I did my first solo photographic exhibition of 2021 at Faridpur District in Bangladesh. The Upazila (Sub-district) Administration of Saltha, Faridpur organized the exhibition followed by a Seminar on Forced Labour and Child Protection. On the 27th of January 2021, the event was held at a large auditorium in the Upazila Administration office premise. The organizers showcased fifty (50) of my images for the viewers. These photographs depicted various kinds of issues related to forced labour and child protection in …
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I made a short video documentary for the 6th International Conference on the Safety of Journalists – Risks, Resistance and Resilience held on 2-4 November 2020, at the Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway. This video documentary explores issues related to fake news and disinformation and its impact on journalism practices in the mainstream media in Bangladesh. I (producer and director) took a qualitative approach and performs a set of key informant interviews to illustrate critical documentation and insights about the …
Institute of Development Studies’ PhD researcher, Md Mahmudul Hoque (Moni), has won first prize in the 2020 Doctoral Research Image Competition hosted by the University of Sussex. For more details, please visit: …
Mahmudul Hoque Moni The budget session of the 11th Parliament will begin on June 10, 2020, in Bangladesh. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the eighth budget session called by the Head of the State will be in some ways – abnormal. Journalists will not be allowed inside and a limited number of Member of the Parliaments will be allowed to admit and participate after being tested for Covid-19. Nevertheless, all sectors of the economy, people from all walks of …
Mahmudul Hoque Moni Today is the 3rd June – the World Bicycle Day. The United Nation’s General Assembly adopted the resolution on the 12th of April 2018 to observe this day annually. And, in today’s world especially amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, bicycles become more important than any time before. Bangladesh started to observe this day immediately after the resolution was passed and a large community was seen riding bicycles in the capital. Several NGOs, environmental activists and cyclists’ communities …
Mahmudul Hoque Moni Amid the most deadly pandemic for the last few days, many cities across the United States have been experiencing severe protests over the death of George Floyd. Protesters claim that the incident was an act of killing and the policeman who was seen inhumanly kneeling him is to be held responsible and should be punished accordingly. However, these protests have brought lights on the movement of Black Lives Matter. On the 25th of May 2020, Derek Chauvin, …
He is more than 80 years old, he could not tell specifically. His sons and daughters live away from his home. He lives with his wife in a district outside the Capital Dhaka in Bangladesh. He is looking for a job but could not manage so far. He is very worried. I asked him his name but he replied, ‘what would you with my name? Does it matter?’ …
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