
Asrar Chowdhury
Asrar Chowdhury teaches economic theory and game theory in the classroom. Outside he listens to music and BBC Radio; follows Test Cricket; and plays the flute.
Asrar Chowdhury teaches economic theory and game theory in the classroom. Outside he listens to music and BBC Radio; follows Test Cricket; and plays the flute.
Economics has a unique way of looking at the world through unique tools and mechanisms. The problem, however, starts here. If you ask the question: What is economics, you could be misled.
I returned to Chattogram from the Liberation War on December 20, 1971 with my nephew,
In a highly competitive market like the egg market, one would expect prices to remain stable. They can rise, but over time.
Contract cheating is a process through which students (or academics) get original work done for them through a third party.
Textbooks in Bangladesh tend to be written by foreign authors. Those that are written by Bangladeshi authors, emphasise on examples in a non-Bangladesh context.
Souls is not the first band in Bangladesh to reach the milestone of 50 years.
Author Mohammad Isam is a household name to those who follow Bangladesh cricket through ESPNCricinfo.
The information in the book was either in the public domain scattered everywhere, maturing in secret cellars or in somebody's heart never discussed in public. It needed a herculean teamwork of coordination and passion to present the game of cricket.
Ancient societies were agrarian. From farmers at the bottom to zamindars and kings at the top, everybody depended on a good harvest. The word harvest derives from the Old English hærfest which means autumn. The autumn harvest was usually the largest harvest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The weather was neither warm nor cold. Everybody prayed to the heavens for manna (sustenance) to fall. When manna did fall, there would be feast and festivity. When manna didn't fall, it could spell disaster for everybody.
I spent my formative years in Jahangirnagar and Cambridge University where I took space for granted.
Sixty years ago, John, Paul, George, and Ringo released their first single, Love Me Do, on October 5, 1962. It was a Parlophone 7-inch 45rpm with the seal 45-R 4949.
Sadly, not all religious festivals are accommodated with breathing space.
The memoir provides a good primer to Nusrat's life as a musician and the legacy he left.
I can safely proclaim that one of the hazards of teaching is checking exam scripts.
Arun and Barun came from two different parts of Bangladesh, and from two different social backgrounds.
We were at the dinner table. My wife asked if I had seen Bulbuli, the Coke Studio Bangla song. Till then I hadn’t. The upload was only a few days old.
Today marks the 25th death anniversary of the Qawwali legend.
Once you hear a voice like that, you know there’s a story behind all this.