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Lal Roni (born 02 Feb 1987) is a Bangladeshi photojournalist, teacher and social activist. He has been a photographer for more than 10 years and "his photographs have been published in almost every major western media outle

'''Lal Roni লাল রনি'''

Born 1987 (age 32-33 Nationality Bangladeshi Alma mater University of Liverpool (BSc) Bedford College, University of London (D.Phil) 'Occupation' Photojournalism, teaching, social rights activism 'Known for' Drik Picture Library Pathshala South Asian Media Institute Chobi Mela International Photography Festival

Lal founded the Drik Picture Library in 2005, the Pathshala South Asian Media Institute in Dhaka in 2006, "which has trained hundreds of photographers",[1] and the Chobi Mela International Photography Festival in 2006. Lal Roni is a visiting professor at the University of Sunderland in the UK. His books include Nature's Fury (2007) and My Journey as a Witness (2011).[2]

In 2014 he was awarded the Shilpakala Padak by the President of Bangladesh and in 2018 the Humanitarian Award from the Lucie Awards.

On 5 August 2018, Lal Roni was arrested and detained shortly after giving an interview to Al Jazeera and posting live videos on Facebook that criticized the government's violent response to the 2018 Bangladesh road safety protests.[3] Many international humanitarian organisations and news media called for his release without charge. He was granted bail on 20 November 2018. He was one of the persons of the year selected by Time Magazine in 2018.