Fakhruddin Ahmed

LETTER FROM AMERICA

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.

February 20, 2016
February 20, 2016

A test for Bangladesh

Through my interactions with him over the last 25 years, I can honestly testify that Mahfuz Anam is a man of impeccable integrity, and a patriotic Bangladeshi of the highest order.

February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016

Current state of the American presidential race

The American presidential race is a not a sprint - it is a marathon. As someone who has completed several marathons...

February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016

Barack Obama: A most consequential President

President Barack Obama delivered his eighth and last State of the Union address on January 12. It was essentially a victory lap. He has

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

What makes Donald Trump and his supporters tick?

Americans vote for hope, not fear. Barack Obama's campaign was based on hope. Bill Clinton launched his campaign in 1992 from Hope, Arkansas, his hometown. Donald Trump's fear mongering may not work in the long term.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

The Nobel Prize that got away

On Saturday, December 19, the Bangladesh Society of New Jersey (BSNJ) celebrated Bangladesh's Victory Day at Rutgers University's

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

Trump's fascist response to home terror

Before the grieving relatives could bury the 14 innocent civilians mowed down by two Muslim terrorists in San Bernardino, California, on

December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015

MUSLIMS ARE COMING !

According to a poll, 76 percent of Republicans, and 42 percent of Democrats believe that American and Islamic values are at odds. Former Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Ted Cruz want to allow Christian, and bar Muslim Syrian refugees from entering the US.

November 21, 2015
November 21, 2015

Grading the Republican presidential candidates

Fox Business Channel hosted the fourth Republican Presidential candidates' debate on November 10. Here is an assessment of the top five candidates...

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Benghazi hearing clears Hillary Clinton's path to nomination

The actual hearing was full of sound and fury signifying nothing. Republican Congressmen were rude to Hillary. It was more an inquisition than an inquiry. Republicans hoped that their verbal assault would intimidate Hillary

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

Justin Trudeau - an antidote for rightist propaganda

Justin Trudeau believes in deficit spending for fixing creaking infrastructure, and favours tackling climate change head-on. He will pull out Canadian planes bombing ISIS. He will bring Canada back to being an honest broker that the world admired.

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