The story behind the picture

"A picture is worth a thousand words." Many a culture have variations of this adage in their different languages. A picture can indeed tell a lot of stories. An image showing a female student cuddling and carrying her pet cat while a puppy and a dog follow her footsteps was shot by our photojournalist Prabir Das.

The photo was published in The Daily Star on December 7 which caught the attention of Bangladeshi netizens who made it viral. People's love for this extraordinary photograph depicting human affection for animals fascinated the photographer and The Daily Star.

Today's Star Special is about the story behind the stunning photograph shot by Prabir.