Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- With a warm smile, French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo received the book "The Portraits of Paris"-written and photographed by Bangladeshi young author and photographer Farid Ahamamd Rony. The special moment took place on October 29, 2025, at the Musee de la Marine, located within the Trocadero Palace, overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

More than just an art book, "Images of Paris" marks a significant milestone in Bangladesh's publishing history - being the first trilingual (Bangla-English-French) photographic book ever published from the country.

France is often called the land of art and poetry. Its poets, writers, painters, and sculptors have enriched the world's cultural and artistic heritage. In...