In 2014, my nephew, Dipto, had claimed that investing time and money for graduating from a university was pointless, if he did not have an uncle who can help him find a job afterwards. At the time,

This year’s team, MAR5, consists of six youngsters, Aryan Andaleeb Azim, Rubaiyet Islam, Sadia Alam, Alif Hassan Aunkur, Tasnia Mustafa and Rafiul Alam Khan.

Y-Net, a digital youth platform initiated by Jhpiego, officially launched on 15 December, 2019, in Bangladesh.

As soon as December stepped in, my countdown began. With cold winter winds breezing through my windows, the arrival of my most awaited time of the year, Christmas, is announced.

RB Global Challenge is an entrepreneurial challenge organised by the Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Group that requires participants to come up with innovative and purposeful ideas related to the existing brands of RB.

Team Bangladesh has won four silver and two bronze medals in the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad 2019 held in Doha, Qatar.

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The Global Perspective Day (Term 1) was celebrated at the auditorium of CIDER International School on December 11.

With an objective to tackle road safety issues, Team Silver Lining, the champions from Banglalink Ennovators 3.0, came up with the idea of having a real-time fitness tracking device to provide On Board Diagnostics (OBD) for all vehicles across the country.

After completing his education in Civil Engineering, Noman Shaikat started off his business of building bicycles, something that he was always passionate about.

Bumble Bee is an audio-visual production house, which began their journey in 2012. They have been occupied in making music videos, jingles, kids’ entertainment content, and television commercials, along with promoting digital marketing, since their inception. Tousif Mujtaba Shourin, CEO and Managing Director of Bumble Bee production shared the story of his production house, studio and his upcoming ventures with us.

Baghinee.com, a website dedicated to Bangladeshi sportswomen, was launched at Janata Tower Auditorium in Kawran Bazar, recently. Tina F Jabeen, Investment Adviser, Startup Bangladesh, ICT Ministry, Government of Bangladesh, and South Asian (SA) Games gold medalist Humayra Akhter Antora were present at the occasion as the chief guests, along with the website’s founders Mostafa Mohammad Quamrul Hassan and Amrita Hassan. Renowned journalist Abir Hassan and his wife Nasreen Hassan were also in attendance at the event.

Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, AMAL Foundation’s 16-day activism campaign, 'Break the Silence’ on social media, aims to prevent violence against women. The campaign started on November 25. Women, especially from the working class, were asked to share their stories of struggle, and the organisation will try supporting them with possible aids.

Eco-Network, a youth-led organisation founded by a group of seven environmental science students from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), aims to create an eco-friendly world. Established in 2018 by Shamim Ahmed Mridha,

With over 30 years of educating more than 65,000 graduates until now, INTI International University and Colleges have become one of the most renowned higher education institutes in Malaysia.

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TEDx Gulshan 2020 in Dhaka

The grand finale of the Digital Khichuri Challenge 2019, a competition for Bangladeshi young changemakers for formulating solutions to make the digital space safer and more tolerant, took place on 11 December 2019, at the BCC Auditorium, ICT Division.

The three-day event, INFOCOM, one of the largest assemblies of tech professionals, marketers, corporate leaders, academics, visionaries, and policymakers, took place this year at ITC Sonar, Kolkata.

Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts inaugurated the exclusive exhibition, titled The Little Artist, for the second time. The foundation, along with Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts, launched a series of art competitions across Bangladesh. They believe that their founder, Abinta Kabir’s love and respect for her country serves as an example to the youth of Bangladesh.