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An anonymous youth icon

Sexual harassments have remained the big elephant in the room. Numbers of such incidents are rising, authorities remain indifferent, and perpetrators receive next to no verdict. On the face of this,...

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‘Nearly everyone is complacent’

A CONVERSATION WITH WALID ASHRAF A Dhaka University student, Walid Ashraf was on hunger strike for two weeks from November 25 demanding immediate student union election in his campus. His conviction...

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The journey of a tattoo artist

Even a decade ago, there were no places in Bangladesh to get a tattoo, let alone a good one. Answering to the growing demand among the youth, several talented artists have chosen tattoo art as a...

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Centre for Bangladesh Studies – Voice of Peace

ICAN– International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize-2017. An organisation, largely run by youth volunteers, Center for Bangladesh Studies as a campaign partner...

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Habiba Nowrose’s ‘Concealed’

Habiba Nowrose, a photographer and artist talks about her latest exhibition with New Age Youth. The exhibition titled Concealed just ended at Kala Kendra, Dhaka. Every human being carries around...

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Sina Hasan’s songs of independent spirit

Sina Hasan’s album Last Bench (2017) proved that it is not always political processions and rallies, with your songs too you can talk back to power, writes Akramul Momen. Sina Hasan’s first album ‘Last...

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Shamdanee Tabriz, a young entrepreneur’s journey

When most business students aspire to become a top executive of a multinational company, Shamdanee Tabriz took the risk and become a successful entrepreneur at a very young age. Maureen Nawer writes...

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Brave heart dancer of our time

Divinity has no gender circumscription. With this spirit ecstatic dancer, with a kin interest in arts journalism Akramul Momen personates the character of Iravan who has been highlighted as...

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The journey of guitarist turned actor

At this moment, Tawsif Mahbub is one of the most popular actors among the young. But how much do we know about him? Maureen Nawer decided to interview and write about the lesser known facts of Tawsif...

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A young passionate conservationist leader!

Shahriar Caeser Rahman is working as co-founder and the CEO of the Creative Conservation Alliance in Bangladesh. For his great contribution towards conservation of Biodiversity, he has received the...

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Limon – a fighting spirit

Md Limon Hossain, a young boy was wronged. He was shot by the members of RAB and taken to custody on the false accusation that he is a wanted criminal. His leg was amputated. Following the event, he...

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Abayaholic

Mumtahana Elahi, a successful fashion icon, she has broken the stereotyped idea of fashion in Bangladesh and globally. Maureen Nawer writes about her success and idea of fashion. Over the years, the...

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#GirlChampion

During International Women’s Day 2017, Save the Children launched a campaign called #GirlChampions to celebrate the contribution of six girls all around the globe. These girls played an exceptional...

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The pirlo of portraiture

The pirlo of portraiture Famous realist painters such as Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, James Whistler, Jules Breton had to face harsh criticisms for breaking the conventional form of art. They were...

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Eco-friendly eCourier on road to become iconic

It is interesting to explore how eCourier, the first of its kind, bike-based, unique, digital postal service is bringing positive changes in the courier industry of the country. The...

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Changing the local business scene

Rafi Mustafa                                                    Photo Courtesy. — Ashiqur Rahman Omee Nibras Bin Sayed finds out how startup entrepreneur Rafi Mustafa has forgone the lure of lucrative...

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Knowing where you are going

Shammi Quddus, an MIT graduate from Chittagong has quit her engineering job in US and is currently pursuing two master’s degrees at Harvard and Stanford to fulfill her dream of bringing social change...

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Brightening your own corner

Mahmudul Hoque Moni, a Bangladesh public service holder and Chevening scholar at University of Sussex has gone out of his way to save his university library from shutting down, resulting in a corner in...

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Seeker of ghost stories

Asraful Alam Russell, the host of popular radio show Bhoot FM, has taken his curiosity for the unknown to another level…writes Neebiir Kamaal The human mind works in mysterious ways. What scares human...

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Young innovator

After making a low-cost water purifier using coconut shell, Bakhtiar Zaman Bhuiyan, a 9th grader from Dhaka has become a finalist for Stockholm Junior Water Prize…writes Adnan Akib Life of an average...

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