International Economics Olympiad (IEO) is an annual competition in economics organised for high school students with an aim to promote logical thinking and the creative application of general knowledge in solving problems. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees for IEO is Noble prize winner, Eric Maskin who is also a professor at Harvard University. This year, the second edition of the competition was hosted by Higher School of Economics (Russia) in partnership with Sberbank in St Petersburg, Russia. The competition comprised of three different rounds: Financial Literacy, Economics and Business Case.

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International Youth Forum 2019 on Peace, Social Justice & SDGs in India

19-year-old Ahmed Yesvi Rafa completed his HSC this year from Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC). He will soon be starting his first semester at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, majoring in Biological Systems Engineering, with a 65 percent scholarship.

Mastul Foundation was established in 2013 by Kazi Reaz Rahman, a student of International Relations from University of Dhaka.

Ujjal Kumar Deb, Abdulla Al Noman and Imtiaz Ibney Ali won Gold Medals in 2019 Australia Open Taekwondo Championship. They won in the Male under 30 team in the Poomsae category. The event took place in June, with 1,000 players from 32 countries across the globe. The Bangladeshi team was sponsored by Orion Group.

2019’s installment of Kick for six was a grand event, with an objective to raise funds for project Trishna, which aims to provide safe drinking water for everyone. The name, Kick for six, came from SDG 6- Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. This year the tournament was held in August, at Fortis sports ground. The event was graced by chief guests Adil Hossain Nobel, and Peya Jannatul.

Founder Institute Bangladesh and EMK Center jointly hosted a seminar titled, “How to create an Impactful Company in Dhaka”, recently.

With an objective to reinforce the importance of soft-skills in employment, a roundtable discussion titled, “Life Skills for Progress and Prosperity- the Youth’s Narrative” was jointly organised by IPDC Finance and the Daily Star on August 7, 2019 at the Daily Star Centre, Dhaka.

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Young Diplomats Forum 2019 in Brussels

Till date, Nerd Community has organised over 80 educational meet-ups and events, which helped students to gain knowledge about different fields, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Siam Hussain Shimul was admitted to JAAGO Foundation’s school in Rayerbazar when he was six. At the age of 16, he has earned a two-year fully funded scholarship at the renowned United World College (UWC) in New Mexico, USA.

Team Positive Bangladesh, consisting of eight students, won the Peer to Peer Facebook Global Digital Challenge Spring 2019, beating 500 university campaigns all around the world. The event was held in Brussels this year.

The largest credit union in South Asia, The Christian Cooperative Credit Union Ltd, Dhaka, was founded in 1955 by Rev Fr Charles J Young CSC in Lokhhibazar. The union aims to provide the Christian community with affordable services, helping them to achieve financial viability, operational efficiency, competitive advantage, and good co-operative governance. The Daily Star has formed a partnership with the organisation, under which 100 copies of the newspaper are provided to them every day, for free.

Siam Hussain Shimul was admitted to JAAGO Foundation’s school in Rayerbazar when he was six. At the age of 16, he has earned a two-year scholarship at the renowned United World College (UWC) in New Mexico, USA.

The reality show, ‘GPH Ispat Presents Esho Robot Banai’, held their grand finale recently at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).

Toycon, the most prominent toy convention in the country, organised by Toycon Bangladesh, concluded at Midas Center in Dhanmondi, this weekend. The two-day event featured a variety of collectibles, memorabilia and miniature models of toys. It was the third iteration of the event.

World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2019 – Empowering the Commitment to World Heritage. The WHV 2019 campaign provides empowering and enriching opportunities to young people and enables them to go beyond borders in some of the most outstanding

Born to parents who are already established in their respective fields in media, it is no surprise that Ali Hasib nurtured similar dreams. His mother, Shamima Shammi is a director as well as a writer for television, while his father, Mohammad Ali Bashir is a television