A nature photograph taken in Lancashire, England, by columnist, education administrator and researcher Shah Mansur Ali Noman has been published in the August 8, 2026 print edition of The Republic. The image was included as a selected photograph in the US English-language daily’s “Take Your Best Shot” section.

The Republic, published from Indiana in the United States, has been in circulation since 1872 and carries local, national and international news alongside selected photographs. Noman has pursued writing and photography since his student years. His columns, reports and photographs have appeared in leading Bangladeshi media outlets, as well as in Burnley Express, Lancashire Telegraph and BBC Bangla’s “Probaho” programme.

Noman has received awards and honours from Dainik Bhorer Kagoj and Ei Somoy for his writing. UK Bangla Reporters Unity named him the best feature writer of 2025. While based in England, his columns, articles, reports and photographs continue to be published regularly in media outlets at home and abroad. He previously served as an assistant registrar at North East University Bangladesh.