Nizamuddin Ahmed

No apol-ogy when one is due would reflect my insensitivity. The excuse for my unusually long voluntary hiatus is that the media the

The earth is not blessed every other day by a teacher as principled in his thought, word and deed, by a trainer as versatile in every aspect of training, by a person equally amicable to the young and the old as Monir Sarker Sir.

Elections are a fascinating spectacle, to say the least, and this is not in reference to any tax dodging on a massive scale, deleted emails of humongous volume, amazing tales of surreptitious groping (the 'victims' fading into silence after being overrun by the electoral

Politics, for as long as I can remember, has been practised by most politicians (at least outwardly so) to give the impression that the 'politician' (not too many who pursue politics favour that stamp) was striving for the wellbeing of the electorate.

A witch-hunt is often launched following any fatal fire incident, a calamitous crumbling of a building, a tragic case of deliberate food adulteration, an in-house bank heist and such incidents that render loss of life and property. We almost never care for injuries or illnesses, discounting even cases that condemn one and the family to a lifetime of pain, neglect and suffering.

A Chinese, a Brazilian and a German were engaged in a round of bridge in one of the failed businesses, this one a casino, of an

Throughout the 1960s, come every Ekushey February, we would see frantic efforts by mainly corporations, business houses and shop

It's not easy, but one way to try and maintain sanity is by taking a worldwide view of every situation.

The Muslim world is in agony each time there is a killing in a non-Muslim locale. Who did it? Why, is not important, and most often never known. Will it be a person carrying a Muslim name? Will they then search for his terrorist linkage? Will it be a non-

Selfies were born when people found no one to take their photo. Again, no one among family and friends wanted to be left out, and so the crowding into the frame began.

This is your Chief, whatever you meant by that. Can you hear me?

You do not necessarily have to be an Awami League aficionado to appreciate that the two mayors of Dhaka City, albeit split along

It will perhaps be beyond the imagination of a couple today that the year-old baby they are cuddling so fondly as their keeps-forever heart and soul...

It happens occasionally, during busy hours particularly, that even before you can get off the rickshaw, mama has begun negotiating with his next customer...

May Day 1: Our most common understanding of May 1 being a holiday is that it represents a movement for the establishment of the rights of workers.

A city can become famous for one or more reasons; for instance, Dhaka is famous for its myriad of masjids, although some may prefer tagging traffic jams or 'relieving' denizens standing against a wall, looking smilingly towards the sky every now and then.

We have deeply eroded our human qualities, since when I cannot quite remember, although from a partisan point of view there will be as many opinions as there are political shades, not so much about the societal abrasion as much about the occasion of social descent.

It is common knowledge that most ministers find their electoral promises untenable. This is why: they guarantee the unattainable. But I am beginning my subtle campaign with a pledge to fulfil some of the more simple undertakings.

He smiles say it all, not on our faces. The desire of the Indians to beat us (in cricket), their eagerness to prove a point after losing the

One of my better lessons of life has been the understanding, and with good reason that, that if someone is upset with you, shows