#1 news in US -BD Cabbie returns 31 diamonds

[pagol-chagol]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/...o.gJ5waQsEtbAF Osman Chowdhury of New York

[Sauron]

Made me so proud to even think about it!!! Great to see that "Bangladeshi" identity has been mentioned.

This was at the top of the Most Emailed Story and the Most Viewed Story lists on Yahoo all this morning.

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[Tigers_eye]

Yea had the circulated in the office the moment i saw the news. I am getting lots of feedback (good ones).

[Kabir]

Fazal mamu posted the picture of him at http://www.banglacricket.com/alochon...572#post369572 suggesting his name for president of BD

Amazing news though. Even I wouldn't be that honest...surprises me!!!

[pagol-chagol]

Nobody remembers this news anymore after Anna Nicole Smith died today.

[Hatebreed]

This is remarkable. Honesty is such a rare and precious thing in life. I'm proud he's a Bangladeshi.

[Miraz]

I think this is one of the most significant news after a BBC poll found Bangladeshis are the happiest people of world

Honest and happy, makes sense

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by pagol-chagol
Nobody remembers this news anymore after Anna Nicole Smith died today.

sad ending....

[BDMatrix]

Originally Posted by pagol-chagol
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/...o.gJ5waQsEtbAF Osman Chowdhury of New York

ধন্যবাদ৷

[Bancan]

o wow really happy to hear this. i dont know if i would have been this honest.

and about anna nicole, her life was like a hollywood movie, with a tragic ending

[ialbd]

mashAllah, he will get his 'reward' for this....

Undoubtedly made all the probashi Bangladeshis proud

[pagol-chagol]

Originally Posted by ialbd
mashAllah, he will get his 'reward' for this....

Yes.
In afterlife he will be awarded Anna Nicole Smith, the skinny one.
If he didn't return it, he would have been awarded Anna Nicole Smith, the fat one.
Oh Osman, Anna is waiting for you!

[Miraz]

Now, Mr. Osman is receiving huge media attention and is flooded with praise and awards,

A Bangladeshi immigrant taxi driver in New York is the toast of the Big Apple after returning a $500,000 lost bag of diamond rings to their rightful owner. Osman Chowdhury's honesty has made him an instant celebrity, propelling him onto the city's airwaves to receive the plaudits of the great and the good.

For the last two days he has also been interviewed by scores of news organisations in the US and across the globe.
In addition, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has honoured him with an Achievement Award for 2007. Even the City Council of New York City has joined in, by given him a citation praising his honesty.
And the word is that the New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, may announce a reward for him.

The members of the Bangladeshi community in New York are proud of this son of the soil.
"There are good and honest people in every community. But with his deeds Osman has made us all Bangladeshis very proud," neighbour Shafiq Alam said.

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[layperson]

Originally Posted by pagol-chagol
Yes.
In afterlife he will be awarded Anna Nicole Smith, the skinny one.
If he didn't return it, he would have been awarded Anna Nicole Smith, the fat one.
Oh Osman, Anna is waiting for you!