The National English Carnival 2019 presented by IFIC Bank and powered by The Daily Star was organised by Notre Dame English Club at the Notre Dame College from February 7 to 9.

Muhammad Nazmul Hossain completed his primary education in Shariatpur and came to the capital city after completing his SSC to study in University of Dhaka, with a dream to make something of himself.

The 6th DRMC-Apex National Language Festival began February 7, 2019, welcoming an impressively large crowd. With an aim to connect millennials with language and culture while also

The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from

Counter Foto – A Center for Visual Arts has organised a set of programmes to celebrate its 6th anniversary from February 10, 2019.

With the theme, 'Gateway to A Successful Career', the Office of Professional Development (OPD) of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) hosted their third career fair on February 7, 2019.

Sir John Wilson School (SJWS) organised its first ever business convention recently. A business idea pitching competition aimed at inspiring the talented entrepreneurial minds of Dhaka, Sir John Wilson School Business Convention gave students a platform to present their unique business skills. Students of Grade 12 – Ishra Haq (President), Afrid Anam Noor (Vice-President) & Nazran Farook (Conference Advisor) meticulously organized the competition.

Dhaka Residential Model College Art & Photography Club and Remians Music Club recently organised the 5th DRMC-Prothom Alo National Art & Music Fest 2019. The fest was a wonderful platform for displaying art, music and photography through 32 events that were held during the three-day long event. The main attractions included an art exhibition, a pop culture quiz, origami competition, meme booth and graffiti booth. Other activities included a metal head quiz, fantasy character art, photography and cartoon seminar, live photography, a meme contest and paraphernalia. It was a colourful collection of various forms of art and with a total of 2000 students from different institutions all across Dhaka came under one roof as participants.

The weekend of February 6 to 9 saw Dhaka Art Week taking place at Shilpakala Academy. The event gained huge traction on social media with many aspiring artists approaching the organiser directly to submit their artworks for exhibition. On top of that, through an online form, artists from all across the country applied to be selected for what seemed to be a very prestigious art show. Interestingly, some big names and the experienced of the art industry were also included alongside emerging artistes.

Marina Farook is a nutritionist and health coach who helps women reconnect with their physical, mental and spiritual strength, using nutrition and strength training. She shares her research-backed insight about female health and fertility for young women in Dhaka.

Munzarin Raian, the first female first-officer of Dreamliner, started training right after her O’ Levels. She flew for the first time at the age of 17. The airplane was a Cessna 152. Till date, she has flown for over 2,500 hours.

Afzal Khan, an actor by profession, who is widely known as Robin Hood – The Animal Rescuer, has been taking care of stray and differently abled dogs and cats and providing them shelter at his own house since 2010. 53 cats and dogs which are all victims of physical or mental trauma stay with him in Khilgaon.

Imagine Europe Idea Contest 2019

Shishuder Jonno Aamra is an organisation that gives shelter to 40 underprivileged individuals who are mainly children of sex workers,

Organised by the Dhaka Residential Medical College (DRMC) Science Club, the DRMC-Summit National Science Carnival is one of the biggest science programmes in Bangladesh. The twelfth edition of the festival was held recently, on the theme, ‘Appetitum Scientiae - Thirst for Knowledge. The State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, MP, was the chief guest at the inauguration. Faysal Karim Khan, Additional Managing Director, Summit Group, was impressed by the array of events at the festival and expressed his desire to be with DRMCSC in the near future.The Inauguration was presided by Brig General Ashfaque Iqbal, Principal, Dhaka Residential Model College. The DRMC Science Club has been organising the event ever year since its inception in 2008 with a goal to create a platform for science enthusiasts and foster young scientists.

Book Review with Tajdin Hassan, presented by Anker Bangladesh and brought to you by Contrivance International Limited, took place on February 2, 2019 at The Daily Star Center. The programme consisted of an interactive symposium where Tajdin Hassan, Head of Marketing, The Daily Star, reviewed lessons from the book, The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne.

It all began with a simple observation. One day, Shah Rafayat Chowdhury noticed that his rickshaw puller stopped to drink water from a roadside tank, donated by the neighbourhood residents. It got him to speculate whether the water was safe, and if the tank received proper maintenance. He then decided to do something about it.

Robi 10 Minute School recently launched their mobile application. The app is set to make it more convenient for the students across the country to access quality educational content at no cost. It was launched during an inauguration ceremony at the Software Technology Park at Janata Tower in Karwan Bazar.

Proborton is an organisation that provides free education and healthcare services to underprivileged children. Sabbir Khan Saym, the founder of Proborton, is from the Forestry and Environmental Science department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. He started the organisation around three years ago, with an incentive to improve the lives of children who have little means to rely upon. Sabbir started off with saving his lunch money to leave an impact on the lives of these children.

We live in a time where we are often judged for the things that we say or do. How great would it be, if we could just speak without having to worry about other's opinions? Thanks to Ivy Huq Russell, the founder and CEO of Maya, (formerly known as Maya Apa), who actually made it possible.