Justice

This sort of news barely make it to the pages of the mainstream media. That is why alternative citizen media outlets becoming more and more important for those who want to see the clear picture. The Online Community of Singapore (TOC) started their journey in December 2006 with a simple aim in mind: "telling the stories about Singapore and Singaporeans that weren’t being told in the mainstream press." TOC reported back in May this year about Abu...

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Old Dhaka - A Thing Of the Past?

By Waziuddin Chowdhury:It has been thirty years since I left this town- now a Mega-City of over 14 million people- many of whom are squatters living in slums. While there are indeed modern edifices in the newer parts of the City that boasts modern buildings and high-rises that rival many in the affluent developed world, this album and a few others to follow concentrates on the buildings of the past. As an Architect, I regret that the Bangladeshis...

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Threatening Floods In Bangladesh

According to ReleifWeb hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis are stranded by floods:Heavy monsoon rains, which arrived much later than normal this year, have stranded hundreds of thousands in southeastern Bangladesh and threatened livelihoods. According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), there are nine places where river levels are 3-125cm above the danger level. If current rainfall persists - as the FFWC thinks it will - by the...

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Customer Service

When you live in the age of customer service systems run by call centers and automated email/contact form systems you can be in deep trouble some times.The ISP I used in Berlin sent me via email the bill for internet usage for September in advance. It will be automatically deducted from my bank account although the contract has been cancelled in June, effective July and I was told then that there will be no extra fee for termination of contact (it was not binding) because I am leaving the country. I tried to contact them by replying to the mail,...

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RIP Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy

Yesterday Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009), the second most senior member of the US Senate, died of cancer. Here is how Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her reaction:The prime minister in her message recalled the unstinting support of the senator to the war of independence from Pakistan and his role in mobilising world opinion for Bangladesh."The people of Bangladesh will remember his contribution...

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Twitter Updates

Bangladesh: The Blowback of Corruption Canadian company leaves environmental scars, trail of allegations.Global Voices Project Lingua: A complementary and alternative perspective to traditional mediaRiyadh Police have arrested more than 800 men recently for violating dress code - low waist jeans and afro hairstyle. The making of a concrete jungle in Dhaka; gone are the days of living in bungalows with gardens..TV ratings shake-up challenges Nielsen.Using the 'Steal-O-Meter' to Gauge if Stories Steal or Prom...

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Nokia Presents Its First Notebook

Nokia Booklet 3G - all-day mobol...

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Is the web dead?

Use the small arrows at the lower right corner of the slideshow to advance.Via: Mikiane....

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Iftar In Chowkbazar

Microsoft Bing is trying to get in the forefront of the search engine market. Each Day it posts one interesting picture. Yesterday this photo by Abir Abdullah was highlighted:And how it looks on Bing:(Photo courtesy Ishtiaq Rouf)It is the Iftar market in Chawkbazar in old Dhaka.Here are the details from Bing:1) Today is the second day of Ramadan, during which, Muslims do not eat from dawn until dusk for a lunar month.2) Open air food markets are...

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15th Of August

Today is a black day for Bangladesh. 34 years ago on this day the father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated along with his family members. On 7th of March 1971 he gave a fiery speech which united the nation towards the liberation of Bangladesh, which they achieved after a nine month long war with Pakistan.Here is a background of why and by whom he was assassinated.Interestingly another political drama was played today in Bangladesh....

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Bangladesh x Bangladesh

The above is the title of the cover of the recent edition of 100 Eyes Magazine, an online photography magazine edited by Andy Levin.Levin, a professional photographer living in New Orleans, Louisiana writes:This issue of 100eyes shows a country as seen through the eyes of its own photographers.There is nothing remarkable about that, except in this case the country is one of the poorest nations in the world, known for being a subject for photojournalism rather than as a provider of photojournalists. Photographers flew into Bangadesh from New York,...

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Toba Tek Singh

After fifteen years on his feet, he was lying face down on the ground. India was on one side, behind a barbed wire fence. Pakistan was on the other side, behind another fence. Toba Tek Singh lay in the middle, on a piece of land that had no name. - Saadat Hasan Manto After sixty years of the partition of India and Pakistan the madness that can sometimes overtake people in the name of religion still feels relevant.From Global Voices:Gojra, the capital...

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RIP MBah Surip

I do not know any Indonesian singer. I have seen some of them on TV and some stands out for their appearances. MBah Surip was one of them whom I thought was a Bob Marley look alike. The Reggie beats and the video of his latest song "Tak Gendong" are really interesting. I have seen people singing this song in the streets and the TV channels are playing it a lot. His "Ha Ha Ha" expression is really unique.But it was really a shock to read that he has...

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Quote Of The Day

"This giant of a man would be leaving us at a time when we needed him the most. He had fought against white domination, and he had fought against black domination. He had a dream of a democratic and free society. A dream he had been prepared to die for. It is for those of us who live on, to realise that dream. I now knew why Fatima had wanted the story to be told. Happy Birthday Madiba. You built the road to freedom. We need the courage to walk it".-67 Minutes for Madiba (Nelson Mandela) - Shahidul Alam...

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