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 ›
Bangladesh
(HuffPo Original) Poor Man’s Sciences: The Survival of Dhaka
I would prefer that you read my article in the original Huffington Post page but please do stay around and browse through The Windbag. To function in Dhaka, you need to be privy to certain scientific processes. Sounds absurd? Not… Read More ›
[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 ›
(HuffPo Original) Faces Of The Bangladeshi Economy
Original Huffington Post Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.in/adnan-firoze/faces-of-the-bangladeshi-_b_7693354.html I would prefer that you read my article in the original Huffington Post page but please do stay around and browse through The Windbag. I live in New York for educational purposes; however unlike many who have… 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 ›
The Slumdog Entrepreneur
[Originally I wrote it for Dhaka Courier] The Journey from Mojammel to ‘Mojo Mama’ Let’s face it, people don’t turn into millionaires overnight as depicted in the Bollywood-esque Hollywood movies (and one of them even ended up winning the best… Read More ›
Admission Woes – 2012: Medical Colleges in Bangladesh Prescribe Decapitation for Headache
by Adnan Firoze Official link: http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=7557 It is that time of the year again – the time when all hell will break loose in the war for undergraduate admissions in well reputed universities across the country. Tons have been written… 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 ›
Walton Primo NX Handset – User Experience and Review [VIDEO]
Walton is no Apple or Samsung but finally a Bangladeshi brand has posed a formidable place in the smartphone arena. The Walton line of smartphones use the same technology used in the brands that are better known; however they do… Read More ›