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    Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury

    Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury was the Commandant of the Marine Academy and then Director General of Shipping in Bangladesh. He graduated from Juldia Marine Academy and World Maritime University. He pursued a career as a merchant ship cadet. He eventually retired from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

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  • Bangladesh: POOR OR WRONG FOUNDATION CANNOT SUSTAIN GROWTH0

    • Commentary
    • August 29, 2020

        F R Chowdhury One should not expect much from a poor start or wrong foundation. For a nation to succeed it must have a solid constitution followed by sound legislation, educated and competent workforce, documented procedures, record-keeping, and periodical evaluation. A constitution that states equality above sex, religion, and colour but again reserves

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  • Money and dictators from the poor countries gets a red carpet in the western nations.0

    • Commentary
    • April 18, 2020

    IT IS (NOT) SO EASY TO GET AWAY WITH IT by F R Chowdhury 18 April 2020 Easy money comes in many different ways. From mere theft and robbery to electronic hijacking of central bank, they vary widely in their mode of operation. Drug addiction and smuggling of drugs can destroy a complete generation of

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  • CONGRATULATIONS, INDIA1

    • Commentary
    • December 30, 2019

    by F R Chowdhury      30 December 2019 Born in British India in 1945, I came across two more nationality changes automatically. The first was the independence of Pakistan and India in 1947 when I became an East Pakistani. The second was in 1971 when East Pakistan became an independent country named Bangladesh. Then in 1991,

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  • Bangladesh; Students in politics0

    • Commentary
    • November 5, 2019

    F R Chowdhury 5 November 2019 We have seen various stages of students’ politics. In primary school, the class teacher appointed a monitor to represent the class. The class monitor or captain, in fact, was a go between teacher and students to facilitate academic activities. In high school we have seen the teacher conducting a

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  • GREATEST FESTIVAL OF CRICKET0

    • Commentary
    • July 17, 2019

    F R Chowdhury 17 July 2019 CWC19 (Cricket World Cup-2019) started with a match between the host nation England and South Africa in the Oval on 30th May. 2019. The opening ceremony took place in front of the Buckingham Palace the day before the first game. After the opening ceremony HM The Queen met the

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  • Bangladesh; DEMOCRACY IN PERIL1

    • Commentary, Issue 29 – Summer 2019
    • March 20, 2019

    by F R Chowdhury 20 March 2019 I was very upset with news from Bangladesh. For last few months we often come across news that someone somewhere in Bangladesh is arrested or jailed for passing unacceptable remark against the prime minister or for making any sort of cartoon of the prime minister. I am grateful

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  • WORLD PEACE: TWO PERENNIAL PROBLEMS0

    • Commentary
    • March 9, 2019

    by F R Chowdhury 10 March 2019 In our childhood we used to study how the Kings and Emperors conquered land and territories to show how mighty they were. They would always find a reason to wage war. Most of the wars took place for expansion of borders. But the European conquerors established colonies overseas.

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  • FREEDOM OF PRESS AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY1

    • Commentary
    • July 21, 2018

      F R Chowdhury     21 July 2018 It was Wednesday 18-July-2018, I was still on my morning breakfast listening to the TV news. The headline news was about a court verdict that gave £210,000.00 damages to Sir Cliff Richard for breach of his privacy by BBC. The story relates to a police search of

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  • A MILLION IS TEN TIMES MORE THAN A LAC/ LAKH0

    • Commentary
    • May 31, 2018

      by F R Chowdhury    31/5/2018   Most Bangladeshis still remember late Sirajur Rahman of BBC. In those dark days of Bangladesh when it was still under illegal occupation of Pakistan Army, people in Bangladesh used to eagerly wait for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) news to know about the progress of the liberation war.

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  • LOVE FOR POWER & AXIS OF EVILS0

    • Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
    • May 25, 2018

    by F R Chowdhury     24/5/2018 We see in the history of civilization the lust for power to have control over others. In the old days, the kings and emperors conquered other territories to satisfy their ego and desire for power. In modern days it is not possible to conquer other lands. Now the appetite

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  • CLASH OF IDEOLOGY & SPREAD OF GLOBAL INFLUENCE: HOW THINGS CHANGED0

    • Commentary
    • May 11, 2018

    May 8, 2018   Leadership Transformation: The Top 10 Most Influential Leaders Of All Time CLASH OF IDEOLOGY & SPREAD OF GLOBAL INFLUENCE: HOW THINGS CHANGED F R Chowdhury Karl Marx, the philosopher of the socialist economy, was born in Trier, a small town in Germany. His philosophy was that everything belongs to the state

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  • BANGLADESH; SOME OLD PREDICTIONS ARE BECOMING REALITY0

    • Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
    • April 4, 2018

    F R Chowdhury      4/4/2018 In 1971, I was still a merchant marine officer. We used to call at Chittagong frequently but did not have much social contact in Chittagong. It was immediately after the liberation of Bangladesh that I joined the Chittagong Port Authority as a marine pilot. My official designation was Assistant

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  • INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: CHANGING PATTERN AND PHASES – IS IT GOOD OR BAD?0

    • Commentary
    • March 15, 2018

    by F R Chowdhury          15/3/2018   Shipping is a complex and capital-intensive business. A major part of the international shipping was owned and operated by the developed western world. After the end of the World War-II, the largest merchant fleet was under the British flag. Then there were large operators in

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  • IN SEARCH OF A WHITEWASH & SOME CHEERLEADERS0

    • Commentary, Issue 24 – Spring 2018
    • February 21, 2018

    by F R Chowdhury     21/2/2018 Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has been ruled by military dictators for a long time. In today’s world it is difficult for such a military government to stand at par with the governments of other civilized democratic countries. As the time went on, pressure started mounting on the military

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