Arshi Haider

Chairman, bti Holdings Ltd.

Our Future
Topic Health
In my previous article titled Pandemics, Science and the future of humanity, I ended with a question about our future considering the advances made in the field of medicine and
... continue reading
Pandemics is the Future of Humanity
Topic Health
Humans have suffered pandemics from time immemorial. Millions of lives have been lost to pandemics over the centuries. But in almost every plague that we have suffered, there has been
... continue reading
Topic Management
A culture of micromanaging can seriously debilitate an organization. It disempowers employees, demotivates the high achievers and can eventually lead to an organization full of incompetent “Yes People”. To quote
... continue reading
Topic Health
Sometime ago I read an interesting book called The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. In this article, I present my learning from this highly acclaimed book. I however do
... continue reading
Topic Health
This is the last of the three articles on health and wellness. The first two articles dealt with medicine and diet and this one on exercise completes the trilogy. During
... continue reading
Topic Health
In my last article I wrote about the dangers of over medication and the corruption through which the big pharmaceutical industries create an artificial demand for their products which is
... continue reading
Topic Health
Medicines are being prescribed wantonly by doctors everywhere. Antidepressants, statins, opioids, acetaminophens (paracetamol), acetylsalicylic acid (Asprin), benzodiazepines (Valium, Seduxenetc), hydrochlorothiazide (Losartan) are consumed in copious quantities by people seeking a
... continue reading
Recently I read a book titled The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar. I do not wish to give the book any undue credit because at best it can
... continue reading
In 1984 when bti ltd was incorporated, my only assets were an engineering degree and an unimpressive bank account which every month had much more debits than credits. There was
... continue reading
The new Dhaka Structural Plan (DSP) has been proposed with a vision of “Making Dhaka a Livable, Functional and Resilient Metropolis Respecting Local Socio-Cultural Fabric and Environmental Sustainability”. Very nice!
... continue reading