Congratulations to Nazbin and Mizanur
We congratulate the two young entrepreneurs of our country who have made it to the "Forbes 30 Under-30 Asia: Social Entrepreneurs" list for their works aimed at helping people in Bangladesh. We hope their examples will encourage more young people to work hard towards achieving their dreams and in creating a better and brighter future for themselves and for this country.
One of the recipients of the honour, Shougat Nazbin Khan, established a school which charges a minimal tuition while offering free textbooks, school uniforms and transport to make it easier for the rural poor to get educated. Moreover, she also developed a low-cost solar irrigation system for which she was awarded the Green Talent award in 2015. The other young entrepreneur on the Forbes list, Mizanur Rahman, founded Physically-Challenged Development Foundation in 2008. The non-profit organisation aims to provide young people with disabilities with work skill training and to raise awareness on disability issues.
What their success proves again is that through their unique talents, hard work and perseverance, the youths of this country can achieve anything and compete with the best in the world.
But for more youths to succeed like Nazbin and Mizanur, when 25 percent of the population in Bangladesh between the ages of 15 and 29 are neither in the education cycle nor involved with any economic activity, the government and society in general must extend them their helping hands. That is something that must be aimed for, keeping in mind that the youths of today are the builders of tomorrow.
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