Portal:Bangladesh/Selected picture archive/2008

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Bangladesh Portal selected picture archive
2007 - 2008

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[edit] Archive of Selected Picture items

[edit] August 2008
Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra) is one of the 12 species of sturnidae family birds that are resident in Bangladesh. Locally known as Myna (Bengali: ময়না) or Shalik (Bengali: শালিক ), these birds bulid their nests in holes or cavities in trees or buildings, or large globular structures of straw, twigs, etc in trees.
Photo credit: J.M.Garg

[edit] July 2008
Magpie Robin, a very common bird in Bangladesh - locally known as Doyel or Doel (Bengali: দোয়েল), is designated as the National Bird of the country.
Photo credit: J.M.Garg

[edit] June 2008
On Language Movement Day of 1953, two of the greatest leaders of the history of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (3rd from right) and Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (4th from right) participated in the morning procession (known as Probhat Ferry) to protest the killing of students on the same date the previous year.
Photo credit: Rama's Arrow

[edit] May 2008
Patenga, a sea beach and popular tourist spot, is located 14 kilometres south of the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, near the mouth of the Karnaphuli River. The beach is very close to BNS Isha Khan Naval Base of Bangladesh Navy, and Shah Amanat International Airport.
Photo credit: Ziaul Hoque

[edit] April 2008
Bengal Tiger, the national animal of Bangladesh, is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in Indian subcontinent. In the Sunderbans, a 2004 census found the presence of about 280 Tigers on the India side & 500 tigers on the Bangladesh side.
Photo credit: Hollingsworth, John and Karen, retouched by Zwoenitzer

[edit] March 2008
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban is the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh, located in the capital Dhaka. It was created by architect Louis I. Kahn and is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world. It houses all parliamentary activities of Bangladesh.
Photo credit: Karl Ernst Roehl

[edit] February 2008
Shaheed Minar, or the Martyr's monument, located near Dhaka Medical College was established to pay the tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 and as such has become the center of commemoration of Language Movement Day, in Bangladesh on February 21 every year.
Photo credit: Karl Ernst Roehl

[edit] January 2008
Ahsan Manzil, the official residential palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab Family, situated on the banks of the Buriganga River. The palace is now a museum.
Photo credit: Md. Shahed Faisal