BICN 4 - 17 May 2000
Volume 3 Number 16
IN THIS ISSUE
+News & Announcements
-- String Quartet of the Calcutta Foundation
Orchestra Plays Dhaka --
-- The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Living in a Borderland -
New Book --
-- Expatriate Games - New Book --
-- Bangladesh Sociological
Association conference "South Asia in the New Millennium: Towards a New
Social Order" --
-- An Item for Londonis & Those Who Phone Them: New
Phone Codes for London --
+This Issue's
Sponsors
-- Apartment To Let, Large Luxury Four Bedrooms in
Gulshan --
-- Expats & Bangladeshis, Plan for a Sound Financial Future Now
with Sovereign --
-- Badhon, The Largest Matchmaking Agency in Bangladesh --
+Events Calendar, Dhaka & Beyond
+Webby!
-- You Don't Have Mail: Dhaka ISP bdmail.com Email Service Hacked --
-- PovertyNews: New discussion group on poverty alleviation & development --
-- Just What We Need (?): Talking Email --
+Non-Commercial
Advertisements
-- PERSON WANTED: With A Sense of Humor &
Visa for India --
-- HELP WANTED: Teachers for Grace International School --
--
AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT: Cook/bearer & Ayah/bearer --
-- FOR SALE: Exercise
Bicycle For Sale --
-- FOR SALE: Personal Household Articles --
-- ITEM WANTED:
2nd Hand Computer Monitor --
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
-- String Quartet of the Calcutta Foundation Orchestra Plays Dhaka --
The Calcutta Foundation Orchestra is a socio-cultural organization set up to
reach out to the under-privileged and weaker sections of Calcutta's society. Its
objectives are to help the needy, to search for talent amongst the young and the
not-so-fortunate and to nurture these talents in the field of orchestral music.
The CFO string quartet played a concert on 29 April 99 at American
International School/Dhaka, followed by class visits the following day.
Financial support was provided by the AIS/D Parent-Teacher Association.
The CFO-Dhaka connection originated with an Internet search by Dhaka expat
parent Theresa DelNinno for a string instructor to teach her family's cellists.
Now, CFO alumni Philip Hazra is well-established in Dhaka teaching violin and
cello to a growing number of students.
Next year, CFO plans to send a string ensemble to Dhaka three times, in the
fall, winter, and spring. The dates of these visits will be finalized within a
few days and the process will begin of booking concerts, recitals,
demonstrations, classes, etc. In keeping with CFO's practice in Calcutta, these
will include free tickets and special performances for slum school students,
street kids, etc.
Please drop a line to news@bicn.com if you might be interested in a CFO
string ensemble at your school, public event, hotel, restaurant, or private
function during the upcoming 2000-1 concert season. There will also be
opportunities for Dhaka musicians and other performers to appear with the CFO.
There will be a need for event volunteers and sponsors as well - please email news@bicn.com
if you would like to be kept informed about any of these
activities.
-- The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Living in a Borderland – New Book --
By Willem van Schendel, Wolfgang Mey and Aditya Kumar Dewan. Bangkok: White
Lotus, 2000. 325 pp; 418 photographs; ISBN 974-8434-98-2. List price USD50.
>From the publisher: "The Chittagong Hill Tracts - the borderland
between Burma, India and Bangladesh - are inhabited by twelve distinct ethnic
groups with strong cultural and linguistic links with Southeast Asia. The three
specialist authors of this unique book assembled more than 400 mostly
unpublished photographs, many in colour, from over 50 private collections.
" 'The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Living in a Borderland' introduces the
reader to the remarkable cultural variety and modern transformations of this
little known region bridging Southeast Asia and South Asia. At the same time it
explores how, from the 1860s to the late twentieth century, photographers have
portrayed the Chittagong Hill Tracts and their inhabitants. These photographers
were both outsiders (travellers, officials, missionaries, anthropologists,
development workers) and local people capturing their own world as they saw it.
"The 20 chapters include: Creating a Colonial Aristocracy, The Public
Display of Power, Images of Nature and Destruction, Religions of the Hills,
Bodies and Costumes, Developing the Hills, and Lifestyles. "
To order online, visit http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9748434982/o/qid=957370980/sr=2-1/0
02-8137184-1532266
Bangladesh edition: University Press Ltd. Dhaka. ( URL http://www.uplbooks.com
) will be publishing Bangladesh editions of this book in English and Bengali.
Email books@bicn.com to request a copy for local delivery by Mr Kashem when they
become available.
-- Expatriate Games – New Book --
>From Mark Trenowden ( trenbren@aol.com
): "I was posted in Dhaka May
1995 to April 1997. I have written a book about my experiences which is due to
be published in May 2000. Details of my book can be found at http://www.btintenet.com/~cricketboy/expat.htm
.
"
"A true story of the hardships, frustrations and fun experienced by a
foreigner setting up home in Bangladesh, where making a simple telephone call is
a ten-act drama and, blighted by a lethargic, bureaucratic environment, every
day has its stresses. Whether you are a seasoned expat, soon to be posted abroad
or just an armchair explorer, there will be plenty to entertain, terrify, and
amuse you here. 270pp. 198x129mm. Paperback." Expatriate Games,'
Trenowden M, GBP12.99, ISBN: 0754111016
[If you read this book and feel so inclined, please send your comments or a
review to news@bicn.com . - Ed.]
-- Bangladesh Sociological Association conference "South Asia in the New
Millennium: Towards a New Social Order", Dhaka 15-17 June --
This will be BSA's second international conference and biennial meeting in
Dhaka. Papers in English or Bangla are invited in sociology and allied
disciplines including anthropology, economics, politics and history. The
following major themes are preferred: social order and change; cultural change
and modernity; state, politics, governance and corruption; gender, population,
health and sustainable development; globalisation and its impact; poverty and
social exclusion; state of sociology in South Asia and its future role.
Abstracts of <250 words are due 30 Apr [I realize this is past but if you are
quick maybe they would still accept - Ed.], and completed papers 7 June. BSA may
be able to reimburse travel from other South Asian countries in a few cases.
Email inquiries to S. Aminul Islam at aminuls@citechco.net
.
-- An Item for Londonis & Those Who Phone Them: New London Phone Codes --
As of midnight 22 April, area codes for (some?) London phones changed, for
example:
0171 became (020)7 followed by the current seven digit number 0181 became
(020)8 followed by the current seven digit number
The first "0" is (still) not dialled when calling from overseas.
Beyond these two examples, you're on your own – the above is the extent of
my information on this topic!
THIS ISSUE'S SPONSORS
-- Apartment To Let, Large Luxury Four Bedrooms in Gulshan --
Luxury apartment, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, 3300 square feet, on the
third floor of the Concord Panorama Apartments, 51/54 Gulshan Road, Apt. 305.
Unit features include:
-All foreign fittings -Central gas geyser -Attached maid's room and toilet.
-Underground parking space -Available now
The complex has 24-hour security and lift service.
For more information, please email hzaman@worldbank.org
or phone owner Mrs
Zaman in Dhaka at +880(2)8616576 between 9am and 10pm.
-- Attention Expats & Bangladeshis - Plan for a Sound Financial Future
Now --
Your time abroad represents the perfect opportunity to
1. Utilize your tax status
2. Maximize your returns on your savings &
investments
3. Plan for a sound financial future
Sovereign is an international financial consultancy firm represented in
Bangladesh by Peter Doran, senior consultant and portfolio manager based in
Bangkok. He will be visiting Dhaka the last week of April, and he can meet
privately with you to provide free confidential advice on such matters as:
-Pension planning
-Education fee planning
-Multi-currency mortgages
-Regular
contribution saving plans
-Lump sum investments
-Offshore banking
-Portfolio
management
-Financial planning
-Offshore companies and trusts
For a no-cost appointment with Mr. Doran in Dhaka last week of April, email sovereign@bicn.com
or contact Mr. Doran by fax or telephone as follows:
Before Fri 21 April: Bangkok fax +66(2)631-1556, tel +66(2)631-2047
>From Fri 21 April to Sat 29 April: Dhaka tel/fax +880(2)882-2148
Sovereign also has offices in Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo - email sovereign@bicn.com
for more information or to make an appointment.
-- Badhon, The Largest Matchmaking Agency in Bangladesh --
Now you can find your match through the Badhon on-line database! If you are
fed up with the tiresome process of 'arrangements' for finding a match, try
Badhon. We have been offering matchmaking services in Bangladesh for the last
five years. For more information, check out www.badhon.com
, email us at badhon@bdonline.com ,
or call us at 8916966, 8918851 (Uttara branch), 9331198, or 9342254 (Dilu Road
branch).
EVENTS CALENDAR, DHAKA & BEYOND
All events are in Dhaka unless otherwise noted. Entry to some events is
restricted eg to members - contact the organizers for information. Have an
event for the Calendar? Email it to news@bicn.com
by Tues 16 May 2000.
-- Early May Events
Thu 4 May: SAARC Fashion Pageant. 730pm Hotel Sonargaon, organized by the
SAARC Women's Association. Dinner & dance follow the show.
Fri 28 Apr-4 May: "Mandi - Dying Rituals", a photography exhibition
by Shameem Hasan at Alliance Francaise. 9am-noon & 5-8p Sunday-Friday,
closed Saturday. Email alliance@vasdigital.com
.
29 Apr-8 May: Solo Exhibit, Abdus Shakoor, DD Art Gallery, House CEN(B)20,
Road 99, Gulshan. 10am-8pm daily.
30 Apr - 7 May, London: Week Long " Bangladesh Film Festival"
organised by Rainbow Film Society at Genesis Cinema, Mile End Road, London-E1.
For ticket/invitation & more information email MK0301@aol.com
or RainbowFS@aol.com Films to be screened: Suprovat by Kabir
Anwar, Onna Jbon by Sheikh Niamot Ali,
Abdar by Shuvash Datta, Golapi Ekhon Traine by Amjad Hussain, Chitra Nadir Pare
by Tanvir Mokammel, Ekhoni Shomoy by Abdullah Al Mamun, Banglar Bodhu by
A.J.Mintu, Siphahi by Kazi Hayat, Emiler Goenda Bahini by Badal Rahman, Dipu
Number Two (Sub-Title) by Murshedul Islam, Muktir Gan by Tareq / Kathrine Masud
Fri-Sun 5-7 May: "Do You Believe in Fairy Tales?" Adult musical
comedy At the BHC Club, 8:00pm snacks & punch, show at 8:30pm. Tickets Tk500
at the BHC, all proceeds to CSKS (NGO working with street children).
Fri-Sun 5-7 May: Bengal Studies Conference, 34th Meeting, University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. See http://www.uwosh.edu/bengal/
, email khan@uwosh.edu .
5-18 May: 2nd Solo Painting Exhibition of Pintu Islam. Open daily 9am-12 noon
and 5-8pm at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi. Email alliance@vasdigital.com
Sat 6 May: United Nations Women's Association (UNWA) meeting. All full
members invited to vote on a revised constitution. 10am Haveli Restaurant,
Gulshan Ave. Proxy voting forms available if unable to attend. Email unwa@bicn.com
.
Sun 7 May: Dhaka American Women's Club annual spring farewell member's tea
and Board elections. Email dawc@bicn.com
.
Wed 10 May: United Nations Women's Association (UNWA) general meeting. 7.30pm
British High Commission Club. Talk on "25 years of travel in Bangladesh
with Sue Headlam." Coffee and dessert. Chandraghona fabrics and goods on
sale. Email unwa@bicn.com .
Sun-Tue 14-16 May, Oslo: European Network of Bangladesh Studies Sixth
Workshop, "Bangladesh - Changing Identities and Economic
Transformation". Website http://www.bath.ac.uk/Centres/CDS/enbs.htm
.
Mon 15 May: United Nations Women's Association (UNWA) newcomers' tea. 3.30pm.
Email unwa@bicn.com .
Tue 16 May: Deadline to submit items for next issue of BICN. Email news@bicn.com
. **NB Next issue will be the last before summer break. Publication resumes Weds
6 Sep 00.**
Tue-Fri 16-19 May: Dhaka Stage presents Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the
Water", AIS/D auditorium 7:30 pm. Tickets will be Tk 350, available soon at
AIS/D, American Embassy, BHC, Bagha Club, and the International Club. Don't miss
this hilarious comedy about embassy life. Email arussell@ais-dhaka
.
Wed 17 May: National holiday, Buddha Purnima.
-- A Little Later On
Sat 20 May: United Nations Women's Association (UNWA) outing to a garment
factory. 10am. Email unwa@bicn.com
Fri 26 May: Dhaka American Women's Club Cabaret Night. Dinner, show, and
disco Tk750 adult, Tk400 child under 12, disco only Tk300. Tickets availability
about 2 weeks prior at the American Club and possibly other venues. Email dawc@bicn.com
.
27-28 May, Chicago USA: 5th North America Bangla Literature & Culture
Convention. Assembly Hall Auditorium, Illinois State Building, 9am to midnight.
Admission, both days $20, one day $15. Dance, drama, music, video clips,
seminars and workshops. Email ektara_2000@yahoo.com
or call 847-490-0036 /
847-673-6353.
Mon 29 May: United Nations Women's Association (UNWA) monthly lunch at Young
Bin Kwan. 12.30pm. Email unwa@bicn.com .
5-7 Jan 2001, New Orleans LA: "Efficiency vs. Equity: Emerging Issues in
Capital and Labor Markets in Bangladesh", Association for Economic and
Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB) conference. AEDSB invites authors in
all disciplines to submit papers; submission deadline 1 June 2000. For more
info, email khan@uwp.edu
or mkhef@uno.edu
WEBBY!
-- You Don't Have Mail: Dhaka ISP bdmail.com Email Service Hacked --
If you have been sending email recently to anyone with an email address
"@bdmail.net" at the Dhaka ISP bdmail.net, you may want to check if
they are receiving your messages. Apparently bdmail.net's email service was
severely hacked within the last week or so, and as of Monday at least the
problem was not yet solved.
-- PovertyNews: New discussion group on poverty alleviation & development
--
PovertyNews is a discussion group about poverty and development projects in
developing countries. The list will accept all kinds of news, information and
materials about the poverty situation in Third World countries. PovertyNews is
intended for people who are interested in international development and poverty
alleviation issues.
PovertyNews themes will include the following:
o general poverty issues
o economic development in Third World countries
o
social and political development of Third World countries
o gender and women
empowerment
o agriculture and natural resource management
o food security
o
healthcare and family planning
o education, especially girls education in Third
World countries
o governance and capacity development o corruption issues in
governments of poor countries
o capacity building of local NGOs, cooperatives
and grassroots organizations
o development projects in third world countries in
the above fields
o news of research studies and projects on any of the above.
PovertyNews will be useful to people/professionals involved in poverty
alleviation, community development, gender, health, food security, natural
resource management, agriculture, education, governance and institution capacity
building, poverty research, project consulting, etc.
To join, send an email to povertynews-subscribe@egroups.com
-- Just What We Need (?): Talking Email --
Now you can send a talking email - strangely this involves talking into a
phone, not your computer. Here's how it works: go to
http://vsnetcall.vstream.com/index2.asp [no longer online]
and sign up. Then provide the email address of the person to whom you want to
send a talking email. You will be provided with a telephone number (free 800
number if you are in the US or Canada, a US area code 303 number otherwise) and
a code. Call the number, enter the code, speak your message, and away your talk
goes to the email address you provided.
If you are in the US or Canada and want to try this out on me ( news@bicn.com
), go ahead. [If you want a reply, do you have to include your email address in
the spoken message? Beats me.]
NON-COMMERCIAL CLASSIFIED ADS
-- PERSON WANTED: Person With A Sense of Humor & Visa for India --
Companion/Co-Driver for overland mini-expedition to Sikkim by Land Rover
between 11 - 18 May 2000. The aim is to go north to Phodang, and beyond if
possible to the hot springs of the Yumthang valley. If interested, please
contact Gareth Derrick on 8829674 (after 28th April) or e-mail derrick@citechco.net
-- HELP WANTED: Teachers for Grace International School --
Grace International School is a multi-cultural Christian School teaching
English National Curriculum to expatriate children from 32 countries.
The school is seeking applications for a Reception Teacher and two Primary
School Teachers. The candidates sought are enthusiastic, committed Christians
who have appropriate qualifications and preferably two years' teaching
experience, for posts in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002. Package includes ....
· 2 year contract
· Airfare
· Accommodation
· Living Allowance
For further details of the teacher package and an Application Form contact
Andrew Gordon, Principal, phone/fax: +880(2)881-0088 email gisdhaka@citechco.net
.
-- AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT, Cook/bearer & Ayah/bearer --
Our cook/bearer Nickil is looking for a new family to spoil now that we are
leaving Bangladesh. He cooks American, European and Asian dishes and is always
willing to try new recipes. He is aware of hygiene and attentive to household
needs - the cookie jar is always full, the kid's special lunch treat, seasonal
fresh fruit on the table. He is trustworthy and reliable (never late or missed a
day during his time with us) and always stays until work is done. He works
Monday through Saturday, does the ironing, and helps out with housework when
needed. He is very kind, great with kids and pets, and works as an excellent
team with Martina. He lives nearby to the Baridhara/Gulshan/Banani area with his
wife and son. Available early June.
Our ayah/bearer Martina takes care of all our housework and looks after our
10 year old. She does all washing and cleaning, takes care of the pets (dog and
cats), and works as part of a team with Nickil. She is reliable, trustworthy,
and discreet. Martina needs a live-in situation, and has all her own furnishings
for her room. She works Monday through Saturday, is pleasant and has never
missed a day. Available early June.
Further information, email whittles@bangla.net
-- FOR SALE: Exercise Bicycle For Sale --
Tunturi Executive Ergometer, for Tk. 9,000/- only. Hardly used. Available for
inspection. Email amenali@bangla.net
.
-- FOR SALE: Personal Household Articles --
Leaving the country soon. Passbook items available: like new Kawai Pian; two
air conditioners (General A/C 24,000 and BT18,000 BTU); Kelvinator Gas Cooker.
Non-passbook items: washing machine (National, like new); refrigerator (Samsung
like new); five ceiling fans; automatic gas water heater (Tropica 40 Gal) ; one
exercise machine (treadmill plus); two-piece China cabinet (like new); two
wooden bookshelves ( one with glass front); dining table with six chairs; two
coffee tables; two wooden desks ( with drawers); dressers/mirror; one sofa set
(3 piece ) with side tables; cane furniture ( one sofa set, eight chairs, two
beds with side tables); two satellite dishes with a tuner. We are located in
Baridhara. Email gounderp@citechco.net
-- ITEM WANTED: 2nd Hand Computer Monitor --
Looking for a second-hand monitor for PC desktop. If you have such an item to
sell or give away, please contact Armand Rousselot at e-mail Arousselot@iom
or tel 011 868801.
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