Bangladeshi photographer awarded prestigious Alexia Grant
On April 19, the names of the grant recipients were announced.
'Diary of Genocide': A brief history of Martyred Intellectuals Day
A short film named “Diary of a Genocide” was released on 14th December 2022, Martyred Intellectuals Day. This 4-minute and 26-second-long film is based on the historic incident of 14th December during the Liberation War in Bangladesh. On this day, Pakistani rulers, with the help of Razakars, Al-Badrs, and Al-Shams created a blueprint to destroy Bangladesh’s (then-East Pakistan’s) intellectual foundation and render the country metaphorically paralyzed. An unexplored horror-map, the treachery of how these intellectuals were abducted is still shrouded, this movie offers a visual picture of this little-known chapter of history.
Bike rental venture rolls in Dhaka
In May this year, Chaad Ride launched the first motorcycle rental company in the country.
Asaf’s lens creates magic at UN General Assembly
A Solo Photo Exhibition by Bangladeshi photographer Asaf Ud Daula was held, at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
A soulful rendition for doctors
Sabbir who rose to fame through the second edition of Closeup 1 competition has come up with a new rendition dedicating it to the doctors.
Two young doctors cross the Bangla Channel
Two doctors have swam across the Bangla Channel, the 16.1km stretch of the Bay of Bengal between the Teknaf Fisheries Jetty and the jetty in Saint Martin's Island, claiming to be the first ever doctors to do so in the country.
Dewchhara Beel: Once full of lives, now a wasteland
Dewchhara beel in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar used to be a sanctuary for thousands of migratory birds and different species of native fish but for the last two years,
Global professional certification in engineering now at fingertips
Construction engineers in Bangladesh can now appear in global professional certification exams without flying abroad.
A metaphor of asymmetrical development
At a first glance, you may not believe that it’s a government primary school.
Showcasing Bangladesh through the lens
Bangladeshi photographer Asaf Ud Daula’s solo exhibition “Emotion to Generate Change” commenced in the beautiful city of St Peter’s Square (Vatican City) on October 31.
Bangladeshi photographer Shahriar Amin Fahim awarded at Japan’s Nikon Photo Contest
Bangladeshi photographer Shahriar Amin Fahim was the excellence award winner at the Nikon Photo Contest 2020-2021 in Japan, under the next generation category. He won the award for his photo, “Karwaan Bazar”.
Young painter from Bogura dedicates unique art book to Bangabandhu
Young painter Tariqul Islam depicts his deep respect and admiration for the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, through his works of art.
Bangladeshi students win first and second prizes at Int’l Virtual Debate Festival Quiz
Oman Jafar and Sneha Mahjabin, two Bangladeshi students, have bagged the first and second prizes in the World Quiz Competition of the International Virtual Debate Festival, held in Bangladesh.
Rakib Al Hasan’s laudable aspirations
Rakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh won the Outstanding Young Leader of Asia Award 2021 from the Asian Youth Council for his work in children’s and women’s rights, education, health, democracy, and peace. Youths around the world are doing important work during the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time, the Asian Youth Council, a well-known youth organisation in Asia, organised this award programme to provide such young leaders with opportunities.
Moriom’s passion for social work earns accolades
Moriom is a master’s student in the Department of Disaster Management, University of Dhaka. She hails from Sherpur upazila in Bogura. Her parents are teachers by profession.
Around the 64 districts on two wheels
Helal Uddin, a second year law student of Khulna University (KU), recently travelled to the 64 districts of Bangladesh on his bicycle.
A letter that travelled through time
These four lines, quoted from the poem named ‘Chithi’ (letter), printed in the book named ‘Kori O Komol’ by the great Rabindranath Tagore addressing his niece Indira Devi, testifies to his passion for writing letters. Such a letter, penned by the Nobel Laureate, came to the light in Patisar of Atrai Upazila in Naogaon district in the school established by the poet himself.
Robot built by MIST students brings glory for Bangladesh
Team UVC-PURGE, consisting of members from Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), recently developed a semi-autonomous virus disinfection robot in an effort to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The tale of three siblings
Long ago, paddy growers used to conduct land levelling employing a levelling board drawn by a pair of cows to catalyze the yield of crops.
Gaming industry begins to bud
From thrill-seeking crowds in grandstands to individuals opting for solace on personal computers, all have been captivated by the world of gaming as it progressed over the years. But the sector of game development has been denied the importance it deserved.
Chashibon, a ray of hope for farmers
Chashibon, a concept developed by Kamrunnesa Mira in Natore, has not only added a new dimension to the country’s agriculture sector but also eradicated the need for middlemen in the area, ensuring fair trade between farmers and buyers.
Working towards safe travelling and spaces for women
Travelettes of Bangladesh, a female-led tourist organisation, recently celebrated their fourth founding anniversary across the country through a tree plantation programme.
A brand from Bogura bringing both fame and fortune
A factory in Bogura town is going above and beyond to create a brand of fame and fortune as it is manufacturing world-class digital weighing scales, which may let Bangladesh cut reliance on imports and even export those.
Wiki Loves Earth-2020: 3 photos by Biplob among top 10 Bangladeshi entries
In 'Wiki Loves Earth-2020' (an international photography contest by Wikipedia), three pictures by Bogura’s wildlife photographer Touhid Parvez Biplob have secured place in the top 10 entries under Bangladesh section.
Where good deeds is the currency
It’s not a regular restaurant. You won’t see the usual imagery of a shabby hotel here. No waiters running around like shuttle trains, no customers haggling with cash counter supervisors over a bill. It’s so different in fact, that it doesn’t even run on monetary exchange!
When road less travelled holds key to success
A hard working person, who has clear vision and has the capacity to take advantage of modern digital services, can make a new business endeavour profitable anywhere -- even in the middle of nowhere.
Meraz on a mission
There are some who complain about anything. And there are some who make the best use of any situation.
Cycling to spread the written word
Some succumb and surrender to the debilitating circumstances into which they are born. Others rise above their situation and find new horizons. A rare few, like 19-year-old Atif Asad, endeavour to lift those around them on their upward journey.
Winning against colour discrimination
Her only ‘crime’ was her dark complexion. It led to her divorce only 34 days after marriage and during that short period her in-laws even tried to kill her.
Strong will shows way
Audio dramas written and directed by someone visually impaired since birth, acted by a team of such challenged persons and made entirely on a mobile application, usher in hopes for those facing obstacles in life.
Protecting those keeping city clean
“Stay home, stay well: beware of the virus… these are nothing but some fancy words for people like us who are working to keep you healthy by cleaning your city during a pandemic. But what did we get for this? Nothing.
Taking care of the neglected
“This virus has affected everyone -- it did not even show any compassion for those already considered excluded, marginalised, and invisible.”
Freelancers ruling the world
Morsheda Mouri is a BBA graduate from University of Dhaka and the mother of a two and a half year-old child. She quit her teaching job
A freedom fighter’s last tribute
He even spent the last days of his life working for the welfare of the nation. There was no Shaheed Minar in Nagor union of Netrakona’s Khaliajury upazila to pay homage to the martyrs of 1952 Language Movement. Nobody bothered to build a permanent structure there even years after the language movement.
Zakiya Islam’s dream of battling food adulteration
Zakiya Islam, a graduate from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, aligns her career with the promise of food safety and purity with the dream of building an environment free from the clutch of food adulteration.
Sahab, a forgotten fighter
On a spring afternoon a few days ago, an old man, standing beside a tree older than him, started sharing vignettes of the Liberation War, when the country was resisting one of the worst genocides of the world 49 years ago.
A pharmacy full of love
Rafiqul Islam and his wife Sabina Yeasmin have a different outlook on life. The couple care for pets and stray animals like very few do and spend a sizable portion of their limited income on feeding and grooming them. At present, the number of animals they care for exceeds 48.
A baker with love for education
With his face streaked with sweat, the thirty-five-year-old man was toiling in a hot and stuffy factory of a bakery. Putting aside the
An Untold Story of Courage
Shaheen Reza Rassel, a young artist who has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disease, wants to build a Museum of Courage where stories of people who braved through great adversities to become successful will be showcased to give a ray of hope to people.
Old friends reunite on Facebook
Imagine that time when people had no social media and everyone was filled with doubts whether they would get a second chance to meet their dearest friend once they parted ways at the end of their school year. Well, gone are those days. Thanks to social media, we can now stay in touch with our beloved friends, even years after school ends and it is a far memory.
Refusing to quit
Sujan Rahman went blind very early in his life, but he never gave up hope of achieving his ambition.
Pay Tk 1 only for tree service
Who will water the rooftop plants during Eid holidays? What would happen to the plant babies in the absence of water? Will they survive during the weeklong vacation? Many green lovers in the capital might become worried about who will care for their plants in their absence when they will be celebrating their Eid vacation with their near and dear ones at their village homes.
Amader Pathshala: Changing lives, quietly but surely
Amader Pathshala has been quietly changing lives of underprivileged children in the capital's Mirpur since the school was established over a decade ago.
Ending the shame surrounding menstruation
Fourteen year old Jhorna Akhter started getting her period recently. Along with physical changes during puberty, she is faced with change in emotional state as well.
The two-wheeled miracle
“Four legs good, two legs bad,” is a famous quote of George Orwell, brilliantly put in his time-winning satirical fable Animal Farm. This seems to be the other way round, or so it appears, when you wander around Dhaka, a city of lifeless wheelers.
A classroom in a backpack
Orange backpacks, with the word “Sputnique” on them, made their way to different corners of the country. And somehow, everywhere these backpacks, each weighing about five kilograms, went, they brought significant benefit to those who were able to use them to their fullest potential.
Tears of a 156-yr-old rly station
Now it is afternoon. There's sunshine and everything is glowing. The beauty of nature shines in every nook and cranny in the entire area, except a nearby railway station lying in an uncared state for years. Where once flowers and leaves were swaying in the wind, there is now the kingdom of weed and grass.
May 1, 2023
Bangladeshi photographer awarded prestigious Alexia Grant
On April 19, the names of the grant recipients were announced.
January 2, 2023
'Diary of Genocide': A brief history of Martyred Intellectuals Day
A short film named “Diary of a Genocide” was released on 14th December 2022, Martyred Intellectuals Day. This 4-minute and 26-second-long film is based on the historic incident of 14th December during the Liberation War in Bangladesh. On this day, Pakistani rulers, with the help of Razakars, Al-Badrs, and Al-Shams created a blueprint to destroy Bangladesh’s (then-East Pakistan’s) intellectual foundation and render the country metaphorically paralyzed. An unexplored horror-map, the treachery of how these intellectuals were abducted is still shrouded, this movie offers a visual picture of this little-known chapter of history.
December 10, 2022
Bike rental venture rolls in Dhaka
In May this year, Chaad Ride launched the first motorcycle rental company in the country.
October 9, 2022
Asaf’s lens creates magic at UN General Assembly
A Solo Photo Exhibition by Bangladeshi photographer Asaf Ud Daula was held, at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
April 7, 2022
A soulful rendition for doctors
Sabbir who rose to fame through the second edition of Closeup 1 competition has come up with a new rendition dedicating it to the doctors.
January 4, 2022
Two young doctors cross the Bangla Channel
Two doctors have swam across the Bangla Channel, the 16.1km stretch of the Bay of Bengal between the Teknaf Fisheries Jetty and the jetty in Saint Martin's Island, claiming to be the first ever doctors to do so in the country.
December 21, 2021
Dewchhara Beel: Once full of lives, now a wasteland
Dewchhara beel in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar used to be a sanctuary for thousands of migratory birds and different species of native fish but for the last two years,
December 3, 2021
Global professional certification in engineering now at fingertips
Construction engineers in Bangladesh can now appear in global professional certification exams without flying abroad.
November 11, 2021
A metaphor of asymmetrical development
At a first glance, you may not believe that it’s a government primary school.
November 6, 2021
Showcasing Bangladesh through the lens
Bangladeshi photographer Asaf Ud Daula’s solo exhibition “Emotion to Generate Change” commenced in the beautiful city of St Peter’s Square (Vatican City) on October 31.
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