This work was first published in Bangladesh and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright Act, enacted 2000 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:
It is an anonymous, pseudonymous or posthumous work and 60 years have passed since the year of its publication
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Note that this work might not be in the public domain in countries that do not apply the rule of the shorter term and have copyright terms longer than life of the author plus 60 years. In particular, Mexico is 100 years, Jamaica is 95 years, Colombia is 80 years, Guatemala and Samoa are 75 years, and Switzerland and the United States are 70 years.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days),
it was first published before 1 March 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States,
it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.
This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Surya Sen. You can see its nomination here.