ওয়াসীম সোবহানের ভাবনা

স্বপ্রণোদিত হয়ে রকস্ট্রাটার দ্বিতীয় অ্যালবামের টাইটেল ট্র্যাকটার মিউজিক ভিডিও বানিয়েছি। I was so much into the album, from the day it was released, wanted to be more involved with it. Ended up creating a visual of the whole thing; based on my imagination that is. I play with video editing tools purely for pleasure. I made few in the past but the highest satisfaction I ever got doing such things is while making this one. If you like it, it is because of the magnificent song!

Nochiketa, the famous singer from Kolkata, had an impact on many of us during youth. It was 1993/94; we were growing up with much happenings in socio-political scenario; music of Nochiketa being one of the elements. I attracted and distracted many during my youth; my attitude was unconventional, rude and uncouth. Many people found me out of the ordinary, many found me impolite & loutish. My best-friend was in the first group. We were high school mates; shared same interest in literature, sports and music. We however differed on wishing each others on occasions. Wishing on birthdays is not my type of thing so I never wishes my best-friend on his birthdays. But now, I do want to wish and greet him, but can’t; the distance between us is impossible to climb. In 1993, my best friend gave me a surprise visit on my birthday; presented me a mixed audio cassette and books. I was touched as I did not expect it nor I will do anything similar. My attitude did not stop him fr...

I went to সৈনিক ক্লাব to watch a Bangla cinema today. They were showing Debashish Biswas directed ‘ ভালোবাসা জিন্দাবাদ ’. I expected a typical storyline, Jhakao Makao dancing, Bangla style মাইর - পিট , fun dialogues and some serious over acting. I exactly got that plus some more!   The hero and heroine – Arifeen Shubho & Airin Sultana were fashionably awesome, picturization of songs were top class, humor laid out by the গুন্ডা বাহিনী brought পেট - ফাটানো হাসি and dresses worn by all actor / actresses were   well designed.   What I did not expect is the way Arifeen Shubho acted. He was just too good. To complement that, the director pulled good acting from the heroine Airin Sultana. Together they looked a fine pair. The storyline is as common as it can gets - college goers fall in love, arrogant father of heroine reacts, sends গুন্ডা several times, hero-heroine do love songs, father confines heroine, hero comes and rescues her and at the end father ac...

If they lose today, no problemo. If they win, kudos. I remember how painful it was watching our cricketers fail again and again in the 1990s; that too miserably. I remember losing to Canada. I remember losing with 10 wickets & 200 runs margins. The way this team plays, the attitude they show, the class they bring to the game is just unbelievable compared to early years. Winning back to back home series is enough for me as a fan. I support. I respect. I salute.

এ কথা নিঃসন্দেহে বলা যায় যে গে লো অর্ধদশকে বাংলাদেশের স্থলবন্দরগুলো বেশ উন্নতি করেছে । কিন্তু দীর্ঘমেয়াদী পরিকল্পনার অভাবে স্থলবন্দরগুলোর অবকাঠামোগত উন্নয়ন ঠিকমত হচ্ছে না । ফলে এগুলো থেকে পাওয়া যাচ্ছে না প্রয়োজনীয় সুযোগ সুবিধাও । দক্ষিণ দিক ছাড়া চারদিক স্থল বেষ্টিত হওয়ায় বাংলাদেশকে তার পার্শ্ববর্তী দেশের উপর বেশি নির্ভর করতে হয় । আঞ্চলিক বাণিজ্যিক দ্রব্যাদিগুলো কম খরচে এবং সহজে স্থল পথ দিয়ে আনা নেয়া করা যায় । আর সেটার জন্য আমাদেরকে পার্শ্ববর্তী দেশ ভারতের উপর নির্ভর করতে হয় । কিছু কিছু স্থল বন্দর আন্তঃআঞ্চলিক বাণিজ্যের উন্নতি এবং সরকারের রাজস্ব আয়ের ক্ষেত্রে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা রাখলেও বন্দরগুলো তাদের যথার্থ গুরুত্ব পাচ্ছে না । এটা   সত্য যে বড় মাত্রায় পণ্য আনা নেয়ার ক্ষেত্রে সবগুলো স্থল বন্দরই উপযুক্ত নয় এবং গুরুত্বপূর্ণও নয় । কিন্তু উন্নয়ন কর্মকাণ্ডের মাধ্যমে এগুলোর সুযোগ সুবিধা বৃদ্ধি করা যায় । এমন একটি স্থলবন্দরের নাম বুড়িমারা স্থলবন্দর । উন্নয়ন কর্মকান্ডের মাধ্যমে এটার সুযোগ সুবিধা বৃদ্ধি করার পর গেল সাড়ে তিন বছরে স্থল বন্দরটি সরকারের রাজস্ব খাতে ১৩০ মিলিয়ন টাকা জম...

Independent University, Bangladesh; popularly known as IUB is completing its 20 years. The achievements of the marvelous educational institute are many I am sure. For one, it had me as a student! I was in IUB when private universities meant – classes should be held in flat-বাড়ী, the campus has to be in a residential area, smart girls have to be from English medium schools, all toilets have showers attached, common rooms are garages, canteens are backyards and assistant register has to be a famous BTV news presenter. To me, IUB and Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury are simultaneous. I remember him because he could understand my true potential the first time my father took me to his office in August 1997. After talking to me for three minutes, he got me registered and even gave me the four courses for the first semester. I say that he could realize my merit and understand my true potential because two of these courses were non credit – Math and English. He figured I am weak in both. He wa...

I wrote this piece for Dhaka Tribune. It got published in the Op-Ed section on 09 September 2013.  The relation between China and Hong Kong are more like a single parent and an adopted child who feels he was better treated in his previous foster home. In spite of being rich in terms of wealth and capabilities, Hong Kong is currently being haunted by doubts about its future. The International Monetary Fund in 2010 noted that the prospects of Hong Kong are dominated by the new monetary policy easing in the US, and also domestic recovery, which is partially driven by the mainland’s spillovers. Both these factors fuelled the price of properties in Hong Kong in last five years and might pose to be a major financial risk in the coming years. A recent annual IMF survey stated that Hong Kong is no longer the world’s most competitive economy. Another survey found that Hong Kong slipped from the second position to fifth as China’s most competitive region in 2012. As part of export trade...