2025/2026 Students in receipt of bursaries
Mumin Gul
Nibir Ahmed Choyon
Pappu Shaha
Shadman Adib Prottoy
Md Sabbir Ahmmed
Arshadul Hoquer
Joyantee Reeza
Ratul Paul
Rushmila Hossain
Building Dream
By Md Sabbir Ahmmed
Sabbir Ahmmed’s Statement
For the past few years our capital city Dhaka has been growing so fast. People are coming to Dhaka from all around the country to fulfill their dreams and a better life. For those people this city is expanding day by day. All the empty space is filling up with new homes, new construction.
To build this city a group of people are very responsible and play a crucial part. The people who are building the city, building the dreams of others. Construction workers come from different parts of the country to do the hard work. These workers, many of whom are migrants from rural areas, contribute significantly to the country’s development.
Those people risk their lives to build others’ dreams. The workers who make it often face harsh conditions. Construction workers in Bangladesh typically work long hours for low pay. They may not have any formal contracts or job security. Sometimes they work on a daily or hourly basis. Safety standards are often poor on construction sites in Bangladesh. They also face health issues including Dust, fumes, and exposure to the harsh sun can lead to heatstroke and skin ailments. Bangladesh has a high rate of construction site accidents due to a lack of safety measures. This can lead to serious injuries or even death.
Bangladeshi construction workers are literally building the dreams of others. They’re laying the foundations for schools, hospitals, businesses, and homes. Their efforts are shaping the future of their city and their country, creating spaces where people can learn, heal, work, and raise families. While their own working conditions migjhht not be ideal, they’re playing a crucial role in creating a better living for everyone.
Overall, construction workers in Bangladesh likely experience a mixed bag of emotions. While the work is difficult and often dangerous, the sense of contribution, hard work and the ability to earn money to provide for them and their families might bring some satisfaction and happiness.
Mumin Gul
Mumin Gul’s Statement
The word ‘Hosh’ signifies awareness or consciousness. ‘Hosh’ is a photo project that interprets the psychology of Kashmir, depicting the long-term impact of conflict on individuals through shared experiences.
Through the project ‘Hosh’, I investigate the visual landscape of how extended exposure to conflict alters human psychology from a personal standpoint. When our lives rely on constant alertness, the brain develops a proclivity to construct patterns and meaning that do not necessarily exist—a phenomena known in psychology as apophenia. Even when we are far from Kashmir, these characteristics remain. Our survival instincts and enhanced pattern identification continue to affect how those internal states remain or transform despite changes in the external world. It is an endeavor to reveal quiet psychological landscapes, the unseen fingerprints of historical struggle on contemporary perception.
The project questions how prolonged strain molds memory and perception, and how these inner experiences linger or transform as the external world changes. It attempts uncovering quiet psychological landscapes; the hidden fingerprints of historical conflict on modern awareness.
The intention is to create a visual narrative that conveys not only what is seen but also what is experienced. By combining documentary photography with interpretive, often abstract or symbolic images, the project depicts the inner world of memory, perception, and emotional residue, providing insight into the long-term impacts of battle on the human mind.
Rizwan Hasan (A River Runs Black)
Abhijit Mohajan Shuvo (Park Life of Dhanmondi Lake)
Lingkon William Gomes (Forbidden Kingdom)
Zakaria Hossain (Illegal Structure)
Sumi Anjuman (Somewhere Else)
Here is one photograph from each portfolio
Sam Banks Memorial Fund 