http://bangladeshweb.net/ Blogs on nothing but Bangladesh http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us BlogX Copyright 2006-08 BangladeshWeb http://bangladeshweb.net/RSS/Image.jpg http://bangladeshweb.net/ 100 100 Sat, 28 Aug 2009 02:13 GMT Bangladesh http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=159 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=159 Many of us Bangladeshis who had the privilege of going abroad to study have many stories of their experiences in foreign lands. We often bring bits and pieces of those stories and events during our Adda sessions. I even remember reading a book by Humayun A... Fri, 27 Aug 2009 02:12 GMT Bangladesh http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=158 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=158 During our liberation war against Pakistan, majority of the leaders and the voices of the so called free world chose to stand in the sidelines. None intervened, not even for the cause of morality; instead they blanketed the desperate urgency with an imagin... Sat, 7 Apr 2008 15:02 GMT http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=156 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=156 It is bad enough to have a problem and it’s even worse to deny that the problem exists. While watching the news last week, I unexpectedly caught a clip of general Moin touring the Dhaka’s Kawran Bazaaar market to survey the food shortage and price hike... Tue, 10 Mar 2008 12:19 GMT http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=155 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=155 News 1 <br>  <br>Biman's board has decided to procure four Boeing 777-300ER and four 787-8 aircraft as part of the fleet overhaul. <br>  <br>Boeing will hand over the 463-seat 777-300ERs between July and August 2013 and the 294-seat 787-8s between July-December ... Fri, 6 Mar 2008 13:41 GMT http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=154 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=154 After 4 months of mobilization and procurement and 8 months of rigorous data collection, the voter registration and ID cards are done! <br>  <br>Obviously we all know that the above statement isn’t true based on the <a href=http://www.independent-bangladesh... Sun, 15 Feb 2008 21:50 GMT Human%20Rights http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=153 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=153 Today marks the third month since devastating cyclone Sird leveled many lives and livelihood in coastal Bangladesh. Three months have passed yet over a million people are still living in inadequate makeshift shelters. How long will it be before these peopl... Thu, 5 Feb 2008 19:55 GMT Bangla%20Language http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=152 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=152 Languages evolve and that’s how it develops and enriches itself. There is a clear difference and a fine line between evolutions influenced by ‘pop culture’ and one that is influenced by time and context. Regardless what’s influencing it; changes cl... Tue, 24 Jan 2008 20:09 GMT Economy http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=151 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=151 Critics of Bill Gates and company (Microsoft) are plenty especially in the world of technology. Technologists including myself have had aversion of Microsoft over the years after repeatedly seeing some of their products conferred as the de facto standard b... Sat, 14 Jan 2008 00:01 GMT Technology http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=150 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=150 I finally became a Blackberry wearing drone after denying its supremacy over my Windows Mobile PDA for years. Just when I stepped into the world of Blackberry few months ago, I was wondering if I could use my Blackberry device in Bangladesh. The disappoint... Wed, 11 Jan 2008 10:54 GMT Politics http://bangladeshweb.net/ViewItem.asp?Entry=149 http://bangladeshweb.net/Comments.asp?Entry=149 The one year anniversary of 1/11, the day that was perceived to be the turning point of Bangladesh, could not have come in a better day than today – Friday, the weekly holiday. It’s a perfect winter day for people to get up and glance at the morning ne...