Long Island (LI) Helpers is a youth-led, collaborative grassroots effort that grew out of a necessity to ensure that residents in Long Island and beyond were able to feed their families at the height of the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic in New York. Fawzia Syed and Misha Khan, young Bangladeshis based in New York, started the voluntary organisation as Co-founders.

Youth Opportunities and IPDC Finance Limited recently arranged an essay competition titled, ‘Write to Fight Post COVID-19 Era’, a national writing competition for Bangladesh’s Recovery Idea and Plan:

Children residing in Pirojpur District have very limited access to education and have little or no knowledge about the usage of the internet and technology.

'Yet Another Untimely Rendezvous of Cartoonists’, a crowdsourced storyboarding event took place at Pathao Headquarters on Saturday, December 5. The event was attended by 12 comic enthusiasts and cartoonists, maintaining safety protocols and social distancing.

Cartoon People Comics

For creating a better world free from poverty, hunger and many other social, economic and environmental issues the Sustainable Development

Songsari is a spice and herbal product venture that intends to be a part of everyone’s family. Food enthusiasts Dolon Champa Dutta and Tazrin Farzana Zinia primarily started Songsari on July 15, 2020,

While 2020 will be remembered for how difficult it was for everyone, there are some fortunate people who utilised the extra time at home effectively. Shoilee Islam,

Gender Justice is a non-profit legal and policy advocacy organisation with steadfast commitment to addressing the chain of circumstances relevant to gender- based violence and inequality.

Travelettes of Bangladesh, a female-led tourist organisation, recently celebrated their fourth founding anniversary across the country through a tree plantation programme.

Manobota-19, a social welfare organisation, was founded by Sadvan Sarwar Shuvo, earlier this year. The organisation primarily intends to support underprivileged individuals by providing them with food.

FASPE Journalism Program 2021

Photographer Nasif Imtiaz’s name comes up amidst those whose art transcends borders and makes us Bangladeshis proud. His photographs bring forth a face of society that not all of us might have the heart to process, but one that will always be worth discussions.

Founded by Swatil Mahmud, Swayong is an inclusive platform that addresses women’s issues through myth-busting and storytelling.

According to a recent survey of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a human rights organisation, at least 4,249 women and 456 children were subjected to domestic violence in 27 districts of Bangladesh in April 2020, where 1,672 women and 424 children faced violence for the first time in their lives.

Renaissance Shamajik Shongho is a social welfare organisation founded by Fokhrul Islam Sumon, a student of University of Dhaka (DU). Primarily, the organisation intends to raise awareness on child marriage, drug abuse and other social issues through regular campaigning.

My introduction to Soumitra Chatterjee happened in a strange way. It was in the early 2000s, around the month of September, when Nrityanchal used to host dance festivals of three or four days.

Youth Opportunities Campus Ambassador Program 2021

From the young detective Feluda to Bishwanath Majumdar in “Bela Seshe” we all fell in love with Soumitra Chatterjee’s bewildering charm and talent, at some point in our lives.

A virtual ceremony to announce the winners of this year’s Joy Bangla Youth Award recipients was arranged recently. Joy Bangla Youth Award 2020, the fourth edition of the award, recognised 30 youth- led organisations for their outstanding and commendable efforts to bring positive change in the country. Since its inception in 2014, Young Bangla, a research wing of CRI, has been recognising the efforts of youths, who initiate and carry forward positive social changes.