Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) arranged the Monash Admission Information Session 2022-23 on February 10, via Zoom. Over 1,000 students showed interest in this event.

A Computer Science and Engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bristy Sikder is a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Before that, she had applied to 18 foreign institutions, and got accepted to 14 of them, including Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University.

Takia Sultana Nova, a third-year student of International Islamic University Chittagong, received the IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2021, securing the third place.  She has successfully empowered over 400 women by teaching them how to ride scooters.

Young political leaders have combatted child marriage as participants of the US and UK government-funded Young Leaders Fellowship Programme (YLFP), implemented by Democracy International.

Reading, despite being a solitary practice, becomes fun when it is accompanied by other activities. February brings along the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, which is not only a tradition for our country, but also a commemoration of language and literature. Here  are some fun bookish activities to try out this month.

School kids are just beginning to learn what they want their identities to be. At this age, they look toward the future and see a world filled to the brim with possibilities.

CHAYA is a novel space-sharing marketplace in Bangladesh, launched by Farhia Tabassum and Mehraab Anwar. Unoccupied and unused spaces can be listed by their owners on CHAYA’s website, for users to browse and find what they need.

Masrur Ishraq founded Third Eye in 2019 to help the visually impaired students at his educational institution, University of Chittagong (CU). For his efforts, he won the Joy Bangla Youth Award for social inclusion in 2021.

The month of February brings along a sense of excitement among readers as it approaches. The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela has not only been a tradition for our country, but also a commemoration of language and literature. February is an important month for our nation and the Boi Mela is one of the ways we remember our history.  

If you are going to be studying at home, taking the time to set up your study space properly is invaluable. It can help you stay organised, create positive associations with study and increase your productivity.

BoiBondhu started out in 2018 with an objective to promote reading. The organisation has built small libraries inside buses and hospitals, among other public places.

Dhrubotara Youth Development Foundation (DYDF) focuses on training young people on leadership, eradicating poverty, and creating livelihoods through small loans and employment. The foundation was established in 2000. 

From the age of 10, Marzan Akter Priya knew that her calling in life is karate. She used to watch seniors and juniors in karate training from a window in her classroom. However, she did not pluck up the courage to join them because such activities were strictly prohibited in her household.

Dip Medical Services & Dipasha Foundation, founded by Dr Farzana Rahman, started its journey in 2015 to provide medical treatment and support to underprivileged and low-skilled people, especially women and girls of Singra, Natore.

Ahamed Jaman Sonjib is the Founder and Project Head of Virtual Museum Bangladesh, and Ashek E Elahi Auni is its Co-founder. They started working towards the initiative in 2017.

While 10-year old Syeda Larissa Roseanne swam across 8 kilometres (km) of the 16.1 km Bangla Channel in the Fortune Bangla Channel Swimming competition in December 2021 in four and a half hours, her brother, 15-year-old Syed Arbin Ayaan, conquered 9 km of the Channel in the same time span.

Sarjeena Maodud is the CEO and Co-founder of Sheraspace, a tech-based home improvement company. After completing her Master’s in London, she moved back to Dhaka in 2017.

Debating, as an extracurricular activity, requires patience, compassion, and persistence, besides strong research and presentation skills. It is crucial for debaters to be respectful towards their opponents, while presenting logical and constructive criticism. 

Strap It Up Bangladesh is an online business of face mask accessories. Tazmeri Hoque Mou started the initiative in April 2021, during the pandemic.

Sadia Rahman, Program Director of Light to Life, was the only Bangladeshi among the six voted winners of the 2021 Ingenuity Fund, developed by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health(Gates Institute), and supported by Pathfinder International and Bayer.