Mokaram Hossain

I go for a photography outing whenever I can, frequenting Ramna Park the most, as it is closest to my house. Next to Ramna, lies the

I escape from this concrete jungle called Dhaka whenever I can. Living in this unplanned city for a length of time renders one listless.

I came across Dhaira for the first time on an old mango tree in my grandpa's place in my childhood. At that time I did not bother about

While heading for Kakonhaat in the Barind region, we came across an eye-catching natural beauty just a few kilometres off Rajshahi city.

I visited the National Botanical Garden in Mirpur more than once last year to take photographs of a few trees and flowers.

I first came across Sultanchampa around 17 years ago. I took a few snaps of the flowers on my manual camera, got it printed

After years of continuous search, I came to the conclusion that Parul no longer exists in our midst. “Will it remain untraced?” I

Have you ever spotted this orchid in our evergreen rainforests? If not, keep a close watch on the branches and the trunks of the

I have heard about Dulichampa many times from Prof Dwijen Sharma. But the chance to see its picture came in April 2008. The

I have heard of Patharia hills in Moulvibazar's Borolekha from the numerous writings of Prof Dwijen Sharma. He had spent his

I went to Madhupur in Tangail to see a garden of medical plants. The garden is located at Telki Bazar in the upazila. A road through the forest leads to this

Five years ago I came across the tea fruit for the first time. The roundish fruits look a bit like olives. The coolies in the tea garden helped me spot the fruits hiding behind the leaves. A little careful look around the garden revealed that they were almost everywhere.

People say that we do not have the tradition of rose cultivation here in Bangladesh. The rose cultivation in our country is entirely a new phenomenon. The Middle Eastern or European countries are referred to as the origin of rose.

I have been to Aronnok quite a few times. It's a farmhouse close to the Ordinance Factory in Gazipur. This is one of the best farmhouses that I have seen in Bangladesh. This is neither a large garden nor a house -- it can rather be termed “a patch of dense forest.”

As the summer sets in, I keep a watchful eye on the Padauk rows in the capital's High Court and Hare Road areas lest I should miss a treat.

I came across Palam for the first time in the garden of the Botany Department at Dhaka University.