At the gateway to the angkor city

So, here I am, in Siem Reap, another popular city of South Asia which is very tourist friendly. Do you know that although Cambodia has its own currency (1$=4000Crl) USD is widely used, even in price tags. Siem Reap means the 'Flat Defeat of Siam (present day Thailand)' — and refers to the victory of King Ang Chan over Thai King Maha Chakkraphat in the Sixteenth century. It is also called the gateway to the Angkor region. Angkor (Holy City) served...

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Eid Mubarak: The Tale Of A Cow

On this Eid I promise you an interesting real life story as seen on Facebook. Eid Mubarak! Deadpool Stc: Cow absconding from Hatirpul. A cow that witnessed the slaughter of inmates at a building in Hatirpul managed to untangle its rope and ran like a bat from hell. The buyer of the cow gave chase on a car.Cow was last spotted at Shahbagh, after taking a detour from Moghbazar. The car is still chasing the cow. But, cow seems faster. Saad Hammadi is getting updates for us. And no, this is NOT a joke. We are rooting for the cow here (10 hours...

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Gangnam Invades Dhaka

We live in a connected world and are somewhat influenced by world culture. If you do not agree to this may I dare to give an example of this? "Gangnam Style" is a K-pop single by Korean musician PSY which was released on July 15, 2012. "Gangnam Style" is a Korean term that refers to a lifestyle associated with the Gangnam district of Seoul, where people are trendy, hip and are of a higher "class". "Gangnam Style" has managed to catch the attention of media outlets around the world and many celebrities have endorsed it. The music video has...

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Baby Taxi (Autorickshaw)

Cartoon by Rakibul Hasan  Auto rickshaws (locally called "baby taxis" or "CNGs") are one of the most popular modes of transport in Bangladesh. They are best suited to narrow, crowded streets, and are thus the principal means of covering longer distances within urban areas.  In Dhaka they should run on a meter system but due to price hike in their rent from the owners, the Baby taxi drivers are charging extra from the passengers....

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How To Activate DISQUS Commenting System in Blogger instead of Haloscan Echo

When I first started my blog in blogger in 2003 its comment system was not great. Haloscan (est. in 2002) was one of the third-party blog comment hosting services available in those days and I guess in 2005 I started using Haloscan. Haloscan was acquired by JS-Kit in 2008 and was renamed Echo in 2009. The users of Haloscan were forced to switch to JS-Kit Echo paying a fee. I could go back to blogger's own commenting system which became mature by...

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Pictures Lie Sometimes

I was browsing through the Google Maps and noticed this at the Naval Air Station Alameda, in the City of Alameda, California: A Boeing airliner was used as the mock-up of a crashed plane (2009) I was curious about this plane crash. So I googled and found this: Google Maps aerial view has got some great shots of a simulated plane crash that was created for the television series Trauma. The mock airliner crash was filmed on the runway of the...

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Waiting waiting....

There is a growing trend of anarchy in Bangladesh regarding doctors appointment. In most of the cases the appointments are not timely kept. Its a regular phenomenon that the patient has to wait for hours to see a doctor. The doctors tend to disregard the patient's comfort and availability of time. I wonder how this trend is going to change if the consumers of medical service do not protest. [Mo blo...

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