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Monazat Uddin (1945-1995)
Talented and devoted journalist Monazat Uddin has created an exceptional and
important chapter in photojournalism of Bangladesh by presenting the actual reality
of the remote rural habitations. ‘He decorated each feature published in daily
newspapers with photographs he himself had taken. Thus the prestige and importance
of the news multiplied manifold.’ 115 This gifted journalist breathed his last when he
fell of the roof of a moving ferry boat into the river while working on an assignment
on 29 December 1995.
Lutfur Rahman Binu (1955- ) became involved in photography in 1969 and took some
photographs of the Liberation War. He has published a book featuring various
photographs on the mass movement against the military government in the eighties
called Ganatantrer Sangram (1992).
9.3 Photojournalists: the New Generation
With the change in the socio-economical condition of the country the field of
photojournalism has expanded. Many meritorious young persons with higher
education and institutional training in photography entered the profession of
photojournalism.
The gifted photographer Mufti Munir (1957-2005) worked with the international news
agency, AFP, for quite a number of years. Many of his news photographs were
appreciated and acclaimed. The photojournalist Azizur Rahim Peu (1964- ) won the fig. 10.54 (top) Noor
gold medal in the national competition arranged by BPS (fig. 10.55). Many of his Hossain, Photograph
photographs were highly praised including the coastal habitations imperiled by the Pavel Rahman,
cyclone. Risky child labor, homeless children, environmental pollution etc. various © Pavel Rahman
themes have been photographically documented by him. Outside the country he
documented dwellers of Berlin entitled Life of Berliners. He has two books published fig. 10.55 (bottom)
on photography. Furthermore, a large number of young people are gaining fame Photograph Azizur
through their creative work. Rahim Peu,
© Azizur Rahim Peu
9.4 Women Photojournalists
Among the women journalists of Bangladesh Sayeeda Khanum
became involved in the field in 1961 by working with the
magazine Begum. Shirin Sultana (1962- ) began as an amateur
photographer and later worked with the Sachitra Sandhani and
the weekly Begum as a professional photojournalist. Among the
new generation Farzana Khan Godhuli (AFP), Momena Jalil
(New Age), Kakoli Pradhan (Sangbad) and Laila Anwar Bindu
(BD News) are involved in photojournalism. Besides feature-
based photojournalism, Farzana Khan Godhuli (1975- ) is a
pioneer in covering assignments on the spot. She had worked
for Dainik Janakantha, Dainik Sangbad newspapers from 1997
and is currently working for the French news agency AFP.