Photographs

Photograph is certainly a very strong media to convey any message. It has been historically seen that many photographs have created revolutionary changes in the society, in the mindset of people and thus shaped the history. Based on the strong persuasiveness of this media, it has been considered that Legal Stories of Life shall contain photos so that the stories become more vivid and appealing to the readers. A photography contest was accordingly arranged on 9 themes and the best-chosen photo from each of this theme was published at the relevant part of the book. The jury board of the competition also determined the first, second and third positions from all the 9 themes.
While the paintings published in the book are painted by the most prominent painters of Bangladesh, the photography contest was only restricted to the amateurs. For most of them this is also the first publication of their photographs. Legal Stories of Life thus become a story of the life of these photographers too!
Chapter of the book Name of photographer Theme Location Description
Employment Saad bin Hossain Working conditions of the compliant garments factory Narayangonj The photo was taken in a garments factory of a female worker near Narayangonj.
Criminal Law Sojib Hasan Narcotics Dhaka This is a staged photo depicting the use narcotics.
Criminal Law M. Salauddin Hassan, Barrister-at-Law Cyber Crime Dhaka The ability to harness all the information in the world at any given time is a powerful tool and just like every powerful tool whether to use it for good or evil depend on its user. It is a staged photo.
Family Law Arunima Datta Aurni, Barrister-at-law

 

Marriage Narayangonj. The photo was taken in Narayangonj depicting a mother giving away her daughter.
Family Law Shafquat Alamgir, Barrister-at-Law Divorce Dhaka This is a staged photo depicting divorce by wife.
Corporate Law Ms Hridi Nivriti Corporate Work Environment Dhaka The photo was taken in a reputed multinational organization in Dhaka
Employment law

(3rd prize winner)

Shyamal Roy Child Labour Keraniganj, Dhaka Don’t let their lives end before it begins. The photo was taken in Keraniganj of a child working in a brickfield.

 

 

Property Law

(2nd prize winner)

 

Ashraful Hadi, Barrister-at-Law Crop Field Shonir Haor, Tahirpur, Sunamganj.

 

The photo was shot in Shonir Haor, at Tahirpur, Sunamganj. The people in this region are fisherman during rainy season and would harvest crops during winter season.

 

 

Miscellaneous

(1st prize winner)

 

Mr Amdad Hossain Environmental Pollution Dhaka The photo was taken at a garbage dump near Dhaka.