Traffic Jam Bestsellers

If you ride in a car in any of Dhaka's major roads, they are bound to run into your window glass: the booksellers selling photocopied ve...

Check if Farming is For You

Many people dream of a pastoral life. But what is it like in reality? 1. You see a cow and you think "Hmmm, lots of manure from that on...

Just What We Need

Oh brother! Some telecom company has a new slogan, "Talk More." Come on guys. This nation is all talk. Didn't you pay attentio...

Butter (huh?)

Dhaka (and presumably the rest of Bangladesh) has seen a shortage of butter for a few weeks. Neither domestic nor foreign butter is availabl...

Where Homeworks Go To Die

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Literary Pranks

Recently a story in the Guardian caught my attention. Someone had submitted for publication Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - almost ...

Bus Nomenclature

During my recent Dhaka-Sylhet trip, I paid attention to the busses (well, if you are going on any highway in Bangladesh, you have no choice,...

Such a Small Country

Yeterday at a function I met a well-educated gentleman. Turned out that he worked close to a cousin (someone whose intellect I respect immen...

How to Play Dad's Basketball...

...with your son's High School Basketball Team. Since you are one of only two Dads playing, your goal is to play better than the other D...