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N.B.: I know this is a traumatic time and forgive me for posting this now, but sharing because i share my work every week, please read in your own good time...much thanks 50 Years of 007 For your eyes only: Bond... James Bond! Licesed to kill, shaken not stirred, Ian Fleming’s evergreen British secret service agent - cradled by the affection of Money Penny s , expedited by Qs, nurtured by Ms, hounded by the SPECTREs and loved by numerous d arlings of the silver screen and his cut-and-dried line for the gorgeous ladies was: I’ll be right back – BOND has been one of the most influential-fictional characters of the past five decades and counting, making us believe in the immortal line – growing older but getting younger. Faizul Khan Tanim Shaken by Dr. NO (1962-Sean Connery),titled as the first Bond film, and stirred at Skyfall (2012, Daniel Craig, the newest bond), and the epic James Bond films featuring the Walther PPK; clad in the three-piece suits; driving ...

*Putting up this article on FB reminds me of a younger brother, no more, who loved fashionable shoes :-]     The SOLEmates from Dhanmondi 15   Faizul Khan Tanim has found shoe shops to cater contemporary and classic styles, tucked away in Dhanmondi, that have a great array of men's shoes boasting the word 'entrepreneurship' in all senses Choosing the right footwear is important if you want to make a strong impression. And legend has it that Nawab Sirajuddaula was caught by his enemies while trying to escape in the guise of a pauper and although he wore crumpled clothes but his shoes revealed his royalty.  And it is evident that one’s shoes tell a lot about the person’s taste and gives insight in to his personality and dress sense. Quality shoes at good prices are often hard to find, especially for men. We found several shops located on the Dhanmondi 15 (old) road strip where shoe-admirers surely won’t be disappointed. The shops have leather sh...

Esho he Boishakh, Esho Esho    Faizul Khan Tanim tries to capture the essence of Pahela Boishakh and our Bengali Psyche The significance of Pahela Boishakh is immense as this first day of the Bengali New Year and the festival itself marks the beginning of the crop season and thus, Bengalis try to foster bond, friendship and exchange happiness. And we wait for a new year, a prosperous beginning, believing that the Kal Boishakhi Jhor (Nor’wester) will wash away all the negativity and impurities in the air. Bengalis decorate their houses with colorful papers, masks and especially with colorful paper owls, haat pakha (hand-held paper or taal-pata fans), prodip (oil lamps) and incense sticks are lighted to give the house a good smell. We urbanites celebrate this event with plenty of colors, especially a contrast-match between white and bright red or maroon. And therefore, beauty becomes an integral part of our happy rallies – Bengali belles clad in their red and ...

i'm sick of our political situation and hence an allegorical piece about our psyche :-] Begging for Living There is a popular saying - Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn - but many people here beg day in and day out conveniently ignoring the significance of working and many of them deceive by taking resort to heinous means to get sympathy of the people. Writes Faizul Khan Tanim A case study: A moderately-dressed man wearing proper sandals comes to Green Road, opposite to the clinics each day. And as the shopkeepers say, he comes as a prince, goes to an alley and changes to a pauper in rags and sporting his scrawny looks, start begging. Residents say, he has almost two cell phones for the past ten years and lives quite a decent life without having to worry about food or shelter for him or the family. This is only one of the cases from thousands found in our majestic Dhaka. P utrefied hands of beggars coming through a car’s window or an a...