Firoz Ahmed
Firoz Ahmed is a retired government officer and a former official of the Asian Development Bank.
The disagreements over presidential power and state religion
9 May 2026
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
The bureaucracy that outlived every regime
16 November 2025
After the British left, bureaucracy emerged as the most powerful force in Pakistan.
16 November 2025
Reopening of Malls, Markets: Some guidelines grossly ignored
10 May 2020
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
Behind the lens / Capturing the spectacular despite limitations
27 April 2020
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
Behind the lens: Sorrow in click, pleasure in outcome
21 April 2020
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
Dhaka's traffic madness / Bringing order to our roads won't be an easy task, but it's not impossible either
27 January 2019
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