Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST)’s rover team, Mongol Barota, ranked first in the University Rover Challenge (URC) 2021.

Usraat Fahmidah from Rajuk Uttara Model College and Tanvir Rahman Khan from Dhaka College made it to the 40th International Philosophy Olympiad, held in Slovenia from May 27 to 30. Usraat earned the first ever honourable mention for Bangladesh at the event, which was organised online.

Emerging artist Imtiaj Rasel won the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2021, under the public vote category for his artwork, “Journey by Bus”. He was the only Bangladeshi to get nominated for the competition among 30 finalists who were chosen from 19 countries of Asia-Pacific.

It was in May 2020 that Naorin Pallaby, a Physical Education and Sports Science student from Rajshahi University, founded Sex Education Bangladesh. The platform started out as a content hub, where young contributors presented educational videos on sex education for the masses.

Rijve Arefin and Shomy Hasan Chowdhury were named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list under the category of Social Impact.

The UK government recognised Dr Tasnim Jara, a Bangladeshi, as a "Vaccine Luminary" during the G7 Global Vaccine Confidence Summit. Tasnim is an emergency medicine doctor at National Health Service, England, and a master's student of Evidence-based Healthcare at the University of Oxford. She is the only Bangladeshi to have earned this recognition.

Helal Uddin, a second year law student of Khulna University (KU), recently travelled to the 64 districts of Bangladesh on his bicycle.

Applications are now open for Future News Worldwide 2021, a prestigious international online conference run by the British Council in partnership with some of the world’s leading media organisations. The application process will close on June 8, whereas the event will occur virtually on July 14 and July 15.

I am a cow-hide bag made in Jashore. I was sold at Aarong, a handicraft store, to a father, hoping that his daughter, Parvati, would use me for school. At first, she did not like me. She had wanted something pink and sparkly. I was the complete opposite.

In recent years, many enterprises in the food industry have garnered popularity amongst the youth. Restaurants in the country imperatively stay on the lookout for the latest trends in the market and piggyback on them to attract young customers, who are always looking for new experiences.

It was in August 2020 that barrister Mifrah Zahir founded Shaathi Foundation to empower young women and girls by providing clean, safe, and locally produced reusable fabric pads.

The first episode of the show took place on May 18, 2021, featuring panellists from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).

Team Interplanetar, BUET’s Mars Rover Team, has bagged the Innovation Award for devising the most innovative gas compression system at the International Planetary Aerial System Challenge (IPAS) 2021. The IPAS Challenge, organised by Mars Society South Asia, is a competition for university students, which asks them to design a fully equipped Mars Aerial System (Vehicle).

Shehwar and Maria are an interracial couple based in London, popularly known for their creative Bangla vlogs on travel, food and lifestyle. In a short span of time, their vlogs, portraying the everyday affairs of their vivacious Bangladeshi-Romanian household, has won the hearts of many.

Korvi Rakshand, the founder of JAAGO Foundation and Volunteer for Bangladesh, has been recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the 181st Commonwealth Points of Light for his commendable work with young volunteers.

Author and journalist Sabrina Fatma Ahmad initiated Sehri Tales, a creative writing challenge, as a means to battle melancholia five years ago. Today, this challenge has become an anticipated event among many writers. The rules are quite simple: throughout the month of Ramadan, a prompt is given every night, participants must post their work online, following the 250 word limit and the deadline. 2021 was the third year that Sehri Tales was open to the public. This year’s participants shared their experiences with Star Youth, The Daily Star.

The mass inoculation campaign against Covid-19 in Bangladesh began on February 7, 2021. Young volunteers of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) have been playing a key role in running the campaign, and in efforts to build trust in Covid-19 vaccines.

He is the founder of Skesh Entertainment, a music management and production company. His career started with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, an American band in Florida.

Morin Talukder, the current CEO of Pickaboo, was inducted in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, under the category of Retail and E-commerce.

For the first time in Bangladesh, Health and Hygiene Olympiad committee organised Health and Hygiene Olympiad, this year. 2,000 participants joined the online Olympiad, along with 250 campus ambassadors across the country. A total of 5000 participants from the remotest areas of the country participated in the offline platform of Health and Hygiene Olympiad 2021.