Victim of dirty politics

A mob in Bangladesh's capital thrashes 12-years-old Manik on suspicion that he explodes a homemade bomb at a park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. He is one of three children believed to have exploded a homemade bomb at a park where people throng to celebrate the Valentine's Day during the ongoing nationwide blockade called by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led alliance. The children claim they picked up the device while playing there.

A.M. Ahad is a photojournalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh represented by Associated Press. Ahad holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Photojournalism from Ateneo de Manila University as a full scholar and also graduated in Mass communication, Media studies and Journalism from Stamford University Bangladesh. He achieved third prize in NPPA Photojournalism Award 2014, first prize in National Headliner Award 2014, category winner in 10th Annual Photoshare Contest 2015, first prize in Transparency International Photo Competition 2015, first second and third prize under several category in Life Press Photo Contest 2015, Ukraine, third prize in Px3 Paris Photography Prize 2015, second prize in The Photo Tour of Jordan Contest 2015 as well as achieved several accolades in the field of photography worldwide. His work has been published in numerous international medias including TIME, The New York Times, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, The Observer Magazine, Saudi Aramaco World, Himal Southasian, and exhibited in several countries including Backlight Photo festival in Finland, SeeMe Exhibition, Musee du Louvre in Paris – France, The Charlotte Observer Gallery in USA, The Guardian Gallery, Kings Place in London, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Japan. He was commissioned for many international organizations and worked around the globe.