E-Bangladesh

Residents of the Tar Mwe Township of Yangon clean up the wreckage in their houses after Cyclone Nargis. Estimates of up to 100,000 people have been killed by the cyclone and over one million have been displaced. Yangon, Burma. May 12 2008.

Photo- Stringer, Burma/*Drik*NEWS.

Farida Parvin (30), a slum dweller mother passes time with her two years old child. Although today is International Mother’s Day many mothers in Bangladesh like Farida don’t know about it. The day has been observed all over the world on the second Sunday of May for the last few years. Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 11 2008.

Photo-Tanvir Ahmed/*Drik*NEWS.

People from low income group stand in the queue to collect rice from BDR’s low price shop. Globally rice stock has reached the lowest in the last 25 years and as a consequence many countries have refused to export rice to countries like Bangladesh. However, it is expected that the harvest of Boro crops may reduce the price of rice within a few days. Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 08 2008.

Photo- Tanvir Ahmed/*Drik*NEWS.

Young Belal collects stones from the banks of River Jamuna. Never having crossed the threshold of a school he earns Tk.10-20 per day by selling the stones that he collects to support his family. Bogra, Bangladesh. April 29 2008.

Photo- Shafiq Islam, Bogra/*Drik*/NEWS.

Farmers are now forced to sink the shallow pumps nearly 15-20 ft deep in the soil in order to get the much needed water for irrigation. This year the water level in Bogra district has gone down dramatically and even there is a shortage of water in the existing tube wells. Bogra, Bangladesh. April 27 2008.

Photo- Shafiq Islam, Bogra/*Drik*NEWS.