Tag Archive for: Documentary Photography
Taxi Boat for School by Shahnaz Parvin
In a country with large inland waterway networks, Bangladesh has more than 700 rivers and tributaries. And during the monsoons, this waterway network criss-crosses almost everywhere. I took this photograph during one of those times, when even…
Hilsa by Ashik Masud
Hilsa or Ilish belongs to the species Tenualosa of the family Clupeidae, order Clupeiformes. Shad or Herring are a near relative of hilsa. Locally known as Ilish, the fish is an addiction of Bengalis especially to those who originated from Bangladesh.…
Banarasi Handloom by Ashik Masud
During the partition of 1947, some 125 families migrated to Parbatipur of Rajshahi district, and to various areas of Old Dhaka, Becharam Deuri, Kazi Alauddin Road, Kaiktuli, Tanti Bazar, Doyaganj and Gandaria from Benaras in India. They brought…