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On a fateful Friday morning, Reshma Nahar Ratna was cycling on Lake Road, next toChandrimaUddyan, when a speeding microbus recklessly hit herand ran away, shattering her dream of conquering the mountains of the world, in a matter of moments.

Two years ago, a speeding bus lost control and killed two teenagers and injured nine others in Dhaka.

The ongoing pandemic has made virtual meetings an integral part of our lives, and so, our education system has also shifted to the screens, with institutions all over the world initiating online classes. This transition has been tough for many. While teachers are struggling to maintain the ideal classroom environment, students are having a hard time in adapting to the new ways of assessment.

Young-adult literature has been consistently one of the most popular book genres for years – their commonly used themes of identity, love and friendship are universal, and most good YA novels have gotten the Hollywood treatment – prompting people to check out the source material. Even in the middle of a global pandemic, we need light-hearted and gripping novels to escape reality for a while. We have compiled a list of some great YA books, from popular to lesser known stories, that you may like.

On a fateful Friday morning, Reshma Nahar Ratna was cycling on the Lake Road of Chandrima Uddyan, when a speeding microbus recklessly hit her and ran away, shattering her dream of conquering the mountains of the world, in a matter of moments.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed and altered the lives of students, teachers, and other educational professionals to a great extent. With schools closed and online classes going on in full swing, the education sector is going through a major shift.

Youth organisation Engage recently introduced an online contest, Demonstrate 2020, focusing on mental health. The competition is open for everyone studying in the third grade and above.

Photography began rather casually for Aungmakhai Chak, as she playfully clicked some photos with a camera that belonged to her sister’s friend. Spending her childhood in Naikhongchhari, Bandarban, her passion for the art form developed from a young age. However, it was not until she moved to Dhaka during the intervals of her HSC exams that she started taking photography seriously. She completed a basic course and a foundation course in Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, which kicked off her journey as a photographer.

Global Peace Summit Turkey 2020 (GPST) is providing opportunities to extraordinary young, competent and enthusiastic peacebuilders from

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Gontobbo Youth Foundation (GYF) strives to alleviate unemployment for underprivileged communities through their activities.

During the Youth Skills Summit 2020, hosted by The Daily Star to mark World Youth Skills Day, Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star, talked about the growing lack of empathy and ethics in our daily lives.

Community Development for Peace (CDP) started their journey in 2013, CDP, with an aim to promote positive thinking and peace through different volunteering communities.

We for Them, a social welfare organisation based in Rangpur, started their journey in 2015. Currently, they are focused on navigating four different projects, based on raising awareness about different societal issues. They had to alter their priorities accordingly, owing to the ongoing pandemic.

With modern academicians advocating for pragmatic educational systems, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education’s interdependent approach to learning is becoming accessible in every corner of the world, including Bangladesh. Prioritising on creating local solutions for local problems, Wizkit, an organisation that embraces STEM-based training, research, and product innovation, worked on an array of projects on technical support for individuals with special needs, healthcare, renewable energy and menstrual hygiene. It was founded by Mushfiqur Rahman Saad, 24, and Bushra E Anjum, 25, in 2017.

Celebrating the journey of resilient Bengali women to inspire young minds both at home and abroad, The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with HerStory Foundation, will launch their e-book series on the online platform Let’s Read tomorrow at 6 pm, featuring 12 beautifully illustrated short stories on photojournalist Sayeda Khanam, female summiteer Nishat Mazumdar, advocate Kalpana Chakma and scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri, among others.

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Applications are now open for Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program Autumn 2021 session at Stanford University! Knight-Hennessy Scholars develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.

Perception Foundation started out in 2014, when some school students identified various societal problems and the differences between communities with regards to access to basic necessities.