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KU photo exhibition tells tales of July-Aug uprising

Published : Monday, 2 December, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 150
Our Correspondent
KHULNA, Dec 1: The Photography Society of Khulna University (KU) on Friday opened two day-long photo exhibition on July-August uprising - 24, featuring 41 photographs centring student-led uprising.

The photographs tell stories from many perspectives of the conflict: A policeman grinning with glee as he shoots at unarmed protestors, students lying dead on the streets of Dhaka, an innocent rickshaw driver bleeding-out after being hit by indiscriminate gunfire, and aerial views of country's different areas including Khulna streets packed with jubilant demonstrators after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Khulna University Professor Dr Md Harunur Rashid Khan inaugurated the exhibition by cutting ribbon on the Adommya Bangla premises on Friday as the chief guest.

KU Treasurer Professor Dr Md Nurun Nabi addressed the event as the special guest with President of the Society Sumon Roy in the chair. General Secretary of the Society Saiful Islam Mehraj conducted the event. Teachers, students of KU and members of the Photography Society, among others, were present. 

"It is a remarkable collection of photographs. It gives viewers an opportunity to witness the uprising from the very centre of the brutal indiscriminate violence that gripped Khulna and elsewhere of the country for days - at times the photographs are taken quite literally in between demonstrators and police," the chief guest  Professor Dr Md Harunur Rashid Khan said.

The exhibition is a testament, not only to the resilience and sacrifice of far too many innocent students, civilians but also the photo-journalists who risked their lives to capture and record events at which the press themselves were often targeted by those in power. It reminds viewers of the importance of recording political conflict, both for future generations and the outside world, he added.



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