Help Holey Artisan

When most of us who live in Dhaka, Bangladesh think of Holey Artisan Bakery, we think of the peaceful Fridays spent on their lawn. We remember the employees who remembered us each time we visited and maybe even what our "regular' order was. Everything changed for each of us on July 1st, but most especially …

Night of Terror in Dhaka

Over the past few days, I have been asked what was Holey Artisan Bakery, what kind of place it was. I don't know if anyone recalls the show Cheers that was centered around a bar that was the hub of their community. Holey was sort of like that. Most of the time, it was not …

Beautiful Bangladesh – The Land of Stories

 While the country has recently been rebranded as Beautiful Bangladesh, truly the country is know by the happy faces in the face of all odds and catastrophes. The resilience of the people, the “never give up” mentality that exists in the hearts of all Bangalees. One of the challenges that Bangladesh should take on is …

Re-Branding Bangladesh Contest – What's Your Choice?

So, my question is for how long will we allow Bangladesh to be known by Micro Credit, Flood, Famine and Professor Yunus? If you love Bangladesh, as I do, then you know it has many great things going for it, but it could be so much more. Is this really what we want for Bangladesh, …