Abdul Quader
Creative destruction or destructive creation?
Human beings are creative. Creativity is the mother of necessity. As human beings we have created new things and destructed old things in our journey
Bangladesh exports to Australia accelerating
Bangladesh exports to Australia in recent years have been impressive. The total value of exports in Australian currency increased from $119 million in 2008-09 to...
Social unrest – cosmos out of chaos
National development of a country depends on a number of factors such as its natural resources, education, quality of labour, technologies, social values and attitude...
Innovate or perish – who cares about tomorrow?
Investment in research and development (R&D), science and technology can stimulate sustainable and longer-term economic growth of a country – be it an advanced country...
Travel to US and Europe – Reflecting on the morning of hope
We had a good time in New York. We did what we could reasonably do in about a week. As planned, we left New York...
Justice of the Peace – origin and role
A Justice of the Peace (JP) is essentially an officer appointed by the government (federal or state) to carry out a range of functions of...
Travel to US and Europe – tall buildings, tall talk
We woke up around mid morning on 24th December. All of us felt very tired and exhausted on the second day in New York. I...
Travel to US and Europe – Tipping an American Culture
It was Airbus A380 that we flew on the first leg of our journey from Sydney to Los Angeles (LA). Any long flight is a...
Travel to the US and Europe – overview
Travel is self-fulfilling in many ways. Visiting new places provide us with the opportunity to learn new things and enable us to have different perspectives...
Mum never told a lie - A poem by Abdul Quader
Mum never told a lie Abdul Quader Can mum tell a lie? I believe whatever mum Used to tell was true. In my childhood days, Mum told a fairy lived...
Life is a tale told by an idiot
Sometimes we pose a question to ourselves “What is life?” We contemplate about the purpose of life and how it should be lived in the broader context of the society and the environment we confront each day. This boils down to a philosophical or religious or theosophical question. One can examine the issues concerning life in a variety of ways influenced by factors such as ethics, values, happiness, salvation, religious commandments and what not. ...
Zhike mere bouke shekhano
Anisul Hoque's article has written in Bangla. If your computer does not support Bangla, you may consider to read from the link at the end of this article....
Politics in the gutter and stars in the sky
A truly democratic and civilised society makes progress through the development and nurturing of right political, social and cultural institutions in the country. Politics shapes...
Hasina’s peace model and realities on the ground
Recently in New York, the Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina presented her new global peace model for development at the 66th annual session of the...
Free transit to India and the ‘civilised’ economic affairs adviser to the prime minister
Freedom of transit through the territory of one country to another country is a standard trade practice under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. Article...
Decoding jute plant genome – an eye opener
Decoding jute plant genome is a breakthrough in the field of genomics research and biotechnology. It is a great achievement on the part of a...
Democracy, law enforcement and the judiciary – are they really functioning?
In Bangladesh, many politicians, intellectuals and analysts often claim that democracy has been restored with the general elections in December 2008 which saw the Awami...
National Multicultural Festival in Canberra – eat as much as you can and dance as long as you can
The National Multicultural Festival in Canberra is a signature annual event organised by the ACT Government in partnership with the local community organisations. The event...
Picnic in the woods - Abdul Quader
The Bangladesh Australia Association Canberra organised its annual picnic on 1 November 2009 at Uriara East Reserve, not far from the city of Canberra. Uriara...
A wonderful Ghazal concert by Jagjit Singh
An enchanting concert by the Legendary Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh was held in Sydney on 26 September 2009 at the HIillsong Convention Centre. He visited...
An excellent Iftar party hosted by Bangladesh-Australia Association, Canberra
On Sunday 6th September 2009, the Bangladesh-Australia Association, Canberra organised its annual Iftar party at the Canberra Islamic Centre (CIC) in Monash. A record number...
Internet – the good, the bad and the ugly
A society is a dynamic institution created by mankind to pursue common social goals. While an individual seeks to maximize his or her own welfare...
On democratic autocracy
The concepts of democracy and autocracy are apparently contradictory. Democracy is a system of government where people elect their representatives to govern the country in...
The Foreign Secretary's comments are ‘undiplomatic’
Newspaper reports suggest that at the present time there are no heads of foreign missions of Bangladesh in 12 countries, including Malaysia, Belgium and Switzerland...
Commerce Minister’s verdict before the trial
The government-sponsored inquiry committee is still investigating the ruthless killings of army officers at BDR headquarters in Dhaka. The committee headed by a retired secretary...
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