozen people sat lazily at a tea stall during the Eid holidays last week. Some of the men had […]
By Morshed Ali Khan The news of terrorists attacking a Spanish restaurant in Gulshan shocked the entire country on the holy day of Ramadan’s last Friday. As the drama on Road 79 of the upmarket area of Gulshan unfolded, people throughout the country were, in total disbelief, glued to their TV sets throughout the night. […]
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 […]
Arsenic, salinity, iron and bacteria poison Bagerhat water By Morshed Ali Khan, back from Bagerhat Photographs by Syeda Farhana Arsenic, salinity, iron and bacterial pathogens have severely contaminated both the ground and surface water sources in the entire region of Bagerhat. Acute shortage of safe water in all the nine Upazilas (sub-divisions) of this […]
