It has become a culture and tradition of politics in Bangladesh. Continuous strike, blockade, extreme violence most importantly making the very general public the worst victims are the regular expressions of political protests. The „Golden Bangla“ has converted to „The Burning Bangladesh“. In the name of politics, playing with thousands of innocent lives has become the ultimate fate of the long cherished ‚Democracy‘.
At least 76 people have been killed and 225 people have been burnt in petrol bomb attacks across the country during political blockade started from January, 2015. Read more at:
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Turjoy Chowdhury is a freelance documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Find more of his work at: http://turjoychowdhury.wordpress.com