After a hiatus of several years, last Saturday (May 4, 2013), I hopped on a ‘ship’ that we call ‘launch’ named “Sundarban-5” at Shadar Ghaat, Dhaka and headed off to Barisal to drop my sister at her medical school. Not… Read More ›
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Testing Times for the Post Office (cover-story)
Original Link in Publication: http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=5095 The red, green and blue mail boxes stand like tombstones in front of the post offices in Dhaka and even before the Dhaka GPO. But Adnan Firoze discovers there is life in the venerable institution yet. Hasibul… Read More ›
Intellectual Property Crime in Software in Bangladesh – A Necessity or a Crime?
Before I get to the subject matter let me present you with a hypothetical scenario, the relevance of which will unfold itself as we move further. Consider a scenario where you are at a fruit stall in Bangladesh with the… Read More ›
My Monitor! Modern Science and Technology and us!
(written on Sep 27, 2010) Hello my little (well, not so little anymore) monitor screen! How are you? Even though I just said I don’t think you are little anymore doesn’t mean I don’t want a bigger one. Anyway that’s… Read More ›
How Emotionally Sensible is the Girl Named Bangladesh? (Published in “NSU Chronicles Issue 1, Feb 2009”)
How emotionally sensible is the girl named Bangladesh? by Adnan Firoze ————————————————————————— Published in “NSU Chronicles Issue 1, Feb 2009” ————————————————————————— There are many aptitude tests in the website http://www.blogspot.com. While I was going through some of their self learning… Read More ›
Record What you Write using Livescribe WiFi Smartpen! [Gadget Review]
The Bangladeshi/South Asian Perspective Official Link: Dhaka Courier Gadgets have pheromones emanating from them. With a glance at them, you want them for yourself. I know I speak for 80% of the Dhaka-ites and even the 50+ age group. However,… Read More ›
The Windbag 