Suvra Kanti Das
Suvra Kanti Das
Photojournalist
Biography
Suvra Kanti Das (b. 1979), from Chandpur, Bangladesh, is a photojournalist who documents contemporary social and political events, covering conflict, political unrest, environmental disaster and social injustice.
After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to enroll at the Pathshala South Asian Media Institute. By 2012, he had left an engineering job to become a full time photojournalist.
Photo: The Canvas of Power
A July 2024 student protest against a restrictive government job quota scheme escalated into a mass uprising against a government accused of unlawful detentions, enforced disappearances, and widespread suppression of dissent. Unrest took place against a backdrop of struggles for fair elections, and a cyber-security law seen to erode freedom of speech.
Although initially peaceful, demonstrations became violent after authorities and pro-government paramilitaries cracked down on protesters, killing at least 1,400 people. By August the regime had collapsed. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and went into exile, and army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced the formation of an interim government.
News
21/04/2026
Il World Press Photo presenta la Foto dell’Anno 2026
Il World Press Photo presenta la Foto dell’Anno e i due finalisti del World Press Photo Contest 2026, che premia il miglior fotogiornalismo e la miglior fotografia documentaria al mondo.
Marisandra Lizzi for the World Press Photo
08/04/2026
2026 World Press Photo Contest winners revealed
orld Press Photo announces the winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, connecting the world to the stories that matter by presenting the outstanding work of photojournalists and documentary photographers from across the globe.
15/04/2025
2025 World Press Photo of the Year revealed
World Press Photo today announces the Photo of the Year and two finalists of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing a selection of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography The Photo of the Year winner for 2025 is a photo by Doha based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf, taken for The New York Times, of a young boy - Mahmoud Ajjour ...
21/03/2025
2025 World Press Photo Contest winners announced
World Press Photo today announces the winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing a selection of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.
