All Posts Tagged With: "NYBAP"

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The G4 is Gone! Long Live the Macbook Pro!

Today, I sold my old Powerbook G4 to someone else, bringing to the end my first Mac laptop in the modern (post Jobs’ return to Apple) era. This Mac was where I learned to program PHP and run MYSQL queries, where I first blogged and built my first production level website - www.nybap.org. It lasted […]

April 6th, 2008 | Rasheq | 0 comments | Continued
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A Bangladeshi American watches cricket … with passion

I didn’t think it would happen. My wife, Ruhana, a life long cricket fan kept murmuring to me the past couple of months that the World Cup Cricket tournament was approaching shortly and how she wished she was back home watching it. I don’t follow cricket or have any particular affiliation with a ny sports […]

March 24th, 2007 | Rasheq | 1 comment | Continued
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Back to blogging

I’ve been neglecting my blogging over the past couple of months, not really for any good reason except that it was summer and I seemed to be invited to endless numbers of birthday parties, weddings, and general Bangladeshi American social events. Now that the weather is getting cooler, I imagine there will be less scope […]

September 4th, 2006 | Rasheq | 0 comments | Continued
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NYBAP on Voice of America

In an ongoing effort to promote NYBAP and increase our membership, I’ve been contacting various news media catering to the Bangladeshi and Bangladeshi American communities. One of my leads put me in touch with Voice of America’s Bangla service which broadcasts over the Internet and their senior correspondent, Mr. Kabiruddin Sarkar, interviewed my wife, Ruhana […]

May 23rd, 2006 | Rasheq | 1 comment | Continued
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NYBAP - My other project

For those of you who know me outside of this blog, you know that I’ve been heavily involved with an organization called NYBAP - The Network of Young Bangladeshi American Professionals since its relaunch in August 2005. The experience has shaped me in many ways but most of all I’ve learned a lot about leadership […]

May 1st, 2006 | Rasheq | 2 comments | Continued