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Firoz Ahmed

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

ED 1 - The bureaucracy that outlived every regime.jpg

The bureaucracy that outlived every regime

After the British left, bureaucracy emerged as the most powerful force in Pakistan.
16 November 2025, 02:00 AM
market.jpg

Reopening of Malls, Markets: Some guidelines grossly ignored

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
crickekt.jpg

Behind the lens / Capturing the spectacular despite limitations

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
Ashraf.jpg

Behind the lens: Sorrow in click, pleasure in outcome

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

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
ED 1 - The bureaucracy that outlived every regime.jpg

The bureaucracy that outlived every regime

After the British left, bureaucracy emerged as the most powerful force in Pakistan.
16 November 2025, 02:00 AM
market.jpg

Reopening of Malls, Markets: Some guidelines grossly ignored

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
crickekt.jpg

Capturing the spectacular despite limitations

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
Ashraf.jpg

Behind the lens: Sorrow in click, pleasure in outcome

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

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

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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