Pavel Rahman is a Bangladeshi photographer and Ekushey Padak award recipient.
Rahman was born on 26 April 1956 in Rangpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [1]
Rahman joined the weekly Akota in 1973 as a photographer. From 1976 to 1980, he worked as a photographer in The Sangbad. From 1980 to 1993 he worked at The New Nation. [1] In 1983, he took an iconic photograph of the back of Noor Hossain, which read "Gonotontra mukti pak" ("Let democracy be freed"), during protests against military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad. [2]
In 1993, he joined the Banglabazar Patrika as the Photo Editor. He joined the Janakantha in 1994 and worked their till 1997. He joined the Associated Press as a photographer and is the photography adviser of the daily Prothom Alo. [1] In 2008, he won the Pictures of the Year International award, one of seven winners from the Associated Press. [3]
Rahman held a three-day solo exhibition on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Rangpur Zilla School in March 2019. [4] In 2021, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak for photography. [5]
Pavel Rahman is a Bangladeshi photographer and Ekushey Padak award recipient.
Rahman was born on 26 April 1956 in Rangpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [1]
Rahman joined the weekly Akota in 1973 as a photographer. From 1976 to 1980, he worked as a photographer in The Sangbad. From 1980 to 1993 he worked at The New Nation. [1] In 1983, he took an iconic photograph of the back of Noor Hossain, which read "Gonotontra mukti pak" ("Let democracy be freed"), during protests against military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad. [2]
In 1993, he joined the Banglabazar Patrika as the Photo Editor. He joined the Janakantha in 1994 and worked their till 1997. He joined the Associated Press as a photographer and is the photography adviser of the daily Prothom Alo. [1] In 2008, he won the Pictures of the Year International award, one of seven winners from the Associated Press. [3]
Rahman held a three-day solo exhibition on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Rangpur Zilla School in March 2019. [4] In 2021, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak for photography. [5]