Maisha Islam Monamee

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.

Fariha Salma Deiya Bakar is a 20-year old Bangladeshi student who is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in English Studies at the City University of Hong Kong.

UNLEASH is a global innovation lab where young minds come together to transform their personal insights into ideas and build strong global networks around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Nandita drew from her personal traumatic experiences for the book. Timmy, one of the characters in the story, is based on Nandita’s sister, while Etana is based on her best friend. She believes that the support of loved ones plays an important role in overcoming the challenges that come with adolescence.

Team Robi, comprised of Tasmeem Farizma Mihika (graduate trainee) and Md Faisal Imam (manager) from the Brand and Market Communications Department of Robi Axiata, won the Young Marketers Competition Bangladesh, this year.

Fahima Mahzabin Chowdhury is currently working as the Design Verification Engineer of the ‘surface’ team at Microsoft.

YouthMappers is a network of universities around the globe which provides students with the opportunity to learn mapping skills, develop leadership experiences and create new geospatial data for development projects in places that are vulnerable to natural and social disasters.

Bidyanondo Foundation is a non-government organisation working to provide better services to the underprivileged. Their recent endeavour, 5 Takay Sanitary Pad, aims to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene.

Kotha, a primary intervention program aiming to address the culture of violence in Bangladesh, hosted an event titled, Jomano Kotha, at EMK Centre, recently.

Wander Woman (WW) is a social platform designed for the female travelers of Bangladesh. The community of travellers help each other to find important information and travel partners.

Mohammad Mohasin is the Founder of Bangladesh Cricket Association for the Physically Challenged, Captain of Bangladesh’s Wheelchair Cricket Team, and General Secretary of International Council of Wheelchair Cricket.

Aiman Sadat Sayad Islam is a 16 year old car racer who has won two second position podiums for rounds 1 and 3 of Race 2 at Volkswagen Ameo Cup 2019, conducted by Volkswagen Motorsports, India. He is currently leading the Junior Championship, the final round of which will conclude today.

The 13th edition of the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) was held in Daegu, South Korea. 182 contestants from 43 countries across the world participated in the contest.

Multiple Language Learning Club (MLLC) is founded by Ismail Hossain Siraji from the Department of Persian Language and Literature,

Team PROTHOMA, which has Mahedi Hasan Omi, Nafisa Hasan, Sumaiya Alam and Zarif Tazwar from Bangladesh University of Professionals, won the Honourable Mention Award at the Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Competition of Texas Christian University (TCU) among 56 other teams from 20 different countries.

M Ahsan Al Mahir (SOS Hermann Gmeiner College, Dhaka), Ahmed Ittihad Hasib (Dhaka Residential Model College, Mohammadpur, Dhaka), Soumitra Das (Government Rajendra College, Faridpur), Md Maruf Hasan Rubab (Mymensingh Zilla School, Mymensingh), Saadman Hasan (St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka) and Mashroor Hasan Bhuiyan (Notre Dame College, Dhaka) represented Bangladesh in Bath, United Kingdom, at this year’s International Math Olympiad (IMO). Ahsan bagged the Bronze medal while Soumitra, Ittihad, Maruf and Saadman received honourable mentions at the prize-giving ceremony of the competition.

On the first Friday of every month, a part of Manik Mia Avenue is blocked by Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) to create space for people to run, play, cycle and carry out a range of other activities. Teenagers ride their bicycles while their parents take strolls in the empty street. I visited the spot on the first Friday of August and talked to many people who came along with their family and friends to enjoy the day.

Twenty-two-year old Sabiha Mili, a graduate from Jahangirnagar University, started her journey with Model United Nations (MUN) in 2014. She attended her first conference as a delegate in Ireland, representing an intelligence agency committee. Usually an

Recent floods have had catastrophic effects on the lives of many people across the country, causing severe insufficiency of resources, along with the increase of water-borne diseases like dengue at an alarming rate. In order to tackle such problems,