tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159617092011-11-30T13:21:39.480+06:00Its too easy to say that life around us is not working, Bangladesh is not working but is that all? Can we not change our futures? I do believe each one of us have that power. Our future is so bright we got to wear shades!Nazim Farhan Choudhuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061598404691979156noreply@blogger.comBlogger1301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15961709.post-70751926595821249232010-11-09T13:21:00.005+06:002010-11-09T13:36:01.142+06:00

All text and pictures &copy The Daily StarAn urban view of rustic treasuresImagine being perched atop a hill, sitting on a sizable balcony with a cup of tea in hand, gazing on an expanse of green below that soothes the eyes. Having taken in this scene of idyll, you leave the balcony and cross the room, stepping over the hardwood veneer that lends the area a touch of charm and class, and enter the

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Just a small note to to tell everyone that I am currently hosting a Retro/Classic Music show on Radio Foorti 88.0FM every Friday morning between 10am-12:30pm BST. So if you want to listen to some great music from 60s, 70s, 80s or the 90s please tune in.You can also connect up to our Facebook Page at<!-- Facebook Badge START -->Foorti Rewind Radio Foorti 88.0fmPromote your Page too<!-- Facebook

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Here is something from the Daily Star Business Page of 5th July 2010 which quotes me.Tiny business tumbles on fall of WC giantsSohel ParvezIt was a gloomy Sunday morning for Kamal Hasan Prince. He displays jerseys of Argentina and Brazil at his makeshift shop on a busy footpath near Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.“The excitement among the fans seems to have dwindled after the exit of the two teams,"

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A recent survey initiated by the British Council looks at the Youth in Bangladesh and their attitude, aspirations, hopes, concerns and pessimisms. This in-depth survey gives a very interesting reading into the minds of the largest demographic in Bangladesh. I do hope the leaders of our nation take heed to what we have to say...Description from British Council Bangladesh has young people in

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Published on the 5th June edition of the Daily Star98 and 74. If I am asked, I would say these are the two figures that sum up the mood of Bangladesh’s youth. A staggering 98% of them believe that they should be involved in social work. On the other side of the coin 74% of them are not interested in politics.Through out the report, Bangladesh: The Next Generation, there are figures that highlight

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This article appeared on the supplement commemorating Bangladesh Brand Forum's Commaward (Communication Effectiveness Award) August 2009I unfortunately do not own the Back to the Future’s DMC DeLoren that allows me to time travel. Neither do I have a crystal ball. But that has never stopped anyone from trying to predict the future. Especially me. !The global advertising industry itself is at

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Appeared in the June 2009 edition of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.A criticism of my critique column that I sometimes get is that I hedge my bets. Basically it seems that I don’t come out and say out right that I don’t like a TVC. As a person pointed out to me, I put in a lot of disclaimers! Well it is somewhat true. I guess that is the hazard of working with the people whose work I write

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Appeared in the May 2009 edition of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.It’s a jungle out there! Specially between Tiger, Dark Horse, Shark, it’s a “Wild Brew” (pun of course intended!). Throw in Crown, Big Boss, Mountain Dew, Speed, and the Energy Drink market is really crowded. Being a very profitable segment of the market there is a mini war going on. It’s currently a small-volume-high-margin

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Appeared in the April 2009 edition of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.One of my most embarrassing moments in advertising occurred when, in the mid 90s, I started out as a junior client executive. I was called in for a meeting with a large contraceptive product client that we handled. They were going to launch a “ribbed” and “dotted” variety of their popular condom brand. In the course of the

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Some might be interested in a small interview I did for the Bangladesh Corporate Blog! (Then again some might not!! haha)Bangladesh Corporate Blog: 'Whats Up? with Nazim Farhan Choudhury

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Appeared in the March 2009 edition of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.The old adage proclaims, “Money makes the world go around.” Well at least it makes the advertising world go around. Like rest of the rat race, we are also obsessed with money. How much billing we have, who are the top spenders, what is the percentage of commission, how much outstanding an agency has, who gets what salary –

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Those who read my blog regularly (yes all two of you!) will know that I have a thing about Freedom of Speech. It really ruffles my feathers when that particular right is trampled with. Last few days you might have confused me with Big Bird! Boy o boy were my feathers in a mess. Some one in their infinite wisdom banned YouTube and a few other websites.Well we think it was banned. There was no

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I just noticed that my writings during the Elections of 2008 have not been posted on my blog site. I was in Sylhet at that time and was live blogging on the Unheard Voice blog site and had not updated my own site. So here for the sake of having all my writing at the same place, I am archiving the material from that time. December 28-30th 2008Dispatch from the Frontline (hopefully 1 of many)I

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… and they are off!The JP-AL drama is over (at least this round); manajat at Shahjalal Mazaars are done; election manifesto has been announced on live TV; candidate lists finalised and CTG thrashed on Tritio Matra! The campaigns have started and in about 17 days we will have an election 26 months in the making.Going into the elections I believe the conventional wisdom puts AL as the front-runner.

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I am not a betting man but if I were, my money would have been on the ‘not bloody likely’ camp. Well at least not on the designated 18th December ’08 date. - And before everyone jumps on me, I am not at anytime suggesting that this is a good thing. Just that given how things look, it is highly unlikely. Standing at just one month to E-day one surely needs to ask the question "Why?"Well let's see

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I hate to blow my own trumpet~ Well actually not! so here goes... I received a Brand Leadership Award at the recently concluded 17th Asian Brand Congress!I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped me learn advertising and branding and also lessons in life. Foremost of whom is my mother and boss - Geeteara Safiya Choudhury (or as I call her at work - Madam). Also to all

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“Glory baby suit. Glory baby suit. Mon bhoray jai aharay, Glory baby suit!” Does anyone remember this jingle? Or this Bata Shoe classic “Hatti hatti pai pai dekhona…?” Maybe “come on everybody smile… smile, smile the Peps Gel smile”? All these are milestone ads in the evolution of the advertising industry in Bangladesh. The TV advertising in particular has evolved from telope based slides of

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Appeared in the August 2008 edition of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.One of my favourite ads in the last few years has been the Vodafone India’s Customer Care series. You know, the ones with the dog and the girl. I always found it ingenious how Hutch (the predecessors to Vodafone) had initially introduced the dog (a pug) during an ad to talk about network coverage and then adopted him as a

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The fourth in the series of my ad critique column that appeared on the July 2008 issue of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.It has been my pet peeve that we do not use humour in advertising that we develop locally. It seems that we believe consumers here are more receptive to tear-jerkers (what was Banglalink thinking using a dead mother in a commercial!?!?) or song-and-dance routines rather

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There is beauty everywhere. And these are the people that an Optimist lives for. Something that renews and rejuvenates one belief in the inherent good of mankind and particularly our fellow citizens. Unilever presents this years 10 Shada Moner Manush (Humans with a pure heart!).These year's 10 recipients come from varying religious, geographical, age, gender and economic category. They have been

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Our production company Screaming Girl Production just produced the superb TVC for ACI's Freedom Sanitary Napkin. The brilliant script was by Shawon of Grey Dhaka. Meticulous direction was by the very talented Piplu.Here is the making of video. Enjoy!And here is the first of the two TVCs

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The third installment of my ad critique column that appeared on the June 2008 issue of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine.Off the bat I must apologies to Amitabh Reza for saying in last month’s review, that he produced the Banglalink Desh 3 TVC. I was wrong. He is wise enough not to repeat the same mistake thrice. The dubious distinction for that ad belongs to Kislu. Thanks to all who pointed

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The second installment of my ad critique that appeared on the May 2008 issue of the Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine Errata: I have wrongly said that Amitabh Reza produced the Banglalink Desh 3 ad. He did the first two. This one was Kislu's work. Sorry! A lot is happening in the mobile telecom advertising world recently. After a dull year it seems most of the players are back in action. For this

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Recently Bangladesh Brand Forum magazine was launched. And starting from issue two I've got a column in there critiquing ads that appear in Bangladesh. Here is the first one reproduced. I hope those involved will take it in the spirit it was intended - to better the game for all!Meril Fresh GelI did not know what to make of the ad when I first saw it. The TVC, while interesting, lacked quite a

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As you might have heard we have opened a resort in Sylhet called the Nazimgarh. Below is a review of the place by a Canadian travel writer:http://www.joybangla.info/2008/03/02/nazimgarh-resort-a-taste-of-bengali-luxury#more-50Their YouTube review:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFKFMqZIAgHope you can visit soon.

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When Shabanaz Diya first spoke to me about doing a write up about me on Rising Star I was a bit confused. Though a big fan of the supplement, I knew I didn't fit into its "target audience". Anyway Diya came over for an interview, which I thought was very pleasant chat with an energetic and motivated young lady. It gives me hope to see such driven young people like her. Anyway the outcome of that

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This Article of mine appeared in the January 2008 issue of the Purple magazine.As I board the Commuter Shuttle Train at the Gulshan station, I look at my communication device. It should take me about 20 minutes to reach downtown Dhaka’s Bhaluka station. Just in time for me to receive the guests from Ireland who are arriving at Gazipur International Airport to attend the Economist Magazine’s

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Ambassador Butenis bemoaned recently that she could not see “free and fair” election in Bangladesh before leaving for her new assignment in Iraq. I too share the good ambassador’s frustration. As a Bangladeshi citizen I too would want that our nation could move forward down the democratic path with another of our free and fair elections. After all is not democracy the ultimate destination of any

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"...In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man......Now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can......No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam......Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share..."- Led ZepplinWhen Nahoum called me few months ago to remind me that it was the 10th year anniversary of the time I “saved his life”

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Sometimes I wonder why humour hasn’t caught on in Bangaldeshi advertising. We (the advertising fraternity) are actually a very funny. Most of the creative directors (or aspirants) I know have a rib-tickling capability to lift one’s spirits. This coupled with the fact that life and reality around us is so overwhelmingly serious I would have thought humour would be the natural aphrodisiac of

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I think some are missing the point of the emergency. It is NOT to disrupt lives of the innocent. It is to bring order to a political climate that was out of bounds in the late part of last year. In the initial stages at times the Emergency Powers were used a bit indiscriminately. However as time passed and rule of law established itself then the unintended damage it might have caused have come

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A reader of my blog recently asked me So you basically you stand behind each and every wrong doings this government is doing? I think this needs a proper answer instead of being hidden in the comments section. So here goes:Do I agree with each and everything my parents do? Or for that matter my sister? Or my wife? Or my friends? No! Do I stand behind them and support them whole-heartedly. Yes. Do

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This morning Mahi B. Chowdhury resigned from his post at the Orgainsing Secretary of LDP as well as his Presidium post. His stated reason was that he was not elected to those posts. And if reform is to happen, and LDP or he is to talk about it, how would it look if they did not lead through example. And it is a great example Mahi is putting out. I believe such a pro-active step is a sign of what

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As some may know our company Nazimcorp Resource Gateway is involved in bringing various human resource and self development training / programs to corporates in Bangladesh. Amongst the most popular is the Mastery of Self playshop conducted by Ranjan D'Silva. It uses NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) to help oneself overcome obstacles in life and achieve - for want of a better word -

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Every time I mentioned that I was attending the 3rd World Islamic Economic Forum’s Conference, I noticed a perplexed face staring back at me. What in the world am I doing at an “Islamic” Forum?! True, I am not a your typical Islamophile – if there is a word like that! But hey I’m a true blue economist, ain’t I? (Thank God my Economics teachers don’t read this blog!)When I first read about this

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DISCLAIMER: After reading transcripts of his email conversation with certain other bloggers, tt was indeed sad what Tasneem had to say about his stint with us in Adcomm. It is very disheartening that he needed to blatantly lie. We in Adcomm pride ourself in our professional integrity. It is on this reputation we have built Bangladesh's largest communication business. I debate with myself on if I

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Dickens might as well been writing about today’s Bangladesh when he said “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had

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I thought to celebrate International Women’s Day I should pay tribute to five women who have had a lasting effect in my life. Each in their own way and style have made me what I am today.Geeteara Safiya Choudhury: What does one say about one’s mother? She is all that and more. And more importantly she is (or should I say was???) my boss. I could write a thesis on her and still not be able to

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Trouble brewed in Gotham City. The evil empress KZdam attacked mercilessly, while her henchman the Clown cleared out the bank vaults. On the other side of town the Hissina spewed venom on all that was good. Everyone ran helter-skelter. Is there no respite from this hell on earth? Will we never return to the days of the good? Is our salvation, our promised land just a dream? Just then across the

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I find it ironic that I am sitting here writing what “Bangla” means to me in English. But what is Bangla to me? Is it a language? Is it a means of communication? Is it an identity? At some levels I represent a certain group of young citizens of Bangladesh who are caught in a self-conscious gap. Having spent my school days in a Dhaka based English medium school in the 1980s I was isolated from our

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Whatever you are doing (reading my blog actually) - STOP! Now stand up and applause. After a minute come back and read why you did what you just did.In my twelve years in advertising I've never been so proud of something I've been associated with. Today was the culmination of nine month long "hunt". This was not one for the best singer or fashion model. It was not for the most intelligent or for

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Now you might be wondering what I have to say about the new CG and why I haven't been "active" in the blogsphere the last week. As many might already know my boss (and mother) Geeteara Safiya Choudhury has taken up a position in this government. This in turn means that now I have to do three times the work (she being a workaholic heaped on her plate more than any I know). Also I don't want anyone

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Every cloud has a silver lining. I am not going to get into the discussion about the state of emergency that prevails in the country at this moment. There are far more capable people than I to debate this. What I want to take up a bit of your time on is the contention that the Caretaker Government (CG) that is going to be announced soon should have representation from Generation 71.Gen 71 is the

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BTV scroller declared at 7 pm Bangladesh time that that President has proclaimed "a state of emergency". Curfew has been announce from 11 pm to 5 am everyday till further notice. President to address the nation soon. Advisors sent home (update: they have been asked to go back to Bangabhaban)Story so far: UN Sec Gen's representatives announced today that the upcoming election will not be

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Happy New Year; Eid Mubarak; Merry Christmas; Happy Hanukkah; Swraswati Puja-er Obhinondon!I guess with all these holidays I was on a vacation mode. Sorry. I seem to have this knack of going AWOL when major happenings occur! Maybe it is me hiding from making comments on so much happenings. Okay now that I have made somewhat of an apology for not writing for so long I’ll now bore you with some

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I am a lucky person indeed. I have a loving family, supportive friends, a rewarding career, and most of the luxuries I might need (… well almost!). From my office desk I have a view that is an object of envy to many who see it. The site that I see everyday fascinates me. I see so much from just that one view. Banani-Gulshan Lake, tall buildings of posh Dhaka, big green open field, people boating.

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Small acts, small event like drops of water collect to form an ocean of change. Muktir Gaan captures the trails of such group of young patriots who decided to fight the might of the Pakistani army with the weapons they have in their hearts. I have the privilege of working with some of the best young minds of our nation. I know the immense potential that they have. The young Gen71ers are doing

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Here is what they should do. They should do what they have been brought in to do – ensure a free and fair election. All civilian approach in fixing our current political impasse seems to have fallen flat on its face. Military might, backed by some politically astute and rational thinking, can salvage the situation within the framework of the constitution. At this end they need to request

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So they have resigned. I don’t want to get into the discussion about why they did it. There is a time in one’s life when you need to decide that if one’s self-respect is above the trappings of power. For these four Advisors the time had come when they felt that they could no longer be part of the charade that is taking place and illicitly implicating them. What I want to explore is, if they

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Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and

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With all that is going around now and keeping me busy, I often forget I have an advertising man side of my life as well. (I hope my boss isn't reading this!)Well here are two articles that came out recently about advertising and my opinions on it.* From December 3rd's issue of JaiJaiDin:Exciting Career in Advertising by Nawrin Sultana interviews meRead : http://www.jaijaidin.com/magazine/

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Its over! And despite a late start, missing bands, and electricity failure – I think it was a success. Music was great. By some estimates about 13,000 people turned up (we had expected 500 or so) as did many of the last Caretaker Government Advisers, celebs and “civil” society leaders. Even if our message got through to a small portion of the crowd I think we’ve made a start. It is now up to us

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As a part of takebackBangladesh.com's effort to further our cause the Daily Star weekend magazine ran an interview of mine as the spokesperson of TTB. Click on the headline of this post if you want to read it.Zafar Sobhan has written one of his brilliant op-ed piece on Take Back Bangladesh in today's Daily Star as well. It encapsulates the spirit behind the movement. Do read it. [http://

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Friends, Bangladeshis, CountrymenThere comes a time in our lives where we have to stop for a while and take stock of the situation around us. This is one of those times. I can't believe what is going on. It is surreal. The nation is facing one of its worst crisis of the last two decades. A handful of people from both sides of the political elite is taking our nation down a very destructive path.

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Did you hear, that night after Khaleda’s visit they found a bag of viagra next to Iajuddin’s bed? Don’t worry, he isn’t thinking of screwing the nation. He just uses it to stand up straight.

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This article appeared on today's<20th November> New Age as an Op-Ed piece under the title of "Is Advertising a Crime" BdNews24 reported recently:“GrameenPhone, Aktel sued Mobile giant GrameenPhone and its rival Aktel were sued Wednesday on charges of deceiving subscribers with advertisements. Advocate Rafiqul Islam charged GrameenPhone Managing Director Eric Aas and Marketing Director Rubaba

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Today is TBB day. It is a day when we pledge that we will take back Bangladesh from the path of destruction. Free & fair elections are our inalienable right. It is up to each and every citizen to stand up for it. Another of our basic right is that under Article 32 of the Bangladesh Constitution, “No person shall be deprived of life or personal liberty”. So any action, however well meaning, that

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We all want free and fair elections.It is widely agreed that neutrality of the Caretaker Administration and Election Commission is a pre-requisite for free and fair elections.The Chief of the Caretaker Government, it appears is neither non-partisan nor neutral, and the conduct of the Election Commission has hitherto been shocking.At the same time while many in the Nation agrees with the 14-party

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“A society that puts equality...ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom.” What Friederich Engels said of Karl Marx upon his death should really now be said of Friedman, that today "the greatest living thinker ceased to think."*This is a man for whom my admiration while growing up was more than that of other teenagers’ for Marilyn Monroe. The 1976 Nobel Prize winner in

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I often think, who really want to hear what I have to say? Well apperantly some of you do. I've been requested by many to keep informing them whenever I update the blog. Well for those who get bombarded with my emails and sms, I say, fear not. There is an easier way of doing this. In the panel on the right you will see the option of subscribing to this blog. That is everytime I update, they will

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This election aside, true democracy will not come till there is independence in the parties themselves. Both AL & BNP will need to have elections to party posts. MP nominations need to come from the constituency level. And MPs should have the right to vote against their party in Parliament. Otherwise in the “winner-take-all-my-netri-is-always-right” system we have currently, Iajuddin is right, it

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As the President Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed appointed himself the head of the Non-party Caretaker Government, many cried foul. No intelligent interpretation of our constitution would put the President at the head of the caretaker government (CG) without exhausting a bevy of other appropriate alternatives. However convoluted his reasoning may have been, AL showed restraint and gave him the

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"The state of non-happening is once again strung together by the beads of rhetoric. But it no longer sparkles as in the olden days to cover the dark patches of national failures.Nothing possibly could be worse than what it is today. Only doom can beat it all. Hence optimism fights back in a pitch dark tunnel of an unrewarding politics that holds little light at the end of it. Or it may as well be

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Recently someone asked me the following question:“how do u reckon the chance of Dr. Younus, the 'man of the moment' in Bangladesh, joining hands with old horses like Dr. Kamal and Dr. B. Chowdhury???? And, what could be the result in that case, any idea???” I'd like to split my answer into three. 1. Will it happen? 2. What if it happened? 3. What probably will happen?Well the first answer is

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I give AL the upper hand in the parlour politics is because they have come out better after flinging all the mud.a. Hasina, Jalil and the others were very vocal that they did not want the President to be CTG. Hence when they are now “reluctantly” agreeing people will take it as a goodwill gesture from the AL. b. Article 58e states: “Certain provisions of the Constitution to remain ineffective.

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As most of you must be knowing by now, President Iajazuddin has decided to name himself the head of the CTG despite an AL plea for him not to. His interpretaion of the constitution (in advice of the partisan Attorney General) can not hold up in any court and the events leading to the decision quite untransperant and dubious.Like rest of the country I expected the AL to be crying from every

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The latest update/ rumour is that the President is now promoting his own name as the next head of the CTG under Clause 6 of Article 58.Rightly this is not acceptable by the AL.If we are to look at the abovementioned article we will find:“Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, if the provisions of clauses (3), (4) and (5) cannot be given effect to, the President shall assume the

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Following is my first "guest" blog entry for www.Dristipath.org/blogBangladesh can take a collective sigh of relief; Justice Hassan is embarrassed enough for him decline to take charge of the CTG. Though late, I think good sense prevailed on the good Justice. He was in a no win situation. I am not saying that he would be a bad CTG head (most indicate that he would be a capable leader) but look

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As predicted in my article "1+1=-53" Oli has bolted from BNP taking with him many disgruntled old gaurds. Take my word more will join soon.Most likely LDP will have a tacit support of the AL in the up coming election. They will most likely contest in 20 - 25 seats, with the aim of winning 12-15 and ensuring BNP looses in the others!I hope that good sense prevails with LDP and they will play the

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My comments on the www.drishtipat.org blog about Dr Yunus joining politics. [press headlines of this post to take you to the main arguement]Some of the arguments here seem to stem from the “either-or” school of logic. We need either to be in Bangladesh or be a part of the diaspora. We should be either praising Doc Y in DS or writing in NYT. We should either be in awe of Grameen Bank or we need

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In a recent Salam Dhaka blog (pls click the headline of this blog to take you there) THE question was asked. My answer wasWhile I do not think Dr. Yunus should come into active polittics, it is time for us to form a "National Colition Government". The NCG will be like a caretaker government with a longer mandate (say 12 to 24 months). Their responsiblitity will be to ensure three things1. Spring

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Introducing Ayaan "Rocky II" Munshi - son of Ayesha Dada and Raquib Fakrul. AND more importantly my Godson! :)We have big plans for little Ayaan. (Can't tell them here as his mom and dad might find out and spoil the party!) But let's say it involves fast cars and even faster females! Hah haa! Just Kidding -Faiza!But seriously, let us pray that Ayaan grows up to become a Bangladeshi who will

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This is the "director's cut" of my article that has appeared in today's Daily Star. The printed version is available if you click on the title of this post. Happy reading Basic principle of democracy is the right to choose. Our vote is an indication of who we want to represent us in the Parliament and hence in the decision process that govern our life. The biggest learning that I have taken out

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It seems due to a IT glitch, Daily Star has not been able to upload a copy of Mr. Nazim Kamran Choudhury's article on the Election 2007. As many readers have requested me for a copy, I have uploaded it on a seperate blogspace [http://nazimkamranchoudhury.blogspot.com/]. You can click on the title of this post to take you there.It is definately something all Bangladeshis should read.

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New Age today 5th October has printed my last entry "Read this or one tight slap" (albeit under the more acceptable title!) Hope you enjoyed it!

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Do you get a feeling that we Bangladeshi’s have gotten very short fuses these days? At a drop of a circuit breaker we are ready to pounce on each other. Be it the police or the demonstrators. Just today in a simple altercation over parking space, a fight broke out between some sportsmen and the police leading to Commonwealth Game medallist Asif being brutally beaten up. Now each of the groups

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A soldier gives a group of Thai girls some water after they danced to entertain the soldiers occupying the area around parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. The tanks and soldiers who led Thailand's military coup have become a tourist attraction with hundreds of people arriving daily to pose for pictures with them, and vendors selling toys and drinks in a carnival-like

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4 thos of u who r addicted to the greatest invention since Hale Berry:Owed two a Spell ChequerEye halve a spelling chequerIt came with my pea seaIt plainly marques four my revueMiss steaks eye kin knot seaEye strike a key and type a wordAnd weight four it two sayWeather eye am wrong oar writeIt shows me strait a weighAs soon as a mist ache is maidIt nose bee four two longAnd eye can put the error

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A lot has been said and written about the Pope's unusually provocative comments in Germany. So all I'm doing is posting a cartoon that I believe highlights the crux of the issue. Note the "See-Hear-Do-No-Evil" stain glass in the back!To read some excellent postings on the subject try:3rd World View at http://rezwanul.blogspot.com/Inspiration and Creative Thought at http://mysticsaint.blogspot.com/

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As a lot of you might be aware we have a JV IT company with PeopleGroup of Denmark. Started about 20 months ago, we are now amongst the largest IT exporters in Bangladesh and are doing better than anticipated.The company has recently relaunched their website which I hope you will have a chance to visit and encourage us.www.graphicpeople.net

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Given the pachant of our Police force to use - well.. force, I thought this game will help you enjoy bashing up people with batons!! (And in the process collecting mooonneeeyyyy!) Happy swinging!Black KnightThe King has created a new way of getting taxes from his people.Play this free game now!!

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Daily Star has published a slightly modified version (edited for newspaper by me) of my post "What if people power is not right". It is viewable at [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/09/05/d609051501130.htm] or by clicking on the headline of this post which will take you to the relevant page on the Daily Star site.

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“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can

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Are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?A junior minister of the BNP government and the Rajshahi mayor in their infinite wisdom has decided what will be Bangladesh’s FDI and Coal Policy. They have as well given the mass uprising that had been instigated with false and misleading information by the leftist anti-investment (and business) “intellectuals”, official endorsement. Zafar Sobhan

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It is ridiculous what is happening in Phulbari!The government as usual handled the situation wrongly. But then people got all frenzied up by the false rhetoric of some extreme left elements!For those who are not in the know – recently the police opened fire on a bow’n’arrow carrying demonstration at Asia Energy’s (AEC) Phulbari Coal Mine in Dinajpur killing multiple protestors and Bangladesh’s

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For those of you who don't read the New Age {you must, it is a great paper} below is a letter to the editor published in today's edition. I think for many long term "BNP supporters" this sentiment holds. Unfotunately BNP is failing to realise the erosion of its support base. Specially so amongst a group that they should have made strides in the 18-35 year olds!On the other hand I don't think AL

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Sumit made a very pertinant point {see comments of My Love Affair With Dr Yunus} when he wrote :"This is the observation of an optimist :-) I wonder what a pessimist might have to say!"I thought the above cartoon encapsulated the dilema of an optimist in Bangladesh. (I think the guy on the right even looks like me!)

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As you might have heard that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has joined the blogging community. His blog is available at http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/.Give it a look and see. (Somehow it is not compatible on my Mac so I'll see if I can find a PC to look at it from!) Comments soon...Food for thought: getting our leaders to start a blog. Or atleast get BNP /AL to update their webpages regularly.

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Nope, no Brokeback Mountain here!As many who have read a lot of my writings have pointed out, I seem to be making it a habit of attacking Doc Yunus! What has the good Professor done that has irked me? Nothing much! And precisely that is what bugs me.You see I have very very low expectations from our political leaders. But Dr Yunus I look up to. And I believe so does a lot of us Bangladeshis. Yes

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I am sure a lot of you are following BoI Chairman Mahamudur Rahman’s rant against the CPD and some of their trustees. I agree with the popular stance that Mr. Rahman has lost some of his marbles! (Oh if there is an arrest warrant against me, please start a donation drive to pay Rokkunuddin’s fees!)But as the saying goes “where there is smoke…”. Okay now before you start your barrage against me;

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If you have read my last post – which was in April!! “I am back”, I declared and that too in bold capital. And then like an election manifesto failed to live up to the promise made!Often I asked myself why haven’t written. (A few of you have asked me the same!) Is it that I had nothing to talk about? No, that’s not correct. There are so many things to talk about – Lebanon; Bombs in the Mumbai

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It's been a while hasn't it? Well month and half! Not that I had nothing to write about. Bangla Bhai would have been obvious. Some of you had joked that I was saddened by this - being a JMB sympathiser and all that! {AND before another rumour gets started I never said that JMB was correct. Just that I did not believe Jamaat was behind them!)Well back to where I started. I am sorry for not writing

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An Anonymous comment to my article: Dived We Stand… [see link on sidebar] suggests that Bangladesh is not the cause of the lethargy that exists in SAARC. Bangladesh is bullied by India and therefore is helpless.In my defence I believe this comment proves my point quite strongly. Think of it, doesn't it? It is in Bangladesh's interest to stand up to "Big Bro"! By shunning from that great

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"If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam." "I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him -

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Freedom is a wonderful thing. Freedom of thought; freedom of speech; freedom of religion; freedom of desire; freedom to say yes or no! What happens when two freedoms collide? I’m sure you already know where I am heading. The recent controversy over some cartoon published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. [http://epaper.jp.dk/30-09-2005/demo/JP_01-01.html]. Having seen the cartoons [click

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Despite what the SAARC leaders had to say while surrounded by flowers from Thailand we do not share a common view or a common goal for our region. Matter of fact the nations of SAARC are divided by a common history!More often then not there is a belief that because we have lived in these lands for eons we have a bond. But should we not explore this shared history? First the only thing that binds

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Does end always justify the means? Well Americans seem to agree. Through their Patriot Act authorities there now have unprecedented means of spying on their own citizens. Recent reports of its abuse are only a Google search away! Now not only are their citizens not safe, neither is the world. Who around the world will listen to the US when they talk about “freedom” and “liberty” when their might

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“Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God.” – Sean Connery I think I found my link between Corruption and Happiness! (See Corruption is Happiness below for the problem)As Sean Connery explains it quite succinctly, we need to ask the question without fear why do we need Allah? Without our belief in the Almighty or the

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