Nizamuddin Ahmed

CHINTITO SINCE 1995

The writer is a practising Architect at BashaBari Ltd., a Commonwealth Scholar and a Fellow, a Baden-Powell Fellow Scout Leader, and a Major Donor Rotarian.

Truth shall prevail

And so now the Pope is wrong because he is calling for peace and trying to save lives. He advised Ukraine to show the “white flag”, which other than meaning surrender is also a symbol of peace.

1y ago

Twisted thoughts, warped words, and despicable deeds

You have all been invited for “daal-bhaat to a gorib’s house” by (surprise, surprise) a well-to-do host. Obviously, he is far from being poor. Or else, he would not have invited you.

1y ago

This land is not for sale

The present landlords have been living on their land, happily, merrily, for eons with their elders and children.

1y ago

In search of an apt pasture to graze

There is a reason why you do not see me singing on television.

1y ago

No way out for the poor

Relaxing on the deck of his 50-metre yacht, off the Grand Resort Lagonissi in Athens, a quadrillionaire was sipping on his orange juice before a late breakfast. It was spiked with a dash of lemon and fresh mint sprigs.  

1y ago

Why we need proper fire safety plan for each building

Grenfel Tower in London was entrapped in the myth that a single staircase under mechanically-induced positive air pressure was safe for a 24-storey block of apartments.

2y ago

Pelé: Unseeing is believing

The world is grieving for Pelé, one of its most gifted sons, who won the universe with his football skills.

2y ago

When in Qatar, be a Qatari

In the days leading up to the greatest show on earth, miserably apt was the Bangla saying, "Jare dekhte nari, tar cholon banka."

2y ago
February 21, 2016
February 21, 2016

The mad maddening election malaise

A SMS notification at two in the dead of the night would obviously, you think, be a text message of utmost importance, probably (pray

February 13, 2016
February 13, 2016

On emergency (?) duty

It is important to remember that every person's job is important to that person and to that person's near and dear ones. No one sweats to sell peanuts on the pavement for entertainment.

February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016

My dear motorcyclists

Salaam from the people, yes people, whom you almost ran over, whom you shoved off the footpath, beeped to deafness and pushed from behind as they sat on rickshaws.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

Not fair at the fair

The meaning of the word bannijjo is nowhere more profound than at the annual fair that has returned habitually to the Sher-e-Bangla

January 17, 2016
January 17, 2016

Apples served badly

The valiant role of police in general in our War of Liberation, the distinctive valour with which some of them fought for the cause of our

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

Watch watching

Since long I have been intrigued by Desmond Morris's Manwatching (1977), admittedly one of the few books that I have gone through,

January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016

Books, power and flyovers

There is no country in the world that gives away more than 33 crore books on New Year's Day, and that too for free, not even in the

December 27, 2015
December 27, 2015

Trumpeting for votes

An awfully successful real estate mogul, an outrageously prosperous business magnate, a terribly popular TV host, a filthily rich golf

December 19, 2015
December 19, 2015

Biman is also an airlines

Things appeared relatively calm one Wednesday morning. Officials were screening passengers and baggage. Children were running

December 5, 2015
December 5, 2015

High scores in different frontiers

Despite the rising human debris in Syria, as UK joins the posse bombing 'only' military targets by consent of its parliament albeit divided...