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Monirul Alam
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Monirul Alam was born in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1975. He took up photography in 1994. After completing his Bachelors in Accounting from the National University, he went on to graduate from Pathshala South Asian Media Institute and took a post graduate certificate course on Broadcast and Cross Media Journalism at the BRAC University jointly with the Erasmus University based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Monirul worked with the daily Prothom newspaper as a deputy chief photojournalist. In 2018 he joined epa as visual journalist in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi homebound passengers gather on ferries as they travel to their villages to celebrate of Eid-al-Adha festival, at Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 August 2019. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Rohingya girl holds an umbrella over her little sister during the rain near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border as they enter Bangladesh, at Teknaf, Bangladesh, 08 September 2017. Thousands of Bangali, known as Rohingya refugees, have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A girl sits on a train and reads a newspaper as she wear a protective mask at the Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 March 2020. According to local media reports, Bangladesh has confirmed a second death and 24 cases of COVID-19. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Bangladeshi health worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a coronavirus testing center of the Mugda Medical Collage and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 June 2020. According to the Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and local media, Bangladesh has crossed the 100,000 mark of the Covid-19 cases and the deaths to 1,343. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A man walks in water through flood affected area in Dohar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26 July 2020. According to news reports, at least 1.5 million people are affected by the floods in 18 districts in Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi female day laborer breaks bricks at a brick factory at the Keraniganj area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17 August 2020. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A rickshaw puller wearing a face mask as he rides his rickshaw on the street, amid the coronavirus pandemic in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 August 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi Hindu community people take part in the celebration of the religious festival Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Lord Sri Krishna in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 02 September 2018. Lord Krishna, the eighth of the ten incarnations of Hindu God Lord Vishnu, who is considered the Preserver of the Universe, is one of Hinduism's most popular gods. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
People affected by the disaster stand in ruins after a fire ripped through Rupnagar Slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11 March 2020. Over 2,000 houses are wiped out in the fire and around 10,000 residents are affected, 20 firefighter units were deployed to contain the flames, according to reports. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Firefighters work in the aftermath of a fire that broke out at Rupnagar Slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11 March 2020. According to media reports, over 2,000 houses were razed in the fire and around 10,000 residents were affected. 20 firefighter units were deployed to contain the flames. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Erosion by the River Padma continues washing away concrete structures at Naria in Sariatpur, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13 September 2018. According to local media reports, Over five thousand families in Naria, Shariatpur became homeless in the last three months as the Padma devoured a vast area on its right bank. Every year in Bangladesh, millions of people are affected by river erosion that destroys homes, farmlands, and communication infrastructures. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi garment workers, some wearing protective face masks, block a road during a protest to demand payment of wages in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 April 2020. According to media reports, thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers are protesting demanding payment of their wages that were not paid by factories after exports worth around three billion US dollars were cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic of the Covid-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A man covered with a mosquito net suffers from dengue fever as he receives treatment inside the 'Shaheed Suhrawardy' Medical Colleague Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 July 2019. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, in 2019 five people have died and over 7, 179 infected with dengue fever in Bangladesh. Dengue is the world's fastest-growing infectious disease, causing an average of over half million potentially fatal infections annually and around 20,000 deaths. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Bangladeshi artist works on an idol of the God Ganesha ahead of the largest Durga Puja festival of the Bengali Hindus community in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26 September 2020. The Durga puja will run from 22 to 26 October. According to Hindu faith, goddess Durga comes down to the earth from the heaven to establish peace, harmony by annihilating evil forces. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi men row their boats through a water hyacinth as passengers sit on the boat at the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh 17 May 2020. Reports state that Bangladesh is set to extend the shut down till 30 May 2020. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Relatives hold portraits of their missing family members as they form human chain ahead of the International Day of Disappeared, at the Shahbagh area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 August 2020. The human chain rally is organized by the platform Mayer Daak (Mother's Call). According to the Legal rights advocacy group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), at least 310 people have disappeared in Bangladesh between 2014 and 2018. The International Day of the Disappeared, is observed on 30 August of each year. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi Hindu community people take part in the celebration of the religious festival Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Lord Sri Krishna in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 02 September 2018. Lord Krishna, the eighth of the ten incarnations of Hindu God Lord Vishnu, who is considered the Preserver of the Universe, is one of Hinduism's most popular gods. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Ten-year old Sayed poses for a portrait while working in a dockyard workshop in Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL), 12 June 2018. The theme of this year's the World Day Against Child Labor and the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (Safe Day) shines 'a spotlight on the global need to improve the safe and health of young workers and end child labour' as the International Labour Organization (ILO) announced on their website. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A newborn baby undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH) in Matuail, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 31 December 2019. According to local media report, the formal launching of Bangladesh first human milk bank was suspended following a backlash from Muslim clerics. The program aims at feeding orphans and children of working mothers in Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A group of garment workers form a human chain in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 November 2018, to commemorate the dead who died six years ago in Tazreen in a factory fire for lack of safety at work. The Industrial Bangladesh Council - IBC calls for adequate compensation and punishment of the perpetrators. On 24 November 2012, at least 113 workers were killed and 172 injured in the fire in Tazreen, some 35 km south of Dhaka. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A man pulls a cow form a boat to be displayed for sale at a livestock market ahead of the holy festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 August 2019. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A street child stands on painted circle as he waits for free iftar (breaking of the fast) provided by Dhaka University students during the Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 02 May 2020. Reports state Bangladesh may extend its ongoing closure of all public and private offices till 15 May amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Bangladeshi vendor walks on a dusty road in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 December 2019. Dhaka continues to be ranked as one of the world's most polluted cities, with debris from construction, vehicle emmisions and brick kilns listed as major contributors to air pollution in the city. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Hindu devotees sits with lamps and pray at the Shri Shri Lokanath Brahmachar Ashram temple during the Rakher Upobash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 November 2018. Lokenath Brahmachari who is called Baba Lokenath was an 18th century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. Sometimes he is even considered to be a living god. Hindu devotees fast and pray in earnest to the gods for their favors during the ritual called Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash traditionally. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi police officers wearing face mask participate in a morning yoga session to boost their immune systems during the coronavirus outbreak, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 June 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi people climb on the roof of an overcrowded train as they travel to their home villages to celebrate Eid-al-Adha, at the Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 August 2019. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Rohingya woman along with her children walks after entring Bangladesh near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border at Teknaf, Bangladesh, 08 September 2017. Thousands of Bangali, known as Rohingya refugees, have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi workers print campaigning posters and leaflets of the political leaders and their parties ahead of the parliamentary elections, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 December 2018. According to the Bangladesh Election Commission, the 11th general election is scheduled for 30 December 2018 to select members of the national parliament, also known as Jatiya Sangsad. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Bangladeshi Muslim offers prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Qassabtuly Jam Mosque in Old in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 31 May 2018. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts daily between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the Koran's first verse was revealed during its last 10 nights. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi homebound passengers gather on ferries as they travel to villages at Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 August 2018. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National Mosque of Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 May 2020. Authorities Bangladesh reopened mosques for Ramadan prayers, on the proviso that health regulations were followed during the coronavirus pandemic. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a three-day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A street view is reflected on mirrors at a vendor's stall, amid the coronavirus pandemic in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 August 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A boy travels on boat with his cow in a flood affected area in Nawabganj, Bangladesh, 06 August 2020. According to news reports, at least 2.25 million people are affected by the floods in 26 districts in Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
A Bangladeshi man sleep in a construction site as labors carry construction material at mid-night in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 June 2019. Dhaka is a one of the most populated cities in the world, built along the Buriganga river, in 2016 the population was 18 million in the greater Dhaka area. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Bangladeshi volunteers wearing protective suits offer funeral prayer next to body of a person who died of Covid-19 at Rayer Bazar graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 May 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out at a high-rise building, as survivors cling to the wall to escape the fire, in Banani area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 March 2019. According to the local media reports, at least six persons, including a Sri Lankan citizen, were killed and many others injured in a fire that broke out at FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani area late afternoon of 28 March. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Muslim devotees travel on an overcrowded train to attend the final prayer service for the annual Bishwa Ijtema festival at Tongi near Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 January 2017. Millions of Muslims flocked to the banks of the Turag river in Bangladesh to take part in the final day of the festival. EPA/MONIRUL ALAM