(Crossposted in the Global Voices Online)The latest happenings in Bangladesh related blogs around the world:* Society: The filming of the award winning novel ‘Brick Lane’ by Monica Ali has been stopped in one location in London, UK under protest from the local Bangladeshi community. Monica Ali’s writings have created much controversy and were accused for stereotyping Bangladeshis in UK . Razib Rashedin discusses the issue in details.Drishtipat has more on this issue. * Politics: Drishtipat laments on the decaying dignity of the politicians and...
July 30, 2006
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The British Board of Jewish Deputies give full backing to Israel. These are the same people who always bang on about the Holocaust. Never again will I watch a Holocaust documentary, play, movie or TV special produced by Zionists Jews who clearly have no regard for the life of anyone that isn’t Jewish! You people demand sympathy, yet commit genocide? Shame on you and shame on those politicians who are too gutless to stand up to you."- Samantha from Ealing,...
ISRAELI TARGETS
I wish the above list was not true. But an Israeli air strike on a shelter in the south of Lebanon has killed at least 40 Lebanese civilians, including 21 children, in the village of Qana. Lebanese blogger forum says that more than 21 of the causalties were childr...
July 29, 2006
YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE DAY
A day of a maid in Singapore. A child is being abused by her. But why? Most maids in Singapore are abused by the arrogant Han Chinese who dominate that country. So in turn they abuse othe...
July 28, 2006
THE NEW ASHES
We know about crickets well-documented rivalry between Australia against England and even India versus Pakistan. Since February 2004, The bottom two of the international elite cricket playing nations Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have developed their own version of rivalry.Bangladesh is now in Zimbabwe promising an exciting seri...
July 27, 2006
TODAY'S LINKS
* Bangladesh may emerge as middle-income state by 2020.* Sex in space. No, seriously.* How a Muslim doctor became an Islamic terrorist and bombed hundreds in Mumbai!!* Internet chases Mosquitoes away.* Israel bomb kills 4 UN observers in Lebanon.* Beirut: Illusion of a silver Porsc...
COLLECTIVE GUILT AND COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT
Alan Dershowitz, a professor of law at Harvard is known for his explicit support for Israel. He points out that its OK to bomb Lebanoni civilians as they deserve the collective punishment for their collective guilt: There is a vast difference — both moral and legal — between a 2-year-old who is killed by an enemy rocket and a 30-year-old civilian who has allowed his house to be used to store Katyusha rockets. Both are technically civilians, but the former is far more innocent than the latter. There is also a difference between a civilian who merely...
RELIEF
Via Shafiur of imperfect | world | 2006 we learn that Bangladesh is sending Lebanon relief materials including diarrhoea preventive saline, antibiotics, blankets, painkillers, tents, readymade garments and tea.Shafiur says: And then you get the other type of help. The type of help which extends support to american war policy but pretends to be with the people of Palestine and Lebanon. Step forward: Saudi Arabia.And about 30 miles from where I am sitting, American planes are carrying bombs to Isra...
July 25, 2006
July 23, 2006
NATION OR RELIGION?Result of an interesting survey done by the Pew research center on Muslims and christians of different countries:Pakistanis are the highest among Muslims with 87%, who believe that their religious identity supersedes nationality. It may be noted that Pakistan was built on the basis of two nation theory, a state based on religion. Democratic Indonesians are the lowest, with 36%, whereas 39% Indonesians think that their nationality...
July 21, 2006
July 20, 2006
LOVE ATTACK ON MERKELThe Bild reports that at the G-8 summit the US President George W. Bush surprised the German chancelor by a shoulder massage from behind. Merkel was visibly anything but amused (Hat tip Mash). Mash reports that the LA Times claims that Chancellor Merkel "smiled". What do you think? (Picture Courtesy the Bild via Ma...
July 18, 2006
July 17, 2006
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?Indian bloggers in some parts of India have been facing a problem, which none anticipated would embark on a democratic country which upholds freedom of speech. Shivam Vij writes in rediff news:"On July 15, Mridula Dwivedi, a teacher of management studies in Gurgaon first discovered that visiting any blogspot blog -- such as, say Mumbai Help -- returned the message, 'Site Blocked!' Her ISP, Spectranet, confirmed they had blocked some sites based on government directives.J Grewal, Spectranet's Delhi representative at the National...
TSUNAMI STRIKES AGAINToday a tsunami has struck the Southern coast of Java island sweeping away buildings at an Indonesian beach resort and killed nearly 40 people (Reuters). The two-meter high tsunami was triggered by a 7.2-magnitude quake that struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean approximately 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Java's western coast at 3:24 p.m. (0824 GMT), causing tall buildings to sway in the capital Jakarta and at least...
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO DESERVE THIS?The war is on in full swing. A public opinion poll at Sky News reveals that 83% people supports Israel's attack on Lebanon. There is an interesting discussion going on in Winds of Change blog whether Israel was right to bomb Beirut instead of Hizbollah strongholds."Israel should not have bombed Central Beirut, which was almost monolithically anti-Hezbollah. They should not have bombed my old neighborhood, which...
TODAY'S LINKS* Israel’s catch-22.* why Hizbollah isn't israel's target.* Guru Nanak in Tibet: a Buddhist viewpoint.* Intel Core 2 Duo: what you need to know.* How can bloggers from South Asia increase visibility in the Blogosphere?* Amateurism, individualism and collectivism.* Why BNP-Jamaat coalition is bad news for Bangladeshi muslims?* Bangladeshis in east London: from secular politics to Isl...
July 16, 2006
QUOTE OF THE DAY" Israel invaded Lebanon twice in the past and occupied parts of the country for 22 years and in the end they had to leave.We will build all what was destroyed by Israel but the sad thing is that too many innocent people including many children lost their lives in the latest Israeli brutality.When I was 15, my favorite T-shirt was one that had a drawing of Israeli warplanes bombing Beirut. "Beirut will never die. It will survive forever," it read in English. More than 20 years later, I am confident that "Lebanon will never die...
ARE GERMANS BECOMING LAZY?Germans are known in the world as industrious, thorough and punctual. But during my four months stay I had seen another side of German work force. There are some lazy people around here and the number is increasing day-by-day. This report# analyzes the root of this change. The results are (along with my explanations): * The German workers are constantly complaining about stress and many remain in bad mood always.* Earlier men used to go to football clubs, now they sit in front of DVD players.* It was a custom to help the...
July 15, 2006
THE SAYEEDI AFFAIRThe recent UK visit of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, the controversial lawmaker of the Islami right wing party Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has caused much stir in the British press; Drishtipat reports. He is notorious for his hate speech against women, non Muslims and the West and is loathed by many in Bangladesh. Examples of his slurs can be found here. He may have gotten away with all these in Bangladesh, but I knew that he would face the reality someday.The breaking news is that Sayeedi had been flown back to Bangladesh from UK. Any...
July 14, 2006
TODAY'S LINKS* The best of Germany 2006.* Shock for Germany - Klinsmann quits as German Ccoach.* Explosives used in India bombings point away from Al Qaeda, or does it?* Take the Turkey test! Test your knowledge of Turkey. * News and analysis from Israel: If we're at war, the IDF didn't plan for it.* World e-book fa...
IS THIS THE BIG WAR?"War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means."A war has broken out in the Middle East. 'Israel has responded to the kidnapping of two soldiers by members of the Lebanon-based Hizbollah terror group by striking and blockading the country by land, air and sea' (Der Spiegel). Israeli aircraft attacked Beirut airport and killed 22 civilians in strikes on south Lebanon. Israel has also hit Hizbullah's Beirut television station. Hizbollah retaliated for "Israeli massacres" by firing 60 rockets at Nahariya...
July 13, 2006
TODAY'S LINKS* End this punishment of the Palestinians. * Avoiding the backlash - The blasts in Mumbai are a challenge to Indian secularism.* Rania Al-Malky comments on recent debates surrounding Islam and its (in)compatibility with theories of liberalism and the West.* Destroyed Kali temple in Dhaka to be rebuilt.* Pakistani militants nabbed in Bangladesh. * Zidane to visit Banglade...
July 11, 2006
MUMBAI TRAIN BLASTSSeven serial blasts have rocked commuter trains today evening at rush hour in Mumbai. I am watching the horrible stories and scenes in CNN. 174 deaths and close to 400 wounded are reported so far and the figures are rising constantly. Another bomb was found and was defused instantly. Heavy downpours are making the rescue works difficult. A militant Islami group based in Pakistan (Lashkar-e-Toiba) is being suspected. Indian Home...
IN SEARCH OF AN ANSWERThe most burning question in everybody's mind is "what did Materazzi say to Zidane?", which has prompted the notorious headbutt by the world's best football player. According to the victim Materazzi:"I held his shirt for a few seconds only, then he turned to me and talked to me, jeering. He looked at me with a huge arrogance and said, 'If you really want my shirt I'll give it to you afterwards'. I replied with an insult, that's true." (ESPN Soccernet)Zidane kept mum about what was said but his agent claimed that the reaction...
CHANGING ATTITUDESThere are numerous examples of how unfriendly Germans are. They do not smile if there is no reason. If you are not aware of this German attitude then you can easily get offended. But it’s nothing personal. The Germans are very straightforward. However some of them are allergic to foreigners and a colored foreigner can get discriminated sometimes. Your every mistake would be reminded as some fail to recognize a foreign culture or...
I WAS THERE!I had a wonderful experience watching the world cup football final with about a million people in the Berlin fanmeile. The notable thing was the festive atmosphere which Germans and the tourists from around the world created. The language all spoke was football. The final match between Italy and France was not something very attractive and it died with an ugly headbutt by the best player of the tournament. But the fans didn't care, especially...
July 04, 2006
July 03, 2006
THE ERA OF WEBBASED PC HAS BEGAN"A desktop in my browser on my desktop. My mind is going numb."This is the initial reaction of an user of YouOS. That brings you the question: what exactly is YouOS? It is the initiative of four US college graduates. According to them: YouOS is a web operating system that lets you run diverse applications within a web browser. Small applications like sticky notes or clocks. Large applications like word processing,...
QUOTE OF THE DAY" What is Tibet? Is it just another myth? Fact or fiction? A tourist paradise? "the Roof of the World"? Shangri-la? The argument continues on and on. But to be short and simple Tibet is a land; a land with an endangered culture currently at the verge of sure extinction. It is a political reality; of dominion, of colonialism, of hegemony.Who is responsible for this? China can be the first answer. But is it true? Aren’t we too responsible? Our silence; our indifference…didn’t it caused this cultural annihilation! "- Some stray thoughts...
PHOTOS OF THE DAY The fountain of Sony center in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz (above) has been based to create the ZDF Arena (below). The motto for this arena is public viewing of world cup to all in big screen (actually with ticket). The central stage is also used as a studio for the analysts who moderate the live world cup presentations by the TV channel ZDF....
A BLACK SPOT IN BERLINJust as when the authorities are planning to extend the successful fanmile (German: Fanmeile) for world cup celebrations at the Brandenburger Gate, a car went through the barricades today afternoon in a mysterious mad ride. Twenty one people were injured as the small Volkswagen Polo hit them at 50 Mph speed and eleven are hospitalized (Berliner Morgenpost). According to TV news the 33 year old driver and his 55 year old women companion are German nationals of Indian origin. Their motive is still unclear. The police did not...
AGAINST ALL ODDSEvery Saturday the daily Prothom Alo publishes an interview of the homeless kids of Bangladesh who have no home. They usually earn their livings in various ways. I have noticed that their greatest problem is that they have no security for their valuable things, especially money as they live in the streets.According to this news, a few child workers of Bangladesh have established a saving project of their own after all the banks turned them away. This kind of project can also be useful to these homeless people. Sometimes the solution...
July 01, 2006
THE PRIZE FOR CORRUPTIONBangladesh is constantly topping the list of corrupted countries. Do you ever wonder why the situation is not changing?There are mainly three reasons. Firstly, the government effort like the Anti Corruption Commission is not functioning. Secondly there are still rampant corruptions among the high officials of the country.Thirdly, and the most shocking of them all is that the black money earned from corruption can be made legal only by paying a 7.5% tax to the government. This special relaxation by the government has legalized...
DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLANDThe World Cup has changed Germany. Apart from boosting the economy like lowering the unemployment rate, Football has influenced even the behaviors of the Germans. Especially the recent success of the German football team, which has qualified to the semi-final, has really united the nation. Everyone is doing something to prove their patriotism. People are putting flags in cars, wearing German team jerseys, painting faces and...
MUSLIM NATIONALISM IN UK?Alton Towers in Staffordshire, Uk's largest fun park has been hired by a Muslim organization 'Islamic Leisure' for one day to arrange the 'first national Muslim fun day'. Upto 28,000 Muslims are expected to purchase tickets from the organization to attend the event, which boasts prayer areas and Halal foods.The Sun Online has this disturbing report that non Muslims were denied tickets for that day. The event is widely promoted on the internet and the Muslim Public Affairs Committee declared it "exclusively for our brothers...
DAMAGING PUBLIC PROPERTYDesh of Dristikone blog is surprised that crazy Bangladeshi football fans are repeatedly rampaging power stations as they fail to supply electricity during world cup matches. His sarcasm:Funny thing is two totally stranger teams are playing (and your country is not even in the tournament ANYWHERE) and these folks end up destroying their own public property!!! Well I guess he doesn't know about the severe power crisis Bangladesh is facing. Recently a farmer uprising in Kansat was forcefully tackled by the government, which...
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