CHINTITO SINCE 1995
Pelé: Unseeing is believing
The world is grieving for Pelé, one of its most gifted sons, who won the universe with his football skills.
When in Qatar, be a Qatari
In the days leading up to the greatest show on earth, miserably apt was the Bangla saying, "Jare dekhte nari, tar cholon banka."
Bangladesh stumped by ‘blind love’
Over-dependence on technology and partisan umpiring is casting a shadow over cricket
Hollow democracies make the most noise
Probably on account of my last two articles on Covid and dengue, someone thought I was a doctor.
Aedes-Manush Bhai-Bhai?
The annual meeting of the Nikhil Bangladesh Mosha (mosquito) Samity has been convened.
Rise in Covid cases: A lackadaisical lifestyle is hardly liberty
Mask usage has come down to five percent, my guess, well below the rate of infection.
Stealing the applause and appreciation
What could be the psyche behind this ugly practice of stealing the limelight despite having no intellectual, technical, moral or effective input in any of the 23 goals that our girls scored in Kathmandu?
Living on hope, devoid of reality
Many of us believe and widely practise the cliché of, “Hopefully, this shall not happen to me”.
‘Internal affairs’ suck under globalisation
I am not at all concerned about the Tatmadaw takeover in neighbouring Myanmar, a foregone conclusion, some say, to a power struggle in the land of a hundred ethnic groups, and was somewhat expected given the country’s six decades’ tradition of robust military interest in politics and governance.
The drawback with prototype designs of residences
Individuality builds self-confidence as opposed to dependency, creativity against suppression, cooperatives instead of idle loners, an active workforce vs laissez-faire, contributors not dumb receivers, and choosers not beggars. Allow me to elaborate.
A city in peril, but these palm trees are mine
No centuries-old city merits a revamping makeup, so as to render it unrecognisable by distortion, not the least Dhaka.
The humility of the greats, and the pathetic flip side
Celebrated Pakistan national footballer and Bangladesh national coach Golam Sarwar aka Tipu, who famously played mostly for Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting, was one among the 23 Bengalis who represented Pakistan during the 24 years of East-West coexistence. He narrated the following anecdote.
Big chunks of rubbish float at the top
US president-elect Joe Biden’s meticulous selection of office-bearers for various portfolios should make one realise the importance of competence.
A life not wasted, nor forgotten
Occasionally an athlete transcends the boundaries of his sporting arena and attains a civil personality through his many socio-welfare activities, albeit woven intricately with the game.
Pedestrians first, pedal cyclists second, then the rest
What I am about to write will be of no use, least of all any consolation, to the family and friends, and yes admirers, of the flicker that was denied to sparkle. Because they cannot bring her back to conquer mountains with a smile, to pedal a bicycle to her heart’s delight, or convey knowledge to her students with care.
Two sides of the Covid
Contextually, although lockdown remains an essential defence worldwide against the spread of Covid-19, there have been exceptions at the cost of human lives.
For the honour of Scouter, Lt Gen Robert Baden-Powell
Mass movements are characterised by a euphoric tempo. Thus, it was understandable when on June 7 “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) demonstrators in Bristol brought down and defaced the statue that commemorated 17th Century slave trader Edward Colston. Perplexing though was the inclusion of the statue of Baden-Powell, the founder of the worldwide Scout Movement, in their “Topple the Racists” list of sixty statues.
The rigorous and (oops!) the negligent sides
At five feet four, most people’s mouth is where my nose is. In a democracy, they can do all the loud talking at a distance from me, but their flurry of drenched words requires my close proximity. My nose is again of the type that inspires free speech, supplemented with coughs and sneezes.
