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Topic: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi

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Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
OP - January 13, 2010, 08:13 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8455897.stm

He also turned down a reward, saying he could not accept it as a devout Muslim, Newsday reported.

"I'm needy, but I'm not greedy," he said. "It's better to be honest."

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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #1 - January 13, 2010, 08:15 PM

Bangali ra kokhon bodhro lokh hoy galo?

(translation: since when did bengalis become respectable people?)

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Reply #2 - January 13, 2010, 09:13 PM

I hope that was a joke.

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Reply #3 - January 13, 2010, 09:24 PM

Quote from: HighOctane on January 13, 2010, 08:13 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8455897.stm

He also turned down a reward, saying he could not accept it as a devout Muslim, Newsday reported.

"I'm needy, but I'm not greedy," he said. "It's better to be honest."
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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #4 - January 13, 2010, 09:29 PM

I'm actually related to that guy. Although every Bangladeshi in the tri-state area will also claim that. I really am.

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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #5 - January 13, 2010, 09:48 PM

Quote from: Dr Diavolo on January 13, 2010, 09:13 PM
I hope that was a joke.

Astagfirullah, of course I was. I'm Bango myself. Are you?

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Reply #6 - January 13, 2010, 10:58 PM

Yes indeed.

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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #7 - January 13, 2010, 11:10 PM

Good for him - but he should know that he did his good act because he is a good man with an innate sense of decency, not because he is a Muslim

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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #8 - January 13, 2010, 11:17 PM

Bengalis always just say that as a sort of formality. "bodhro musulman lokh" (good muslim guy). Knowing bengalis, I doubt he was truly meaning a religious justification. Problem is that often being a good, down to earth and honest person is associated with being Musulman and being atheist is associated with elitist snobbery. At least thats the case with bengalis.

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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #9 - January 14, 2010, 07:34 PM

Even from a country rife with corruption we must remember there IS a NORMAL DISTRIBUTION and there ARE good Bengali's out there, especially like this chap. I'm a good guy too. E.g. amazon sent me a book and I though it got lost in the post (work college actually had it while I was away one day) so Amazon sent me another. When I found the original, I sent the other one back. Little things like that. Perhaps we should have another thread on this to see whose done the nicest most selfless thing ever!

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Reply #10 - January 14, 2010, 09:49 PM

good idea, we could then vote for the nicest member of coem! i'll start of with your post, here goes..

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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #11 - January 20, 2010, 06:43 AM

This reminds me of a recent lecture I listened to by Feiz Muhammad. He said a Muslim can be a taxi driver but it is very difficult to do so for the following reasons:
1. Cannot transport a woman who is by herself.
2. Cannot transport alcohol or any other haram food/beverage.
3. Cannot take a passenger anywhere that is haram ie can't take them to a bar, nightclub etc.

I think there was more but I can't imagine a cabbie in the west (even a devout Muslim) follows this.

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Reply #12 - January 20, 2010, 08:23 AM

lol @ Feiz Muhammad

ask him how do we make a living then? will you donate some of that dawaa money to the poor cab drivers that have to refuse these fares? he will say pray to Allah and he will grant you.. if i stayed at home and prayed all day for allah to grant me a million dollars, would i get it no? people say of course not silly, you need to work for it, so whats the point of thanking god when you get something then? i did all the work, ASTAGFURLLAH
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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #13 - January 20, 2010, 04:39 PM

Is Feiz Muhammad that insane aussie/leb preacher that was featured in "Undercover Mosque" ?

That guy belongs in a tree... he's a nut.

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Reply #14 - January 20, 2010, 06:29 PM

yeaaaaaaaaaaa bangladeshi pride!!! Good Job on that guy's part
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Re: Bangladeshi cabbie in NY returns cash left in taxi
Reply #15 - January 20, 2010, 06:52 PM

lol @ Bangladeshi pride.

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Reply #16 - January 20, 2010, 07:09 PM

Quote from: Iblis on January 20, 2010, 04:39 PM
Is Feiz Muhammad that insane aussie/leb preacher that was featured in "Undercover Mosque" ?

That guy belongs in a tree... he's a nut.

Yup, that's the guy. I listen to his lectures for the lolz. His poor wife - woman can't go to university, can't leave the house w/o hubby's permission, have to have a wali to travel or to go to a male dr...the list is endless.

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