A man who lived life to the fullest
It is with a heavy heart today that I write about the passing of Faruq Ahmed Choudhury - a man whose presence loomed large not just for those of us who that the good fortune of knowing him, but for our entire nation.
Orlando massacre underlines the urgency to crush ISIS
Muslim Americans were having a good week last week. As Americans watched the nationally televised funeral for Muhammad Ali on
Muhammad Ali, forever the Greatest
In eulogising a hero, as Muhammad Ali was to me, the danger is that one may get carried away and heap undeserved superlatives on the
RECENT KILLINGS TARNISH BANGLADESH’S TOLERANT IMAGE
Not only the European Union, but the rest of the world is also beginning to express concern about the spate of killings by extremists in Bangladesh over the last three years.
Pakistan incrminates itself for war crimes in Bangladesh
When it comes to Bangladesh, Pakistan practices its own version of Holocaust denial and continues to behave like unrepentant Nazis. Pakistan never admitted to the crimes its soldiers committed against Bangladeshis in 1971.
Tigers Need To Pick Up on their fielding
The recently concluded World T20 Championship in India started with a bang – with Martin Guptill of New Zealand hitting the first ball
Acting fuels Trump's success, just as it did Ronald Reagan's
Whether Trump can win the presidency is unclear. Trump supporters may be angry, but the rest of America is not.
Improving the Dhaka airport experience
Before deplaning, I make sure that I won't have to use the bathroom facilities for the one to two hours that I will spend in the terminal building. The stench of the bathrooms is overpowering! One shudders to think of the reaction of foreigners.
May 20, 2017
A man who lived life to the fullest
It is with a heavy heart today that I write about the passing of Faruq Ahmed Choudhury - a man whose presence loomed large not just for those of us who that the good fortune of knowing him, but for our entire nation.
June 19, 2016
Orlando massacre underlines the urgency to crush ISIS
Muslim Americans were having a good week last week. As Americans watched the nationally televised funeral for Muhammad Ali on
June 7, 2016
Muhammad Ali, forever the Greatest
In eulogising a hero, as Muhammad Ali was to me, the danger is that one may get carried away and heap undeserved superlatives on the
May 31, 2016
RECENT KILLINGS TARNISH BANGLADESH’S TOLERANT IMAGE
Not only the European Union, but the rest of the world is also beginning to express concern about the spate of killings by extremists in Bangladesh over the last three years.
May 19, 2016
Pakistan incrminates itself for war crimes in Bangladesh
When it comes to Bangladesh, Pakistan practices its own version of Holocaust denial and continues to behave like unrepentant Nazis. Pakistan never admitted to the crimes its soldiers committed against Bangladeshis in 1971.
April 9, 2016
Tigers Need To Pick Up on their fielding
The recently concluded World T20 Championship in India started with a bang – with Martin Guptill of New Zealand hitting the first ball
March 28, 2016
Acting fuels Trump's success, just as it did Ronald Reagan's
Whether Trump can win the presidency is unclear. Trump supporters may be angry, but the rest of America is not.
March 14, 2016
Improving the Dhaka airport experience
Before deplaning, I make sure that I won't have to use the bathroom facilities for the one to two hours that I will spend in the terminal building. The stench of the bathrooms is overpowering! One shudders to think of the reaction of foreigners.
March 9, 2016
The chickens have come home to roost for the Republicans
What a bizarre spectacle the US presidential primary campaigns are unfolding into! There is a lovefest among Democrats who cannot decide who they love more - Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.
February 27, 2016
Punish the guilty, spare the innocent
I was shocked and horrified to learn of the indignities Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suffered during her illegal imprisonment by the caretaker government of
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