The Grameenphone Accelerator (GPA) recently hosted a startup exhibition including six teams from their current cohort. The event took place at the GP House on May 30, 2022. GPA is an open innovation platform that provides tech entrepreneurs with the resources they need to establish, grow, and exceed their potential. It is a cohort-based, mentor-led, curriculum-driven platform. GPA also offers equity-free loans, skilled mentors, world-class curricula, in-house development tools, investor access, and many other benefits.

ActionAid Bangladesh’s two-day long festival on resilience and culture started on June 2, 2022 at Dhaka. To celebrate the resilience of the communities of Bangladesh, along with the country’s glorious heritage, culture, and traditions, ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) organised a two-day long festival, titled “Festival of Resilience: People, Planet and Possibilities” which centred around the strength of Bangladesh’s people to strive and rise against all odds. The festival aims to encourage celebration and participation among communities in recognition of their stories of resilience.

Anyone can start their own YouTube channel these days. In this digital age, video content is ubiquitous. Here are five tips for starting a YouTube channel.

Mahathir Mahmud Antik is popular for his YouTube videos and cartoon vlogs among the youth. He has made a name for himself as an animator, author, and a cartoonist.

Hafsa Tasnim, a student of Bangladesh Agricultural University, received the IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2021 for her activities in community development. The event, titled “Volunteering Contributions towards Community Development in Bangladesh”, was organised by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, UNV Bangladesh, UNFPA, VSO, and WaterAid.

In the latest iteration of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia class of 2022, seven Bangladeshi youths made the prestigious list of global entrepreneurs and thinkers of tomorrow. Two of them, selected under the Social Impact category, are Shah Rafayat Chowdhury and Mohammad Taqi Yasir, co-founders of the organisation, Footsteps Bangladesh.

As a long-time fan of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan, there could be no better news than Disney+ announcing that they will be rebooting the fan-favourite series with a new, talented cast. As expected, everyone was hyped about the reboot and fans started coming out of the woodwork with their years of Greek mythology knowledge. But then, all hell broke loose in the fandom when Riordan announced that 12-year-old Leah Sava Jeffries would be joining the cast as the character of Annabeth Chase, the daughter of Goddess Athena.

Swayong’s documentary film “Jonglaphool”, produced in collaboration with Manusher Jonno Foundation and UKaid, showcases diverse women of society, who, like wildflowers, know how to survive amid adversities. The storytelling platform has so far shared 121 stories and conducted 18 campaigns since its inception in 2020.

A girls’ hockey team in Jhenidah has made their presence felt at various competitions. This correspondent visited Jhenidah Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman Stadium to talk to the players of the team. Seventeen girls were practicing under the guidance of their coach and physical instructor, Suriyea Begum, a teacher at Fazar Ali Girls’ School and College.

Dhaka K-Meet 6.0 was organised by the BD K-Family on May 20, 2022 at Tokyo Square Convention Centre. The BD K-Family community is the first and only South Korean cultural community, which celebrated its 12-year anniversary this year.

Rakibul Haq Emil, the Founder of PAW Foundation, along with Nuzhat Nabila and Khalid Farhan launched Furryghor, a hotel for pets, in February 2022. Nabila is an architect by profession, while Farhan is a digital marketer.

Tod-Learn is a ‘learn through play’ based educational platform designed for kids aged two to six years. Early childhood education occurs before the age of eight, when a child’s brain develops faster than at any other point in their lives, so these years are critical – it is the period which determines their moral outlook, emotional intelligence, and cognitive skills, among other things.  A Tod-Learn subscription has many products to offer, including age-appropriate weekly activity worksheets and lesson plans. Anonta Kibria Khan, who is at the helm of Tod-Learn talked to us about how she started the platform and its journey so far.

Bangladesh Medical Students’ Society (BMSS) successfully pulled off its flagship event, the National General Assembly (NGA), on April 22, 2022 in the campus of United International University. The event featured over 270 enthusiastic participants from 40 medical colleges all over the country.

There are many platforms online from which you can easily master a musical instrument. During the pandemic, a lot of people picked up learning a musical instrument as their hobby to release some of the pent-up frustration of staying indoors over a long period of time; taking advantage of the abundance of resources online. Here are 5 platforms to learn music and instruments online.

Poonam Saha, also known as Doodlebug, is a visual artist who specialises in digital art and interior design. Currently, she works remotely as an art director for an agency in Norway. Saha has always been interested in art. “My friends convinced me to open an online page so that others could see my work,” she shared. She started her page in 2015 and borrowed the name “Doodlebug” from a character in DC Comics.

Last Tuesday, the nation celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with much-needed pomp. After two years of pandemic restrictions, this year’s celebrations were filled with joy and gratitude. Right from the chaos of last moment shopping to exchanging virtual Eid cards, I had a great experience.

Hard to believe, but the month’s almost done. And what a Ramadan it has been! The first one out of lockdown since the pandemic hit, it’s not been an easy one, with the traffic and the heat, and the cholera scare. But at Talespeople, it’s been one long lit party every night, from midnight until dawn. My first shout out is for Tarin, Ariz and Usraat, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the Sehri Tales engine running.

The outlining note-taking method uses headings and bullet points to organise topics. It is most useful when learning about topics that include a lot of detail. Outlining allows your notes to be neatly organised. It is also easy to see the relationship between topics and subtopics, and turn points into study questions.

Murshidul Alam Bhuiyan, the founder of Team Bertho, has been shortlisted for the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust Network, which consists of more than 850 goal-oriented global leaders creating positive social changes within the Commonwealth.

It’s hard to believe, but we only moved out of the sandbox provided by Litmosphere (thanks Rubaiya and Ramisa Chowdhury) two years ago, and shifted Sehri Tales © to an independent platform in 2020! We hope you’ve been enjoying the stories so far.