Tag Archives: Technology

Software Design Contest

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 3, 2012

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Drik ICT initiates software design contest. Students of Bangladesh! Challenge Yourself to Change the World There are many challenges faced by our world today and even in your local communities. But did you ever imagine that you … Continue reading →

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`Owning’ the weather? Part I

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 1, 2010

By Rahnuma Ahmed “In 2025, US aerospace forces can “own the weather” by capitalizing on emerging technologies and focusing development of those technologies to war-fighting applications… weather-modification offers the war fighter a wide-range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary.” – … Continue reading →

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The Wind In The Wheat

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 13, 2009

The 25th March is a significant day in Bangladesh. It was this day, in 1971, when the Pakistani army began its genocide, causing the death of millions, but eventually also leading to the birth of the nation. The Pakistani army … Continue reading →

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Insecure at last: the age of surveillance

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 15, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed ‘I am worried about this word, this notion — security. I see this word, hear this word, feel this word everywhere. Security check. Security watch. Security clearance. Why has all this focus on security … Continue reading →

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Venturing Into The Impossible

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 19, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews ” Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Sir Arthur C Clarke “Oh you are going to take pictures? Let me put on my sincere smile. Don’t manage it all the time.” He chuckled, as he … Continue reading →

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Fraud Band

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 9, 2003

Subscribe to ShahidulNews She was mildly self conscious when I asked to photograph her, but a smile soon spread over her face. The telephone had connected her to her husband, a worker in Singapore. Salma, a woman in a village … Continue reading →

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When a Modem Costs More Than a Cow

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 30, 1999

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Bangladesh’s history is that of colonization, oppression and genocide. It is less than thirty years since several million people were killed and many more became refugees in perhaps one of the greatest atrocities of modern times. There … Continue reading →

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When A Pixel Paints A Thousand Words

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 15, 1993

Subscribe to ShahidulNews   When A Pixel Paints A Thousand WordsI remember my fascination with Charles Babbage's machine, and my inward fear when first given the chance to use a computer. Logging in to the VAX was a great thrill, … Continue reading →

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