See the top 10 gorgeous winning photos from Bangladesh’s Wiki loves monuments 2017 Bangladesh has taken part in the international Wiki loves monuments (world's largest) photography competition for the second time in September 2017. During the competition, a total of 119 Bangladeshi participants uploaded more than 3000+ freely licensed photographs of 200+ different monuments and sites in Wikimedia Commons. Among all the participants, 61% were new to Wikimedia projects and 8% of them were women. Many of the photographs uploaded in the contest are now being used to illustrate Bangladesh related Wikipedia articles. Out of the 3000+ photographs, the jury [note1] of the Wiki Loves Monuments Bangladesh Contest have selected the 10 winning photographs. All the 10 winning photographs are stunning, extraordinary and, of course, released by their authors under the free license. The global winners will be announced later in this year (December) and we have to wait to see whether any of these 10 winning photographs from Bangladesh makes it to the top list of the global winners' list. Here are the top 10 photographs that will represent Bangladesh as the finalists of the international contest, as decided by our jury.

1. Bangladesh’s Wiki loves
monuments 2017
SEE THE TOP 10 GORGEOUS WINNING PHOTOS

2. #1
Baitul Aman Jame Masjid also
known as Guthia Mosque, located at
Wazirpur in Barisal, Bangladesh.
Photo by Azim Khan Ronnie, freely licensed
under CC-BY-SA 4.0..

3. #2
Friday Prayer at Baitul Mukarram
National Mosque.
Photo by Azim Khan Ronnie, freely licensed
under CC-BY-SA 4.0..

4. #3
Inside view of Baitul Mukarram
National Mosque.
Photo by Jubair1985, freely licensed under CC-
BY-SA 4.0..

5. #4
Kamaruzzaman Chattar Monument,
Rajshahi.
Photo by Mmrsafy, freely licensed under CC-BY-
SA 4.0..

6. #5
Bangabandhu Bridge also known as
Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge.
Photo by Rohul Amin Khan, freely licensed under
CC-BY-SA 4.0..

7. #6
Inside view of Darasbari Mosque, a
historic mosque that was built in 1479
AD.
Photo by Porag61, freely licensed under CC-BY-
SA 4.0..

8. #7
Hardinge Bridge.
Photo by Azim Khan Ronnie, freely licensed
under CC-BY-SA 4.0..

9. #8
Shahid Minar, University of Rajshahi.
Photo by Nahid Hossain, freely licensed under
CC-BY-SA 4.0..

10. #9
National Martyrs’ Memorial, Savar,
Bangladesh.
Photo by Farruk Ahmed Bhuiyan, freely licensed
under CC-BY-SA 4.0..

11. #10
Lalbagh Fort, an incomplete 17th
century Mughal fort complex.
Photo by Shafin Khan, freely licensed under CC-
BY-SA 4.0.

12. Bangladesh has taken part in the international Wiki loves monuments (world's largest) photography
competition for the second time in September 2017. During the competition, a total of 119
Bangladeshi participants uploaded more than 3000+ freely licensed photographs of 200+ different
monuments and sites in Wikimedia Commons. Among all the participants, 61% were new to
Wikimedia projects and 8% of them were women. Many of the photographs uploaded in the contest
are now being used to illustrate Bangladesh related Wikipedia articles. Out of the 3000+
photographs, the jury [note1] of the Wiki Loves Monuments Bangladesh Contest have selected the
10 winning photographs.
All the 10 winning photographs are stunning, extraordinary and, of course, released by their authors
under the free license. The global winners will be announced later in this year (December) and we
have to wait to see whether any of these 10 winning photographs from Bangladesh makes it to the
top list of the global winners' list. Here are the top 10 photographs that will represent Bangladesh as
the finalists of the international contest, as decided by our jury:
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