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Photo of the Day | May 18 | Out of Syllabus, by Nirupam Roy

May 17, 2012 No Comments by

As I am a school teacher by profession, I know from the bottom of my heart that these little ones like to make fun, noise, and hilarious activities during the time when there are no burdens of books. Such candid moods are great to watch as we all used to do during our school days, [...]

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Photo of the Day | April 23 | The Paperboy, by Shahnaz Parvin

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This photograph was taken from Kamlapur railway station when this paperboy was with his customer. Most of paperboys at the railway station do their job on behalf of some newsstands. They came from several area, mostly outside of the capital Dhaka, and return home after finished their job.

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Photo of the Day | April 10 | When the Eyes Speak, by Preeti Patel

Apr 09, 2012 No Comments by

The sadness and the tired eyes spoke volumes of the kind of day these traders must have had. At the end of the day they wait for their companions to come and share their stories.

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Photo of the Day | March 08 | Fighting for Greece, by Konstantinos Liakos

Mar 08, 2012 No Comments by

It was Sunday, the 4th day of a series of protests! The atmosphere was already too intense and you could see a storm was coming! This is taken early in the afternoon, riot police threw tear gas against people protesting in front of the Greek parliament. The one holding the Greek flag stays in his [...]

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Photo of the Day | February 17 | Children of Pakistan, by Pharan Tanveer

Feb 17, 2012 1 Comment by

There is so much about Pakistan that the world is not aware of, especially the loving, and cheerful kids.

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Photo of the Day | February 02 | The Kite Runner, by Shahnaz Parvin

Feb 02, 2012 3 Comments by

When flying kites one should have taken most care to choose the right place for right activities. Be aware of any kind of obstacle when flying. Places favorable for kiteing are sports fields, parcs, squares, beaches etc., because wind conditions in open spaces are best, due to undisturbed velocity and direction of windflow. In Bangladesh, [...]

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Photo of the Day | January 26 | Paddy Field Story, by Shahnaz Parvin

Jan 26, 2012 1 Comment by

The dominant food crop of Bangladesh is rice, accounting for about 75 percent of agricultural land use.It is currently the world’s sixth-largest producer.The crop of rice is completly done manually and some steps have to follow.The yellow rice stalks are cut, tied in bundles, and put in the sun to dry, later they are spread [...]

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Photo of the Day | January 24 | Mother and Child, by Pinki Ghosh Dastidar

Jan 24, 2012 No Comments by

This photograph was taken at Ravangla, which is the smallest village in Sikkim. There were many women doing hard work, among them many bring their small children. During their work sometime these children help their mother’s work. In this photograph a baby girl was helping her mother to broke the stone.

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Photo of the Day | January 10 | Seasonal Cowboys, by Shahnaz Parvin

Jan 10, 2012 1 Comment by

Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. And before that day in Bangladesh our children wait for the cow , they like to become cowboy to walk like cowboys with the cow from haat (cow market) to home. Before one Eid day, i got this moment from [...]

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Photo of the Day | January 03 | Going to Work, by Hirak Ghosh

Jan 03, 2012 No Comments by

This shot was taken at my village.It was a foggy morning.I was just walking through the village path,as i saw the fog i just took my camera with me.During my walk i saw these farmers were going to their filed for daily work.They were going through a paddy field,& the fog created a mystic environment [...]

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