A man who lived life to the fullest
It is with a heavy heart today that I write about the passing of Faruq Ahmed Choudhury - a man whose presence loomed large not just for those of us who that the good fortune of knowing him, but for our entire nation.
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Orlando massacre underlines the urgency to crush ISIS
Muslim Americans were having a good week last week. As Americans watched the nationally televised funeral for Muhammad Ali on
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Muhammad Ali, forever the Greatest
In eulogising a hero, as Muhammad Ali was to me, the danger is that one may get carried away and heap undeserved superlatives on the
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
RECENT KILLINGS TARNISH BANGLADESH’S TOLERANT IMAGE
Not only the European Union, but the rest of the world is also beginning to express concern about the spate of killings by extremists in Bangladesh over the last three years.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan incrminates itself for war crimes in Bangladesh
When it comes to Bangladesh, Pakistan practices its own version of Holocaust denial and continues to behave like unrepentant Nazis. Pakistan never admitted to the crimes its soldiers committed against Bangladeshis
in 1971.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Tigers Need To Pick Up on their fielding
The recently concluded World T20 Championship in India started with a bang – with Martin Guptill of New Zealand hitting the first ball
8 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Acting fuels Trump's success, just as it did Ronald Reagan's
Whether Trump can win the presidency is unclear. Trump supporters may be angry, but the rest of America is not.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Improving the Dhaka airport experience
Before deplaning, I make sure that I won't have to use the bathroom facilities for the one to two hours that I will spend in the terminal building. The stench of the bathrooms is overpowering! One shudders to think of the reaction of foreigners.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A man who lived life to the fullest
It is with a heavy heart today that I write about the passing of Faruq Ahmed Choudhury - a man whose presence loomed large not just for those of us who that the good fortune of knowing him, but for our entire nation.
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Orlando massacre underlines the urgency to crush ISIS
Muslim Americans were having a good week last week. As Americans watched the nationally televised funeral for Muhammad Ali on
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Muhammad Ali, forever the Greatest
In eulogising a hero, as Muhammad Ali was to me, the danger is that one may get carried away and heap undeserved superlatives on the
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
RECENT KILLINGS TARNISH BANGLADESH’S TOLERANT IMAGE
Not only the European Union, but the rest of the world is also beginning to express concern about the spate of killings by extremists in Bangladesh over the last three years.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan incrminates itself for war crimes in Bangladesh
When it comes to Bangladesh, Pakistan practices its own version of Holocaust denial and continues to behave like unrepentant Nazis. Pakistan never admitted to the crimes its soldiers committed against Bangladeshis
in 1971.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Tigers Need To Pick Up on their fielding
The recently concluded World T20 Championship in India started with a bang – with Martin Guptill of New Zealand hitting the first ball
8 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Acting fuels Trump's success, just as it did Ronald Reagan's
Whether Trump can win the presidency is unclear. Trump supporters may be angry, but the rest of America is not.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Improving the Dhaka airport experience
Before deplaning, I make sure that I won't have to use the bathroom facilities for the one to two hours that I will spend in the terminal building. The stench of the bathrooms is overpowering! One shudders to think of the reaction of foreigners.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
The chickens have come home to roost for the Republicans
What a bizarre spectacle the US presidential primary campaigns are unfolding into! There is a lovefest among Democrats who cannot decide who they love more - Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.
8 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Punish the guilty, spare the innocent
I was shocked and horrified to learn of the indignities Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suffered during her illegal imprisonment by the caretaker government of
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
A test for Bangladesh
Through my interactions with him over the last 25 years, I can honestly testify that Mahfuz Anam is a man of impeccable integrity, and a patriotic Bangladeshi of the highest order.
19 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Current state of the American presidential race
The American presidential race is a not a sprint - it is a marathon. As someone who has completed several marathons...
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Barack Obama: A most consequential President
President Barack Obama delivered his eighth and last State of the Union address on January 12. It was essentially a victory lap. He has
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
What makes Donald Trump and his supporters tick?
Americans vote for hope, not fear. Barack Obama's campaign was based on hope. Bill Clinton launched his campaign in 1992 from Hope, Arkansas, his hometown. Donald Trump's fear mongering may not work in the long term.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The Nobel Prize that got away
On Saturday, December 19, the Bangladesh Society of New Jersey (BSNJ) celebrated Bangladesh's Victory Day at Rutgers University's
20 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Trump's fascist response to home terror
Before the grieving relatives could bury the 14 innocent civilians mowed down by two Muslim terrorists in San Bernardino, California, on
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
MUSLIMS ARE COMING !
According to a poll, 76 percent of Republicans, and 42 percent of Democrats believe that American and Islamic values are at odds. Former Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Ted Cruz want to allow Christian, and bar Muslim Syrian refugees from entering the US.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Grading the Republican presidential candidates
Fox Business Channel hosted the fourth Republican Presidential candidates' debate on November 10. Here is an assessment of the top five candidates...
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Benghazi hearing clears Hillary Clinton's path to nomination
The actual hearing was full of sound and fury signifying nothing. Republican Congressmen were rude to Hillary. It was more an inquisition than an inquiry. Republicans hoped that their verbal assault would intimidate Hillary
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Justin Trudeau - an antidote for rightist propaganda
Justin Trudeau believes in deficit spending for fixing creaking infrastructure, and favours tackling climate change head-on. He will pull out Canadian planes bombing ISIS. He will bring Canada back to being an honest broker that the world admired.
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM