Unlocking the streets
After braving her way into the streets of Dhaka with a scooty, Trishia Nashtaran has chosen to help more girls learn to ride it…writes Saad Hammadi Two years ago, when Trishia Nashtaran first thought...
View ArticleFunny and articulate
Sumaiya Iqbal writes about the up and rising youtube comedian and entertainer Farhana Muna, whose videos about typical Bangladeshi interactions in different forms of relationships have gone virals new...
View ArticleBold enough
Ahmed Deepto tells the story of 19-year-old Jannatun Nayeem Prity, who is one of the youngest Bangladeshi autobiographers and a growing voice against social injustice SONY RAMANY Movies these days...
View ArticleEngineering success
Sumaiya Iqbal tells the compelling story of Yasir Arafat, who has tenaciously overcome hardships to establish himself as a promising engineer at a leading US nuclear power company It is true that while...
View ArticleA role model citizen
Ahmed Deepto tells the tale of Syed Saiful Alam Shovan, an extraordinary youth who is relentless at writing letters to different authorities whenever he observes any irregularity or misdeed that harms...
View ArticleA van with a statement
Maliha Mohsin illustrates how Lekhon Tajul, an educated young man from a middleclass family pulls his Dream Van out on the streets to imply that no job is too small ‘In developed countries, the same...
View ArticleGo heavy or go home
Ahmed Deepto elicits the story of Mabia Akter Simanto, the 17-year-old Bangladeshi girl who won the gold medal at Asian Games for lifting 184 kilogrammes Lifting a weight of 184 kilogrammes (kg) is a...
View Article‘Women should not be given something simply because they are women’
Talbia Tanvir, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi student who got the opportunity to shadow the Danish ambassador to Bangladesh for a day, tells Neebiir Kamaal about the challenges women face on a daily basis...
View ArticleCreating new waves
Maliha Mohsin illustrates how Nuzhat Tabassum, a young Bangladeshi music producer has boldly stepped into the relatively new male-dominated electronica music scene in the country Tin Whiskers is a...
View ArticlePartners since birth
Farhat Afzal tells the fascinating story of twin brothers Manik and Ratan, the young duo have already made a name with their cartooning talent and is currently working on creating a new character for...
View ArticleCoding for Bangla
Imtiaz Salim finds out how Shamim Hasnath, the developer of Ridmik Keyboard, has been working to facilitate the use of Bangla in the virtual world SOURAV LASKAR Over 210 million people worldwide...
View ArticleA different Osama
Saad Hammadi finds out how Osama Bin Noor turned his weakness into strength through his work to become the only Bangladeshi in the 2016 Forbes ‘30 under 30’ and winner of Queen’s Young Leaders Award...
View ArticleLone fighter
Navina Aziza Kabir, a proud daughter of parents with hearing imparity, has turned it into a personal mission to facilitate ‘differently abled’ people by teaching sign language…writes Shababa Iqbal...
View ArticleStory of perseverance
Sabirul Islam rose above the traditional norms of education to become an entrepreneur at 14, author at 17 and many more to inspire one million…writes Saad Hammadi SOURAV LASKAR He wanted to tell his...
View ArticleReigniting an old flame
Rachel Priyanka Perris, the only trained dancer of the local ancient dance form Gaudiya Nritya in the country strives to revive and keep the classical art form alive…writes Sumaiya Iqbal SOURAV LASKAR...
View ArticleMaster of resurrection
Despite the numerous injuries restraining his career, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has returned to the field to amaze his supporters in the cricketing world as a player and captain of Bangladesh cricket team....
View ArticleVisionary behind emotions on screen
Shahrear Polock has turned his childhood interest in different forms of art into a successful career as an advert and music video director…writes Sumaiya Iqbal SOURAV LASKAR While our actions in...
View ArticleJump of faith
Mohammed Selim Reza, a 17-year-old boy with a shorter leg has finished fourth in the 32nd National Junior Athletic Championship against able-bodied competitors in high jump…writes Farhat Afzal A...
View ArticleFighting seclusion with passion
Adnan Akib finds out how Ivan Ahmed Katha has fought the seclusion of the society with her passion for creative art forms to become a role model for young transgender The society is not always just....
View ArticleProtector of wildlife
Shahriar Caesar Rahman, a young adventurous conservation biologist has taken up the much needed but rare mission of conserving snakes and tortoises in Bangladesh…writes Farhat Afzal A little boy,...
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