We recently made a family vacation trip to the Leisure Kalmegha Villa. We rented Villa 21 & 22 for our stay for a single night. The overall experience was a disaster. Their service quality was terrible. We were expecting some decent services from them - but were left heartbroken with what we got after travelling…
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Bangladeshi Passport – VISA free, On Arrival & eVISA Country list
Bangladeshi passport is one of the weakest Passports in the world. If you are one of the Bangladeshis - you probably are aware of the hassle of getting Visa when you intend to travel abroad. Fortunately, the doors are much welcoming for Bangladeshi passport holders in some of the countries. Here is the list of…
Continue readingDhaka city – Only one main road connecting North & South
Commuters from Uttara to Motijheel know what it takes for them to reach their destination in rush hours. It is hard to believe that our urban planners couldn't make a parallel lane to the Uttara - Motijheel road. Yes there are branch roads one through Kuril Bishwaroad and another one through Mohakhali Tejgaon - but…
Continue readingভ্যাট এবং একটি কবিতা
কোনো বাসে আগুন ধরে নাই - ভাঙ্গা হয় নাই গাড়ি। সহিংসতাহীন আন্দোলনে ছিলনা বাড়াবাড়ি। কেউ এসে দিয়ে যায়নি বিরানির কোনো প্যাকেট - সিটি কর্পোরেশন দিয়ে যায়নি মোবাইল টয়লেট!! ফার্মের মুরগি বলে যাদের দিকে মারা হত তীর যৌক্তিক আন্দোলনে সফল হয়ে আজকে তারাই বীর। ভ্যাটের শতকরায় শিখেছেন অনেক হিসাব। মন্ত্রির মাথায়ই আসলে ছিল জ্ঞানের অভাব। তা…
Continue readingFirst sight of the beautiful Runmoy Resort!! – Sajek, Baghaichari, Rangamati
Facebook temporarily unavailable – January 27, 2015
Facebook was unavailable for about an hour today. Not sure what happened but this is what I found when I tried to browse FACEBOOK.COM UPDATE: From further search on this issue I came to know that the famous Lizard Squad (Black Hat Hacking Group) is responsible for the Facebook down issue. A huge DOS attack…
Continue readingViber – WhatsApp back in service in Bangladesh
Good News! - Viber, WhatsApp, Line, Tango etc have been Unblocked. These were blocked few days back on the ground of security issues. I checked this morning and all of these were working perfectly. This has happened when people were fearing ban on Facebook on same excuse.
Continue readingHindi movies in Bangladeshi Theatres and multiplexes
Hindi Movies will be screened in Bangladeshi theatres soon. Government has lifted the ban on screening Hindi cinema in Bangladesh. Prabhu Deva Directed Salman Khan's Movie "WANTED" will be the first movie to be shown in Bangladeshi Cinema Halls. The screening may start right from next friday if the censor board permits. Three more movies…
Continue readingWhatsApp, Line and MyPeople Blocked in Bangladesh
Three more instant messaging and Internet calling software got blocked in Bangladesh - just one day after blocking another popular program Viber. From an unconfirmed source - I could learn that these are blocked till 21st January with an excuse of security concern. Although officials said these will be unblocked by 21st January - but…
Continue readingViber and similar Instant messaging services are blocked in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh has blocked Viber and similar popular instant messaging and Internet calling services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has sent a letter to all the mobile operators and International Internet Gateway (IIG) providers to shut the services of these services. While most of the users of Mobile operators are unable…
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