The training department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy began a three-day photography workshop for people of the Miranzilla Harijan Sweepers Colony in Dhaka on Monday.
The workshop aims at developing citizen journalism and storytelling among people of the colony, said a press release.
Coordinated by photographer and activist Jannatul Mawa, 15 people are participating in the workshop.聽
Photographer Shafiqul Alam Kiron and
Jannatul Mawa are conducting the workshop, while Farhana Akther is the assistant trainer of the workshop.
Citizen journalism played a crucial role in the July-August student-led mass uprising, said the BSA training department director AFM Nurur Rahman, hoping that the workshop would make an impact among common people.聽
The BSA is also scheduled to organise photography workshops among different communities, including rickshaw pullers, garment workers, and domestic workers in Dhaka.
