Sep 04
Ajmal Masroor September 3, 2016 I am traveling at the moment and it is said that the prayer of a traveler is readily accepted by God so I am about to pray for the oppressed and desperate people of the world. Bangladesh, a country of my birth is on the list for my prayers to …
May 04
The East Asian miracle is referred to the remarkable success and high growth and development of eight countries in East Asia- Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan (China) and Thailand over a smaller period of time than Western countries. Simply put, there are two views on how an economy should run, namely …
Nov 17
Shakespeare would be proud to know that his quote, “All the world’s a stage, and all men and women merely players” could be so aptly juxtaposed onto so much happening in the world today, especially Bangladesh and the latest ISIS issues and alerts. Indeed Bangladesh would be the perfect example to this end. This is …
Oct 14
The following is a translation of an article which originally appeared on the website pathchokro[dot]com. No rights to this translation are reserved, and may thus be reproduced freely. Sourcing the translation and the original article, to their respective websites, however, would be much appreciated. Jobayer Al Mahmud Bengali and Muslim – is there any conflict …
Aug 14
Often making popular appearances in social media, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh was not long ago touted as being among the top influential Muslim women leadership in the world today. Having successfully negotiated mass upheavals and major political challenges over the past several years, the 67 year old, now in her third term …
Mar 08
In recent news reports that grabbed the headlines in all major media in Bangladesh, it was reported that a US court had sentenced two persons, including a Bangladeshi national, for their involvement in bribing an FBI agent to collect information on Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to kidnap him and his …
Feb 02
February 01, 2015 Several government websites came under a wave of cyber attacks on Sunday morning, Feb 01, 2015. The list include websites of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Bangladesh Passport, Bangladesh police, Bangladesh army, RAB, Bangladesh telecom, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Bangladesh NTCB and Bangladesh DSHE, hacked by the famous hacker group Anonymous. The …
Dec 30
Top police terror OC Salahuddin, as evidenced by recent actions, made the headlines again. This comes after a short hiatus in the wake of the public outcry regarding the involvement of the senior police official in the Sujon murder. And apparently nothing had happened to him despite the recent fiasco he had been associated with, …
Nov 13
Golam Maola Roni I met Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali last Ramadan in 2013. At that time I was a detainee in Kashempur Prison. Back then, I had been arrested with the care accorded to a thief, a robber or a gang leader, despite the fact that I bore the designation of MP (Member of …
Sep 24
A Dhaka court on the 16th of September framed charges against 24 female activists of Islami Chhatri Sangstha. They were arrested earlier at a raid on a house beside Shantipur Masjid in South Goran by Khilgaon thana police in Dhaka on 18th June, 2014. Magistrate Md Ataul Haque of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court …
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