It is noon and the sun is beating down. Bidhu Halder, a 55-year-old fisherman, and his 24-year-old son Aradhon Halder are busy cutting steel rods for sanitary wares at Paragram village on the bank of the River Kaliganga. "I used to catch fish in the river for my livelihood, but the water has now become so polluted that there are no fish there. I had to resort to day labour for
‘Snippets Behind Bars and Other Related Stories’ on display
Photography exhibition underway at DrikPath Bhobon
Photos: Sheikh Mehedi Morshed Rasheek Tabassum Mondira Rasheek Tabassum Mondira
Organised by Drik, a ten-day photography exhibition, titled Snippets Behind Bars and Other Related Stories , is currently underway at the DrikPath Bhobon, Panthapath. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held on March 10. Photojournalists Shafiqul Islam Kajal and Al Mamun Jibon, along with other participants, were present at the ceremony.
Journalists are storytellers, representing people from all walks of life. This exhibition provides a glimpse into the daily lives of journalists. Several journalists have been detained and imprisoned over the years. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have been working on the front lines, delivering news day and night, risking their lives. Several of them lost their jobs as well. The s