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October 27, 2010

CNG losing its potential as fuel alternative in Bangladesh

Tweet Compressed natural gas (CNG)as a vehicle fuels was first introduced to Bangladesh in 1982 through a World Bank pilot project. In 1999, four private companies obtained permission to set up about 5 stations each (source). This "greener" fuel alternative has sunken the transport cost for many vehicle owners. The high price of conversion of Engine (Tk. 56000 eq. US$800) did not deter many people from using this as fuel cost becomes 5 to 10...

October 25, 2010

Land Grab And Protests In Bangladesh

Tweet The population of Bangladesh is increasing and there is a growing demand of land mass for housing. As it is already considered a densely populated country, finding empty lands for development of housing complexes can be a tough ask. Political and business powerhouses grab government and private lands and the security forces or the law can barely do anything to protect the rights of general people. Shahjahan Siraj describes in a podcast report...

October 24, 2010

Walkman (1979-2010): The End Of An Era

Tweet I remember, it was in 1985 when I first used one of these and it soon changed the way I listened to music. The mp3 players (and now my smartphone) have only emerged in the past decade. I had fun with it and interesting is that it is probably lying somewhere among the junks a boy produces to reminisce after decades. Its sad to hear that Walkman will no longer be produced by Sony after selling 200 million of these cassette tape models. However,...

October 18, 2010

Goodbye Jakarta

At last the day came after almost 5 years when I am finally going home to Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has been an exciting period of my life, living an expqt life in Europe and Southeast Asia, travelling to many countries, and following my homeland from faraway. My life will change too, I had already applied for a new job in Dhaka and am going to join shortly.More details will follow. I am on the way to airport now. And for Jakarta,it was interesting living he...

October 10, 2010

At Duck King

Hainam Rice, Tofu Dish, BBQ Duck and Chicken Combo, Chinese Jasmine tea - a savory lunch at The Duck King Pondok Indah Mall 2, Jakarta, Indones...

October 06, 2010

Worldmap Of The Online Communities

Tweet Worldmap Of The Online Communities by XKCD (Click here for larger version - 4.2MB) CC BY...

October 05, 2010

Shahabuddin Ahmed: Painting Bangladesh With His Heart And Mind

Tweet One of the most renowned Bangladeshis painters in the world is Shahabuddin Ahmed. He was born in 1950 and studied at the Academy of Fine arts. In 1971 he joined the Liberation war for Bangladesh and fought for independence. Later Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman learnt about his painting skills and met him. He told him to go to Paris and learn painting like Picasso, Van Gogh et al. His life cherished desire was to become a Zainul Abedin,...