Rang De Basanti
Why is Rang De Basanti(RDB), a bollywood flick, on the dp blog? See it and you will know. RDB rocks. I saw it today. It just didn’t rock. It shook me to the core. Rang De Basanti rocks and lives you pondering about your role to this world. If you have a theatre near you that is showing it, I really highly recommend you see it and talk about it. Even though the film was based on the Indian social backdrop but it is all the more true in today’s Bangladesh. Without spoiling anything for people who haven’t seen it, I think the last time I was so moved by a movie was when I was 14 and saw Dead Poet’s Society. When will our generation awake like this?
For those who have seen it, I am dying to share it with someone. What a movie!
A Bangladeshi Success story in the US
Asif, January 27th 2006 |ETV debacle
So far we haven’t really heard the story on what really was wrong with Ekushey TV. With new channels popping up everyday, it is a good time to revisit the issues on which ETV was closed down. Uttorshuri is currently working on a detailed scoop on this. The inside story will be here soon as it is on the final editing phase. Stay tuned.
Bangladesh’s promise and performance
Will have a lot to say on this later as I have read the GS report in detail. But for now here is the news link.
Why Goldman Sachs may be right about Bangladesh?
Andy Mukherjee writes ,
“… With so much going wrong, why should investors care about Bangladesh? There are three good reasons. (a) Growth, Demographics, (b) Enforcing Contracts and (c) Middle Class…”
Coupled with the highest GDP growth last year of an astounding almost 7%, stars are alligning for us. Now we need meaningful policies and policy debates in Bangladesh.
He adds,
With sensible policies, the gap between Bangladesh’s promise and performance can narrow, if not disappear. If Bangladesh receives its demographic dividend in full, Goldman Sachs may be proved right in its prediction.
Asian Highway disaster is a perfect example of how politicians can derail this progress by bad policy
Sharia ki , Sharia keno?
A fantastic debate on Shariah — Jamate Islami vs Fatemolla (via SalamDhaka) This debate was organized in VOA thanks to Mr. Anis Ahmed. You will need a real audio player to listen to it.
The full transcription has now been made available via this website
It would be really good to get this translated into English. Any takers on helping with the translation?
Biralakkhi to New York
New York had a visitor from Biralakkhi last November. Shamima Khatun wasn’t visiting the financial capital of the ‘free’ world to try out her luck; she’d made it already. She was after all the owner of the most innovative business in the world.
Role of Nijami in 1971 — some documents
Someone has collated all the pieces of information of Mr. Nizami in one place. Mr. Nijami, as you know, is the Jamat Leader and industry minister. Just one among many, “Nizami called Shahid Matiur (who was later given the title of Bir Shreshtho) an Indian agent and sent condolences to the father of the Pakistani pilot who fought with him to bring the plane down.
The same Nizami is now concerned about the iamge of Bangladesh and blames the media for its image crisis. Also here he is blaming “indian agents” for the recent bombings.
Take a look at these documents from 1971
Thanks to MR Jalal for putting this together and pointing us to it.
Faces of the future
Thanks Umar for pointing us to this…this story on Faces of the future is a refreshing read. Well done all. These are the faces that will change Bangladesh …not those of the ugly politicians.
