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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(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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Sights and Sounds of Barisal
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 ›