Bangladesh Zeitgeist Watch: The Rise of the Aloo

Posted on 30 April 2008

Lying there, half-immersed in curry sauce, ignored by those looking for meat, the aloo has been a much-neglected vegetable indeed. Until now that is. The Knight of the Order of the Aloo rode in on horseback, his armour - polished by the spittle of a thousand supporters - shining in the deltaic sun! All to save the aloo from the ignominy of being made bhorta. The aloo is indeed redeemed, for chefs at five-star hotels now covet it. The Knight is vindicated, and we admire his courage for mixing himself up with such a funny vegetable.

Thoughts on “Generation Bangladesh” article in the Daily Star

Posted on 28 April 2008

If I were you I would refrain from using terms such as “shining India” or “rising China” as something positive. These are just buzz words, and their premises are not as clean as the leaders (including their business leaders) of these two countries are trying to make their people believe. For God’s sake, are we not following the news on China, Tibet, Darfur, Nandigram etc? There can in fact be a whole new debate on this “shining-rising” countries which can be the subject of a separate thread. Perhaps another day . . .

Bangladesh’s image abroad

Posted on 28 April 2008

Hossain Mohammad Ershad set a new standard in Bangladesh with his girlfriends, making even the international press with a full-page story about his wealth and his mistresses.If you are wondering why we are dredging up this old muck, it is because a serving major general in the Bangladesh Army made a spectacle of himself a few weeks ago.

Bhutan:Rocky start for Democracy

Posted on 28 April 2008

Almost a year ago, a middle-aged Bhutanese woman trader in the Indian border town of Phuentsholing sounded an ominous note for Bhutanese democracy. “We have heard about the polls on the Indian side,” she told this correspondent. “Sometimes, unexpected incidents also come out with the elections. We do not want those here in Bhutan. After all, we are a peace-loving nation.”

Extra-Judicial

Posted on 24 April 2008

No wonder another news was muffled in the Bangladeshi media which took the British Bangladeshis by storm. They were disgusted and annoyed to hear that Barrister Rizwan Hussain was detained by the Zia International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the charges of trespassing while he claims he was merely helping an elderly. And things took to a dramatic turn when he was handed over to plain cloth joint forces staffs and he was beaten mercilessly and forced to sign false statements that he was sorry for trespassing and he was treated well by the captors.

The crisis is global and the culprit is the stupid energy policy among other factors

Posted on 17 April 2008

The international media are at it again. A light of a world wide famine beaconing, which is a favorite topic for any media professional. You will see picture galleries full of hungry people fighting for food, skinny children waiting for help makes any journalistic work easy. ABC News terms the recent food riots around the world as an apocalyptic warning predicting hundreds of thousands of starving people in Asia and Africa. The World Bank announces “the world is moving towards a food crisis that may lead to wars and riots”.

Price Hike: Moving Towards Malnutrition

Posted on 16 April 2008

Alma earns Taka 2000 to 2500 per day by begging. However, she has to pay 700 taka per month as house rent. Since her husband’s death seven years ago she says she is helpless with her nine years-old physically handicapped boy Almas. These recent days have been very difficult for her since she can neither manage food, house rent nor buy medicine for her ill child. She says she has heard that the government has special allowance for disabled children and she has been trying to enlist her son’s name with the local chairman who has continuously refused her request. Kamrangirchar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Posted on 09 May 2008

Newsline

Army has no intention to participate in dialogue: ISPR

The army headquarters on Tuesday announced that it had no intention or desire whatsoever to participate in the planned dialogue between the caretaker government and political parties.Also, the army headquarters requested the mass media to refrain from making any imaginary and negative opinion out of their personal notion that might create confusion in the public minds about the army.

Posted on 06 May 2008

Kamal Hossain denies whitening black money

Gana Forum president Kamal Hossain came down heavily on newsmen on Monday when a reporter asked him to comment on the people’s perception that he was a traitor because of his role in supporting the military-controlled interim government.

Posted on 28 April 2008

Mullahs spreading rumours to justify anarchy

The Fundamentalist running havoc in Bangladesh for last couple of days turned to a new dimension to continue the anarchy. On Friday they sent a press note to the media, claiming three of their members were dead. Since they were overlooked they again started threatening the journalists over phone on Saturday noon.

Posted on 12 April 2008

Madrassah students attacked the Hathazari police station

At least 50 people, including five police personnel, were injured as madrassah students attacked the Hathazari police station in Chittagong in a repercussion to police-mullahs riot in Dhaka.

Posted on 11 April 2008

Paltan area turned into a battlefield

More than 150 people, including journalists, police and pedestrians were injured in the city on Friday as ultra-Islamists groups locked in sporadic clashes with the police, turning the Paltan area from the north gate of Baitul Mokarram to its south gate into a battlefield for more than three hours.

Posted on 11 April 2008

Sports

Bilic names Euro 2008 Squad

Croatian manager Slaven Bilic names his squad for Euro 2008 with no major shocking changes from his qualification squad.

Posted on 05 May 2008

Torres Happy to equal Hunt’s record

Fernando Torres was very proud of his record as he equaled the legendary Liverpool Striker Hunt’s 8 goals in 8 consecutive home matches for Liverpool.

Posted on 05 May 2008

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