Anti-Semiticism revisited
This is an interesting article written by Hasnat Abdul Hye, whom I regard as a true intellect of the country. The bottomline:
The Jews themselves, particularly their organizations and Israel, must try to live down the image by which they have been associated and known. The problem is not with the term �Semitic�. It centers around what the Jews did in the past and are still doing....
March 06, 2004
CROWN ENERGY, WHERE HAVE YOU GONE AWAY?The above is part of the lyrics of a commercial for Crown malt beverage. Recently two such beverages (Crown & Hunter) became popular among the young who have found the replacement of beer in these. I have also tasted crown and it looks & tastes like beer. I wonder why it is called energy drink. However Its alcohol content is 4.8% and so it is legally defined as malt beverages in the country. Any beverages...
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Words like ''freedom,'' ''justice,'' ''democracy'' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply.
- James Baldwin 1924-1987, American Author
The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
- Emma Goldman 1869-1940, American Anarchist...
March 04, 2004
CRICKET: BANGLADESH BEAT AUSTRALIA
Bangladesh have won the final of the Under-19 Plate Championship by eight runs in a thrilling match at Fatullah, near Dhaka today. Well don't be surprised because its not the super league of the under-19 world cup and Bangladesh will only secure the 9th position of this tournament edging past Australia.
We expected Bangladesh to fight in the super leagues but unfortunately they lost the first match against New Zealand and India was too strong for them. They won all other matches.
But it is a pretty disappointing...
Shiite attacks
I got pretty depressed day before yesterday when I was watching the footage of the massacre of about 150 people in Iraq and 50 people in Pakistan. I don't believe that any sane persons would do this.
Tim Blair thinks if fundamentalists can't kill infidel westerners overseas so they are killing Muslims in the Middle East. He wants to know the "root cause" that these Muslims should blame for their deaths.
According to this news, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Iran's vice president for legal and parliamentary affairs thinks that it is an war...
March 01, 2004
THE REPRESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Prominent editor Mahfuz Anam writes how Bangladesh govt. is becoming more repressive towards the opposition.
Some examples:
* The leader of opposition, Sheikh Hasina barred from going inside the Cantonment.
* Ex President Ershad and leader of Jatyio Party barred from going abroad, without prior notice.
* The home minister brazenly misrepresented facts in parliament about the attack on Dr Kamal's motorcade, saying that it was the latter's own people and he said it while an investigation is pending.
* Phones are...
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