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Maslow’s Hierarchy of University Student Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, portrayed on a pyramid, is an essential tool to understand why people act the way they act.
Aphasiac Fiction
Fiction collides with the aphasiac state, as reality swirls out of the conscience. Drowsing past that holds much grief wakes up like strangers with all my secrets. Where burning tail-lights read stories brought back from heaven’s whorehouse.
Traitor memories
“They say when you take a picture, you end up saving that moment forever. They are wrong.
The ones you don’t see
I am a Pangolin. Humans have killed most of my kind. My burrows are home to dozens of other species. If you lose me, you lose many others.
SHUMI
I first started taking these photographs, confined to my home during a protracted illness. Shumi was full of life, always prancing around.
Shutterstories / LOVE STUDIO
Love Studio is a portrait series about a studio in Jurain, which is a predominantly commercial area.
The Invitation
"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain." - Henry David Thoreau
DECAYING NATURE
Endangered are the spirits of the forest. Harmless creatures worn around feeble bodies for the exposure of grandeur. Their cries unheard by their wearers.
The Little Things
Often we stumble, and we look around for what can pick us back up. We look for family, for friends, we look for rewards, awards and achievements.
Remember Me?
I am the rickshaw puller who took you home safe last night. Or the security guard, sitting outside the ATM booth, making sure that you have a secure money transaction.
Winter Weddings
The month of December kicks-off the long awaited wedding season in Dhaka. The chilly breeze, coupled with warm Kachchi Biryani and a grande celebration of togetherness of newlyweds really brings out the festivity of this month.
Them
During my visit to the Mirpur National Zoo, unsurprisingly, I noticed how the animals are not treated too well. But what really broke my heart was that the visitors didn't care too much either.
A piece of Heaven on Earth
Mountains, clouds and ancient temples – Darjeeling is sometimes described as a piece of heaven on earth by many a tourist and traveler.
Caring for Special Children
Najifa Tabassum was a premature baby and the doctor called her Einstein at her birth. First recognised to be a special child when she was 18 months old...
Dhaka Rain
Monsoon and Dhaka have always had a love-hate relationship. Whenever it comes, rain brings along with it a number of troubles
Faces.Places.Stories
Faces.Places.Stories” is a solo photography exhibition by Ata Mohammad Adnan and is currently running at the EMK Center, Dhanmondi-27, from Aug 13 till Aug 31.
Gambling with the last glory of Bengal
While we have failed to protect most of our forests in Bangladesh for complex reasons, Sundarbans firmly stands in the south with all its glory.
