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Firoz Ahmed

Firoz Ahmed is a retired government officer and a former official of the Asian Development Bank.

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The disagreements over presidential power and state religion

9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
As members of the Constitution Reform Commission, we, Sharif Bhuiyan and Firoz Ahmed, submitted two written notes to the Commission—one dated November 23, 2024, on strengthening the office of the President, and another dated December 31, 2024, on the inclusion of “Bismillah” and a state religion in the Constitution.
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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The bureaucracy that outlived every regime

16 November 2025, 02:00 AM
After the British left, bureaucracy emerged as the most powerful force in Pakistan.
16 November 2025, 02:00 AM
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Reopening of Malls, Markets: Some guidelines grossly ignored

10 May 2020, 18:00 PM
On the first day of the reopening of some markets in the capital yesterday amid the Covid-19 outbreak, many shoppers and store staffers were found to have flouted the directives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, laying people’s health safety on the line.
10 May 2020, 18:00 PM
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Behind the lens / Capturing the spectacular despite limitations

27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
As a photojournalist, I have had many self-satisfactory moments and among those, Tamim Iqbal’s one-handed air-borne catch against West Indies has occupied a special place in my heart.
27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
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Behind the lens: Sorrow in click, pleasure in outcome

21 April 2020, 18:00 PM
It was one of the hardest moments in my professional career. I was shell shocked when I read the news in the morning about Mohammad Ashraful’s involvement in match-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in 2013.
21 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka's traffic

Dhaka's traffic madness / Bringing order to our roads won't be an easy task, but it's not impossible either

27 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Dhaka's traffic system is one of the most chaotic in the world. Due to the city's notorious traffic congestion, people suffer economically, physically and even psychologically.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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