I would prefer that you read my article in the original Huffington Post page but please do stay around and browse through The Windbag. Ramadan is a month of abstinence for Muslims. People practice mercy, compassion and rigorous fasting. They do… Read More ›
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[Slideshow] No Money, no Eid Shopping, no Customer – Eid 2015, Bangladesh
Photos: Adnan Firoze With the scarcity of expendable income this Ramadan (2015), the lower-middle-class consumers are at home. Consequently, the hawkers catering to the semi-marginalized class is frustrated. (Location: Mohakhali Bazar; City:Dhaka; Country: Bangladesh; Date July 2, 2015) I’m sure,… Read More ›
The Ways @SlackHQ Greets You – Slacky Fortune #Cookies
One day at 2AM I decided to go on Slack and Slack told me to go to bed. Ironically, I did. Then it occurred to me, wait, what? So, here is a collection of things you should do that Slack… Read More ›
Heavy Metal to be inducted into academia: Shakib Chowdhury of Cryptic Fate shares his views
Official Link (edited and shortened version): The Daily Star – Star Campus Photo Courtesy: Cryptic Fate and Shafayet Chowdhury The news that has taken the music enthusiasts by storm is the recent announcement of the academic undergraduate degree in Heavy… Read More ›
“Ramadan Mubarak” says Colonel Sanders
Official link: http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=6946 No one says “Ramadan Mubarak” better than Colonel Sanders. As the holy month closes in and before the writer gets his nerves slit by fundamentalists, Adnan Firoze writes. Allah’s apostle (pbuh) would be extremely agitated while us… Read More ›
Library and Formal Education: Friends or Foes?
Original Article: http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=5630 In 1912, Promoth Choudhury – the acclaimed writer, critic and close acquaintance of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore said, “Libraries are more important to the education system than the institutions such as schools, colleges and universities.” Many contemporary… Read More ›
Dhaka+20: Bangladeshi youths draft UN resolution
Original/Official URL: http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=6122 Dhaka witnessed the most solemn youth summit in regards to diplomacy and sustainable development on the May 11 and 12, 2012, through Dhaka+20 Model United Nations Conference. Being above par of regular youth conventions, it did not… Read More ›
The Noise of Music: A Prose to the Guru
Official Link: http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=6377 No! I am not among those who relegate contemporary music as harsh noise and celebrate the bygone era of Eric Clapton, Runa Laila or J.S. Bach. I love heavy metal music while I enjoy the occasional subtleties… Read More ›
Bangladesh – Pride and Humility
(2008) “Oh my Bengal of Gold, I love you” The two first lines by Tagore from the national anthem of Bangladesh may be the tackiest yet the most appropriate identity of Bangladesh. Just like the title suggests,Bangladeshis a small… Read More ›
Abolishment of Grading – an Appeal of Time
This is something I wrote for Melissa in 2007 for English 105. hahaha. When a child steps into his first grade in school or nursery, he/she embarks upon a journey which apparently seems exciting to him/her. As long as… Read More ›