BANGLADESH vs. PAKISTAN - 2nd Test in Peshwar
Michael Jennings followed the game (27-30 August 2003). Read his views of the game in the Ubersportingpundit blog.
If you are a sports lover, you should visit this blog oft...
August 30, 2003
CAN ETV HAVE ITS VOICE BACK?
Bangladesh's first private television station, ETV (Ekushey TV) is poised to make a comeback after a year spent fighting the govt. authorities, who refused to renew its broadcasting license. Ekushey TV ended years of state monopoly over television when it went first went on air in 1999. It won hearts of Millions of viewers by its good quality programs and specially its fair & unbiased news. Its popularity and reliabilty scared the ruling government...
August 26, 2003
More Blasts: Now in Mumbai, India
Two car bombs exploded in Indian city Mumbai (Bombay) on Monday, 25th of August. Casualty report so far: 44 dead, 150 Injured. The bomb attacks were identical as both were taxis. One explosion took place at the Gateway of India, the city's top tourist attraction. The other explosion took place - and claimed most of the casualties - in a busy jewelery market near the Mumba Devi temple in central Bombay. Many Bengali speaking jwelers were killed and shops destroyed. The shop owners are saying that there was a ploy going on to oust them from that...
August 23, 2003
BANGLADESH VS. PAKISTAN 1ST TEST MATCH AT KARACHI
Day 1: Bangladesh 278/9 (Mohammad Rafique 10*, Mashrafe Mortaza 4*; 83 overs)
Day 2: Bangladesh 288, Pakistan 301/5 (Misbah-ul-Haq 12*, Rashid Latif 27*; 94 overs)
Day 3: Pakistan 346, Bangladesh 163/3 (Habibul Bashar 82*, Rajin Saleh 27*; 65 overs)
As I write Bangladesh is 247/5 (105 Overs) in post lunch session of Day 4 with a 189 run lead. Habibul Bashar completed his second century before giving his wicket to Kaneria at 108. Rajin Saleh Looking good with 58 on board. And imagine, not Shoeib...
August 21, 2003
War Photograph
- Kate Daniels
A naked child is running
along the path toward us,
her arms stretched out,
her mouth open,
the world turned to trash
behind her.
She is running from the smoke
and the soldiers, from the bodies
of her mother and little sister
thrown down into a ditch,
from the blown-up bamboo hut
from the melted pots and pans.
And she is also running from the gods
who have changed the sky to fire
and puddled the earth with skin and blood.
She is running--my god--to us,
10,000 miles away,
reading the caption
beneath...
August 20, 2003
IN MEMORY OF SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO (1948-2003)The UN representative to Iraq, a career diplomat, Brazilian by born was the star of UN. His impressive career record can be found here. Yesterday another suicide bombing incident claimed the lives of De Mello & almost 20 other UN workers in Baghdad. Many are injured and trapped in the destroyed building. I was watching the horrifying scenes on BBC & CNN, which was caught on a camera covering a press conference when the bomb hit the building. Another suicide bombing incident ripped through a...
August 18, 2003
FAIR AND BALANCED
Fox News sued comedian Al Franken for using the phrase "Fair & Balanced" in the title of his upcoming book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." Fox is saying that phrase is their licensed trademark.
Al Franken thanked Fox for the publicity. Franken's book, due out next month, ranked No. 489 in sales on Amazon.com before the lawsuit. Now its number 1.
The bloggers are fisking on this. Blah3.com is compiling a list of bloggers , over 600 so far that are now sporting the phrase...
August 16, 2003
BLACKOUT - A BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE
I woke up Friday morning and soon got the news of the US/CANADA Blackout 2003 from a local TV channel. Then I switched to CNN where it was reporting live. Since Friday is our weekly holiday, I got the time to follow the events from TV the whole day. However, I was away from from the net and missed the fresh reports of the blackout blogs.Blackouts are common in Bangladesh as the existing power plants barely covers the whole country needs. The problems arise during summer when the consumption peeks (Air conditioning & cooler fans) and specially...
August 13, 2003
The two-nation theory - still in the minds of Indian & Pakistanis
In 1947, India was divided on the basis of the two-nation theory. The theory was farcically based on religion- Hindu & Muslim and propagated by the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Although there was no transfer of population in the partition formula, the reality was far from imagination. Hindus and Muslims were supposed to live in India and Pakistan as they did at the time of partition. But the communal elements on both sides drove out the minorities intimidating with riots, in Pakistan nearly all of them. Some one million people were...
August 09, 2003
Do you love your country?
Mr. Badrul Ahsan, a Banker has written an article aiming the politicians of Bangladesh in the Daily Star. Hoever I think there are some universality in his thoughts which can also be seen in other countries perspectives. Here are some excerpts:
Simple question but let me ask. Do you love your country? If the answer is yes, then when was the last time you did something for it? If the answer is no, then do you ever feel guilty for it? Why would you feel guilty if you do, and why not if you don't?
A patriot is someone,...
LULLABY IN BURQAs
Recent file picture of the members of Afghan girls band "Burqa Band" standing in front of the ruins of Kabul. The band's lyrics describe ironically the cultural change in Afghanistan after the end of taliban regime. Their music is being played on many German radio stations and on TV. A German firm produced the band in Afghanistan, where it's never been broadcast....
August 08, 2003
The pen of the heart
I am reading now a collection of columns & editorials of a notable journalist & writer Mr. Syed Shamsul Haque. Since he writes in Bangla, I thought I could share some of his writings with you by translating them into English. I am not a writer and English is not my first language. so pardon me if there are mistakes in the post.2:There is a pen in every writers heart, or as if his heart is the pen, which writes on without ceasing. By 'heart' we mean an organ in the left side of our chest. Its primary job is to pump purified blood to the...
August 06, 2003
DRINKING FROM A CAN CAN KILL YOU!
We are always skeptic about can's hygienic conditions in Bangladesh (the way they are kept). When you're trying to quench your thirst with a can of Coke then you hear a family member crying "wash the top before you drink". Though many don't have the time and means to do that. But after hearing this I think they would have a second thought.This incident happened recently in Belgium:A woman went boating one Sunday, taking with her some cans of coke which she put in the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken into ICU and on Wednesday she...
YOU AND YOUR BOSS
The Difference Between You and Your Boss:
- When you take a long time, you're slow. When your boss takes a long time,
he's thorough.
- When you don't do it, you're lazy. When your boss doesn't do it, he's too
busy.
- When you make a mistake, you're an idiot. When your boss makes a mistake,
he's only human.
- When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your
authority. When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative.
- When you take a stand, you're being bull-headed. When your boss does it,
he's being...
August 03, 2003
DANGER! BLASTING IN PROGRESS!
1) The suicide truck-bomb blast at a military hospital near Chechnya yesterday took more than 50 lives and many injured (reports CNN). The suspects : Chechnyan rebels.
2) Explosives stored in a road builder's home have detonated killing at least 40 people and injuring another 120 in a remote Pakistani village (CNN). The explosives stored in the contractor's house were intended for use in blasting rock by road construction crews. It was unclear why the contractor, who was among the dead, stored them in his home.
Observation:...
August 02, 2003
I Am Much Too Alone in This World, Yet Not Alone
- Rainer Maria Rilke
I am much too small in this world, yet not small enough
to be to you just object and thing,
dark and smart.
I want my free will and want it accompanying
the path which leads to action;
and want during times that beg questions,
where something is up,
to be among those in the know,
or else be alone.
I want to unfold.
Nowhere I wish to stay crooked, bent;
for there I would be dishonest, untrue.
I want my conscience to be
true before you;
want to describe myself like...
August 01, 2003
RIVERS OF BANGLADESH
I had my vacation at last. We originally planned for a holiday in Thailand. But it did not work out. I was desperately looking for another option. Now it is the rainy season in Bangladesh. So, we had to eliminate Cox's Bazaar Beach. The Chittagong hill tracts are also inaccessible due to mudslides and flooding of some hilly roads. Finally, we opted for Rajbari, to visit her uncles. Well you cannot call it a holiday trip; it was merely a courtesy visit lasting two days. Actually the travel was worth telling.Rajbari is a town of 12.14 sq. km. Approx...
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