Afsan Chowdhury – Page 8

Razia’s compost dreams and Dhaka’s club culture

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 18, 2021June 19, 2021

Just as Pori Moni and the club crowd were lighting up Dhaka with their accusations and counter-accusations, the story of a DU graduate girl Razia who has started a compost heap business in her rural home in Bogura town has gladdened many hearts. The grit and self-respect that she has

Pori Moni and the rape allegation

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

Initially, no one took it seriously as stars are often into hype but in the end her press conference did the trick and it became a public affair. Her tears and story, and allegations that the police had not accepted her complaint which she wished to file against an alleged

Shakib’s rude behavior and our hypocrisy

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 14, 2021June 16, 2021

Poor Shakib, who now has to go through the grind because he was so utterly rude and broke all the ICC rules and all that. What is worse is that he did it while on TV. Everyone saw it, everyone hated it and our appalled cricket establishment is now taking

Why we need model temples?

Article

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 12, 2021June 12, 2021

The decision by the Government to build fifty model mosques has been welcomed by most people. To them the building of mosques is a pious activity and any government involved with that deserves praise and support. The decision also comes at a time when the Hefazat seems rather weak with

State secrets, price of vaccine and Rozina’s crime

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- Afsan Chowdhury - June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

If anyone still remembers, a journalist by the name of Rozina was intercepted by half of the Health Ministry officials, police and anyone else at the secretariat who was keen because she had done something wrong. Physical violence was exerted on her and she was first kept hostage, sent to

Paradise is full of money launderers

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, one of the most beleaguered people in Bangladesh as a last desperate measure has asked for names from the Opposition of money launderers. This is not the first time that the authorities in Bangladesh have sought the help of the Opposition and can be read

Why just black money, why not ‘black crime’?

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

The system of making black money white has become a bit of a debate in this very drab season in Bangladesh. Not only is the Covid and lockdown on but the heat is almost unbearable and good news is in short supply. Luckily, Bangladesh won the ODI series against Sri

The corona budget

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Nobody was expecting anything new and the budget was not disappointing that way. It’s a budget of convenience and beyond the numbers is about Bangladesh trying to cope with an emergency. People have stopped looking at budgetary allocations and it's probably only economists and politicians who bother. And they bother

Corona virus and the global political conflict

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

The accusation is that China had produced the virus in a Wu Han lab which then infected some workers and later entered the wider population. This included the local bat and other mammals market has never really left the world’s discussion table. The concerns are that the Chinese were developing

Narcotics is an ignored economics issue

Editorial

- Afsan Chowdhury - May 31, 2021May 31, 2021

Narcotics have been here for a long time and with every year increase its clout. No matter which sector one may mention narcotics is present and the battle against narcotics is on but it isn’t losing. Most take a rather altruistic position and assume that social goodwill is missing hence