Pitch to Win

As renowned Chinese philosopher Lao Tze once said:

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step."

With a phased journey approach, one can easily start to envision the various action steps from the perpective of "immediate implementability": the very first step, the next step, & all the way through all subsequent steps within the next 90 days... next 12 months... next 1 to 3 years or so...

As part of that approach, much like bridges have been used for centuries to connect and facilitate free transfer, Shetu – named after the Bengali word for “Bridge” – is dedicated to building a tech startup ecosystem in Bangladesh and bridging the gap between talent and its prospective scope (thereby bringing Silicon Valley knowledge to Bangladesh). They are the bootcamp that will help you to refine your business idea and launch your Tech Startup.

But Why?

Because, in some places in the world, an entire generation of brilliant minds don’t have the opportunities or partnerships they need. In other places, there are more opportunities than qualified people.

And Shetu, is tackling this challenge for Bangladesh.

"pitch2win" contestant Md. Mahabuber Rahaman pitched his business idea "InfoBangla" and won the competition. In this picture judges (no particular order): Samira Zuberi Himika, Nash Islam, Iraj Islam, Riyad Husain, Tanveer Ali & Samad Miraly presenting the Tk-50,000 check to Md. Mahabuber Rahaman.

Here is what Mahabuber Rahaman winner of the first ever pitch2win competition wrote:

Hello Everyone,

It was a nice experience to attend "Pitch 2 Win" contest. Since winning the competition, I am feeling that my life has been changed in 2 minutes. I was always running for this kind of break through for my life and finally I got one.

The most amusing part is that its not even a week and I am on business already. Please everyone pray for me so that I can bring the services of "info@Bangla" to you successfully.

I got those desired opportunities and the life changing break through because "SHETU" arranged that wonderful initiative "Pitch 2 Win". Thank you to Sajid Islam, founder and CEO of SHETU and also to SHETU team members for arranging such a wonderful initiative.

Md. Mahabuber Rahaman
info@Bangla Mahabuber, infobangla is a great idea.

We look forward to using your service.

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Public reaction on our recent political unrest

 

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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima eta 1ta fake photo

  May 12 at 1:00am · Like
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  Rafia Aqtar ata myanmarer pic, motijheel er pic to govt kaw k nite dei ni, segulo kisu savar er lasher shathe anjumane mafidul a kobor dea hoye gese ...

  May 12 at 7:23am · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn Bangladesh a ato suporichito jaygata kothay? you should think before you upload such heart touching photo which can confuse ppl!

  May 12 at 8:40pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho thik asha ami manlam ae pic ta hoy to fake,but ghotona to fake na............. Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn Rafia Aqtar Tanjila Sarmin Lima..............ami janta chi j tomadar modda k k akmot j amon kise ghotaca oe din somabesh a??????????

  May 13 at 9:16pm · Like · 1
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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima manush mara geche,,,but ei pic er moto kichu hoi ni....however, i care for each n everyone who died on that n8t.

  May 13 at 9:29pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn Mongol Groho we can just remorse for those foolish innocent people died on that night..... yeah, i'm deeply shocked from the core of my heart for their death, it's their nonsense which led their destination!! Ultimately, it brings a result for those who played with their emotion...

  May 13 at 10:10pm · Edited · Like
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  Rafia Aqtar foolish innocent people...??? Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn, wht do u mn by ths?? Allah rasul(sws) obomanona soite na parata foolishness??? huh .... open ur eyes plz, see d reality ....

  May 14 at 10:51am · Like · 1
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  Rafia Aqtar shahbag a city corp er pani n toilet dea holo, 4 storer security dea holo, govt er full patronize a chilo, setar nam andolon r Allah rasul (sws) obomanona soite na parata birat onnay. tai gift dea holo bullet - greened.... Allah sob dekhsen, history shakkhi ai brutality kokhono par pabena In sha Allah ....

  May 14 at 10:56am · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn @Rafia What have you seen like that happened in our country as 9(Allah rasul(sws) obomanona)) !! Give me some illustrations with proper evidence... then i'll start from that!! think logically not emotionally with opened eyes!

  May 14 at 11:01am · Edited · Like · 1
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  Mongol Groho hay Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn why u several time call them foolish people?????????????? akta sadhin desh ar manus ra tader dabi janata para tar jonno tadar mara falta hoba?????????? r tomra to bolba ja ora jamila korca tai police oder upor goli korca................but ku jodi amak mara to ami to chup kora thak bo na.........r sahabag ar lok dar police protection dicca r akhana odar murder korca.........so sweet............

  May 14 at 11:21am · Like · 1
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  Mongol Groho another thing Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn, sahabag ar ak vai mara galo taka amra bolci SOHID............r akhana ato gulo lok mara galo tar jonno sudu REMORSE(Koruna)??????????????

  May 14 at 11:25am · Like · 1
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn strange! Ami ja jiggas korlam tar kono ans kew janona sudu kano sahabag er sathe tulona korso.. Hefajater andholoner logic gulo kothay taito janona.. Ondhermoto sudhu support disso.. Ar kisui na

  May 14 at 11:59am via mobile · Like · 1
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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima "Allah rasul(sws) obomanona soite na parata " tara tastay nache, but tara ki korteche seta kew dekhe na...onk jayga theke madrasar student especially bachader anche eta bole j tara toblig a niye jabe...j mithachar diye Islam er protest kore tader ken amra follow korbo...protita tree Allahr name jikir kore seta ki tara jane na, tara Muslim dabi kore nijeder..taile tara kivabe oi tree gulo kete fello.....apart from all these I feel very sorry for those people who died on the that n8t, especially those innocent children...but mara jaoar amount niye j ekta rumor choracchhe n manush even dekhteche o na oi source gulo kotota reliable, seta dhukkhojonok.

  May 14 at 2:32pm · Edited · Unlike · 1
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  Mongol Groho ami support ar kotha ba biroditha r kotha bolci na.........ami bolci j ku jokon kisu bolta chy tokon kano 2pokko k 2 choka dhaka hoy..........sahabag ar lok jon naki notun projonmo..........to notun projonmo rajakar ar bichar chy valo kotha..............but i want to ask.............new projonmo ke sagor runi r cotto baccha taka dakca na??????????j 11 so kuti taka just akta printing mistake ar karona nosto holo ta dakca na?????????tara ke saver ar tragedy dakca na?????????tara ke podda sathu r durnity dakca na?????????tara ke share bazar ar durnity dakca na??????????tara chak ba na chak rajakar jodi ku hoya thaka tar bichar obbossoe hoba but ja gulo nia originally andolon howa uchit ta nia karo kono kotha nai............... its really..................

  May 14 at 2:51pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho r Hefajot e Islam ra Nari dar porda korar kotha bolca ata nia sobi kub sentimental......ku ku bolca nari ra lika pora koruk ata Hefazot chayna..........mayra kaj koruk ato naki tara chy na..........but ami janta chi jokon ak ta may bus a utha darea thaka tokon ku taka sit cara day na........even kisu somoy to may dar jonno fixed j sit gulo asha tata o bosa thaka and akta may asha jokon bola vaia ata mohila sit tokon r ak dika fera thaka...........kono aged mohila ko sit day na.............ata kotha kar somman????????????

  May 14 at 2:57pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn bus a jara purus hoye mohila seat dhokhol kore bose thake or loser head and 2mi dhakate thako bus a cholo so bujo ata sele or mey kew support kore na.. Meyra dharie thakle boste dea uchit at bodhrota but ataka as a girl Sangbidhanik odhikar vava thik noy... Jei hefajater kono leadership skill or experience nei or ato manuser nirapottar nischoyota dite parena... Rater adhare innocent ppl gulor mrittur dayboddhota prothome tadher nite hobe then Govt... Sarajibon andholon koreo meydher borkaporate parbena or dress habit change korte parbana or naridher leadership er bahire asteparbana. Rather agulo barbe... Coz young ppl like me are forced to support this wave to keep pace with da world... Hefajater moto pure ppl gulo aivave asbe jabo.. Amadher moto ppl gulo ultimately tike thakbe world lead dibe.. Ora sudu nijedher dhongso korse r amadher goti rod korse.. Ar religion of peace hoe o islam ke odher nirbudhitar boli dite hosse world er samne terrorist hoe.

  May 14 at 6:38pm via mobile · Edited · Like
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  Mongol Groho leadership skill bolta ke bujala buji na...........atar jonno ke kono versity ta porta hoy??????????jodi tai hoy then Hardhat Mohammad (sm.) ba Bangabundu ba Ziaur Rahman ke leader na????????tader to kono skill ba experience cilo na..............r ami bus ar sit dia akta example dilam...........coz jara nari sadhinotar kotha bola tarai naridar odhikar basi nosto kora............amon aro onak bapar asha............. r what do u mean by religion of peace????????????ku amak marta takba joto essa r ami chup kora bosha takbo???????????

  May 14 at 9:34pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn Com'n ma'am n think of the ultimate outcome!! leadership mane ami bolte chassi ato ppl gather korse tara but kono absolute chain of command silo na!!! They just yielded to Allama Safi for any decision!! when he was under the cover of police, there was no one to lead the movement further!! jodi Awami league or BNPr ato ppl akjaygate thakto kono Govt e sahospetona oivave attack korte!! This was there core drawback to go to oblivion... Religion of peace mane hosse Shantir Dhormo what islam bears from it's foundation though the picture is now just opposite due to some foolish Islamic emotion activitist... Nari odhikar or khomotayone amadher desh onek agano compared to other countries like us!! we'll get the rest by the passage of time.... sekhane kisu onion thakbe e atai sababik... In the end we should be pleased with that compared to other muslim country like us!!

  May 14 at 10:55pm · Like
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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima ami bujhtechi na j shahbag, BNP or govt. er kotha keno aslo....ekhane tor pic n post niye alochona hoitechilo....ekhane suport kora ta bepar na,,,critically analyze kore dekhte hobe bepar ta ki hoichilo, ken korche n kivabe...koto lok mara geche seta j kono jaygay dekhe ondher moto bissas korar kichu nai. + tui kintu onk kothar reply dis nai, rather tui new topic niye aschis out of nowhere!

  May 14 at 11:34pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho Tanjila Sarmin Lima uttor ami dicci tui valo kora por...............r kacho khurta gala shap bar hoba atai to savabik.............ami k kon dol support kora ta bolci na..........jata real fact sata bolci...........akhon tora jodi ghora dangea ghas khata jas to kamna hoba.............r tui j bolli j goto na ta kamna gotlo kara gotalo koto jon mara galo koto khoti holo ae sob ans janta hola onak kotai asba............

  May 15 at 8:38pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn ami bujlam tomar kotha................but Sofi k kano police atka rakhacilo????????k police k bolca taka atka rakta???????????1971 a jokon muktijuddo gosona dabar por Bangabondu k dora nia jawa holo tokon kono leader cilo na ae karona e tokon ato manus mara gaca.........na hola hoyto ato lok tokon sohid hoto na..............aki goto na akhanao gotaca...........kano Sofi k asta daya holo na...........odar somabash to onak aga e ses hoya jato............ora Sofi saheb ar jonno wait korcilo.............kono decision ar jonno wait korcilo..............actually wait korcilo na,Sofi saheb k atka rakha odar wait korano hoccilo..............coz rat ar ondokar na namla to odar khun kora jaba na............kano sob media k sorea fela holo rata?????????????kano hotat kora sob light off hoya galo rata aksatha???????//why?????????????bcoz everything was planned before............na hola ar aga r bar jokon ora somabesh korta chilo tokon oder badha daya holo.........Dhaka r sob enter point gulo bondo kora rakha hoyacilo but tar por o ora dukca..........Sofi Saheb o ashcilan.........but abar odar sundor kora Dhaka ashta daya holo,somabesh korta daya holo sara din but j oder leader taka e atka rakha holo........why????????????????

  May 15 at 8:53pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn @Mongol* Oh c'omn baby girl be cool, think of the ultimate result of this mayhem!
  Govt hefajater andholone desh soho world er kase choto hossilo. Govt er power thaka sotteo tara chup kore thakbe na.. O din rate tar ja korse ta sobi onnay and plan kora silo setato amra osikar korsina..
  Amrato sudu ata bolsi
  Tadher andholoner issue tadher nijedher loker kase e sposto na.. Dhormo bissasi ondho bokto manus ar sisu golo sunse.. Blogger ra nastik mohanobike and Allah ke obomanona korse sune sobi gor sere chole asse. But kothagulo kotota sothik kew e janena.. Kisuta kan chilenise sune take tarie baranor moto... Amra muslim country ta thik ase.. Jekhane lebanon, egypt, siria, afgan kottor muslim hoeo juger tane democracy chay nari shadhinota chay.. Sekhane amr tadher che advance hoe o kivave Hefajat er 13 condition bastobayon korbo..?. Ai ato boro andholoner kono bitti nei coz young generation and future er kono result asa korena... Tara andholon kore bartho hosse ar glani nite hosse Islam ke.

  May 15 at 10:02pm via mobile · Like · 1
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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima tui better chup ja...tumi kotha bolcho topic er baire...n onk kichur explanation tumi avoid kore new topic niye kotha boltecho...plz off ja. r noy to ba point a kotha bol.

  May 15 at 11:50pm · Unlike · 1
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  Mongol Groho ok Tanjila Sarmin Lima please clear kor j ami kon topic thaka sora jacci...........please.coz tui bar bar bolcis ami naki topic thaka sora jacci.............kon topic thaka sora jacci??????????tor jodi kisu baolar thaka ta hola bol but amar r Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn r kota bondo korta chiccis kano???????amadar 2 jonar distri vongi 2 rokom..........hoyto o thik ba ami thik but tui amak chup korta bolcis kano?????????r ami hoyto onak modern na but ami jani ami ke bolci..............

  May 16 at 9:28pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn ami baby e valo ashi...............onak boro hoy ja manus gulo k chalaki kora mara fela hoica tadar sudu matro foolish innocent people ar label lagea vula jata pari na..........amar bibak amak badha dicca..............r tumi bolco ae andolon ar karona desh world ar kaca coto hoica.........tahola share bazar durniti,podda sathu durnite,ak reporter ar murder ar bichar na hoa k ke bolba desh ar sunam????????? r savar ar gotonar karona jokon CNN thaka amar prime minister ar interview nea holo r reporter amader prime minister k bollo "Stop Prime minister"........sata ke desh ar jonno kube somman jonok???????????r amader sorastro montri r kotha na hoy bad e dilam.........r ami nari sadhinota ba democracy r bipokkha kisu bolci na.........r ami ato bolci na j Hefajot e islam ja bolca ba korca sob thik ba islam sommoto............ami sudu aata bolci j ato gulo manus k j mara fela holo seta kano kora hola??????????tar mana ke sadin desh a thak ke ku sadhin vaba tar motamot tar dabi prokas korta parba na??????????jata sorkari dol ar bipokkha jaba tokon tadar mara fela hoba???????

  May 16 at 9:46pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn tumi ato jinis kano nie asso?!! politicians are business man in our country!! kew 5 lakh taka spend kore chairman hoy, kew 1 koti taka dia MP hoy ata tadher invest ja pore interest soho uthie nay!!!kew.... Misile jay shamne gia slogan dey bomar sikar hoy guli khay.... kano jay jano? desh premer jonno na.... jate boro netara take chene and tender droper somoy partyr jonno tar dedication er reference dia kajta jeno nite pare... THIS IS OUR POLITICAL PEOPLE..

  May 16 at 10:06pm · Edited · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn awamileague or BNP kono netai er urdhe noy.... jekhane harta, blockade kore ppl takar jonno ar uprer netara aro boro business kore tadher lokobol kaje lagie.. akhane amar kono say nei!! But islami dol gulo ki kortese????????? or taka disse na dhormer dhohai dia innocent people gulor emotion gulo kaje lagie shartho hasil korse!!! ami tomake kono question korbo na je or kano eta korse coz tomar kase ans nei ami jani!!! ora amdher dhormoke kulosito korse!! aijnnoi ami bolci ora innocent foolish people cozz AL OR BNP netadher moto taka sara rastay namse nijer rokto disse.. tobe se rokto britha na 1. onner shartho siddi hosse 2. ISLAM boka hosse, terrorist hosse!! But ora je uddhsse diesilo rokto seta oi ovosthate e roe gese!! Tanjila Sarmin Lima ke tumi vul busso o tomake chup korte bolse aijonno je tumi amadher uttor jano na ata tomar barthota na ogulo CHILE KAN NIE GESE topic ja karor e janar kotha na.

  May 16 at 10:02pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn at first janta chi tomar r Tanjila Sarmin Lima r qus gulo ke............tarpor asba ami ans dita parbo ke na...........tomra qus korar agae kivaba bujla j ans asha ke nai???????????/r ami CHIL A KAN NEA GASA, sai kan ar picona douracci na..................ami aga e bolace j ami kuk support korar kotha bolce na akhana.......ami bolci j amadar valo mondo bichar korar khomota harea gaca.............ami bolci sorkar ar chalaki r kotha.............sorkar plan kora koto gulo manus k mara fala then sadu sajar chasta korca..............amar post ar heading tai cilo j sorkar ke agulo dakca na................vul tomra amak bustaco..................r please ami tomadar qus gulo sunta chi.............ke qus korta chacco tomra amak.................please koro..........

  May 18 at 9:12pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn "ami bolci sorkar ar chalaki r kotha.............sorkar plan kora koto gulo manus k mara fala then sadu sajar chasta korca..............amar post ar heading tai cilo j sorkar ke agulo dakca" uper ukti gulo tomar Mongol Groho tumi parle upor thke poro r valo lagse na repeat korte... ato kisu bolar pore o tumi jekhane sila sekhane e aso kivave bujabo tomake?! i have no option left!!!!!!!! I AM TOTALLY FEED UP... Tumi bolso sorkar manus mere akhon sadu sajar chest korse setato onek porer kotah.. ami and Tanjila Sarmin Lima tomak bar bar sudu atai jiggasa korsi je HEFAJAT er andoloner joktikota kothay??? tumi kono point e dekhate paro ni.. faltu kisu religious point bloso ja tumi sunso jar kono evidence tomar kase nai..

  May 18 at 9:36pm · Like · 1
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  Mongol Groho ok evidence collect kora e ami tomak dhakabo............as soon as possible...........r amra ato taratari feed up hoya jai bolae to amader ae obosta..........amader desh ar ae obosta.......i will contact with u soon.........

  May 18 at 9:42pm · Like
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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima tomake bujhano possible na bandhobi..n ami off here! kono ans o chai na.

  May 18 at 9:43pm · Like
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  Mongol Groho hashi ashca tor comment dhaka lim...............

  May 18 at 9:44pm · Like
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  Tanjila Sarmin Lima plz has...taile o vlo.

  Sunday at 11:17am · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn lol

  Sunday at 11:43am via mobile · Like
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  Rafia Aqtar Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn, আমি আগে আপনার কাছ থেকে 'অবমাননার' definition জানতে চাই। তাহলে আপনাকে অবমাননা কোথায় হয়েছে বোঝাতে পারব, অবশ্য যদি তালগাছ টা আপনার না হয়ে থাকে তো ......

  Monday at 12:08am · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn @Rafia.
  
  your way of speaking bangla is not up to the convincing level... You would better attempt different approach.. You don't have to convince me, but convince yourself how to talk formally keeping personal emotion in a particular topic..
  Thank you for showing interest in our crisis.

  Monday at 1:42am via mobile · Like
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  Rafia Aqtar আমি আপনার কাছ থেকে এই ধরনের comment পাব ধারনা করেছিলাম, সেটা সত্যি হল।আপনার 'অবমাননা তত্ত' আর মখা আলমগিরের 'পিলার তত্ত' খুব ই কাছাকাছি ছিল। অতএব এই ধরনের comment আপনিই দিতে পারেন। আশার কথা হল জাতি আরেকজন ভাষাবিদ (!) পেতে যাচ্ছে। Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn

  Monday at 7:47am · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn @Rafia, I can't but praise your sweet words though they were acidic not being used in due time. Ma'am, for your kind info, i did't give anY definition of your intended word 'obomanona' in ma last comment... I don't know where the hell you got the holy shit 'Pilar Totto' and compared it with. You are talking like our heavenly politician who are busy to attack their opponent with romantic spiny word, they don't know how to talk to the point in a certain topic without laughing jargon. Please, be serious in your speech and cut those irrelevant word like (tal gasta apnar, pilar totto mo kho alamgir). Those can provoke laughter in your mind insulting me, but it shouldn't be your intention rather convincing me what you intended in your 2nd last comment.
  Thank you for your loving bengali words.

  Monday at 9:30am via mobile · Edited · Like
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  Rafia Aqtar Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn,আপনাকে মনে করিয়ে দেই, রাসুল (সঃ) এর অবমাননা কোথায় হয়েছে সেটা আপনি জানতে চেয়েছেন। এর চেয়ে বড় তত্ত আর কি হতে পারে, bt m sry, আপনি অল্পের জন্য 2nd , 1st আমি আপনার প্রিয় সম্মানিত মহিউদ্দিন খান আলমগির কেই রাখলাম। আর আমি দুঃখিত আপনার বাংলার প্রতি যে এল্যার্জি সেটা আমি দূর করতে পারব না।আমি মানুষ scorpion না ।

  Monday at 3:54pm · Like
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  Syëd Tåj Scõrpïôn i can't but laugh at your stupidity at figuring me out this time...
  How do you know MR MO KHA a f**king representative of this ever unsuccessful Govt is my favourit person? Whether you know it or not i got some studip symptoms in you which resembel Mo kho... I said at the begining that your way of bengali speaking is not formal.. If i followed you and used bangla here would be an even more contendius environment.. I reminded you some of your wrong word choices however you didn't change in your last comment rather were even more harsh and aggressive. I know you can't cause it lies in your DNA... You don't have to convince me anything on the contrary try to learn how to talk formal Bangla.
 

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