The session, Transitioning from Academics to Corporate: The Post-COVID-19 Scenario, moderated by Galib Bin Mohammad, Head of Marketing, Arla Foods Ltd, discussed how the pandemic has affected students and graduates.

For the first time, Bangladesh participated in the International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020, held online from July 3 to July 5. 60 teams from 15 different countries participated in IBCOL 2020 and among the top six awards, two teams from Bangladesh won two.

For the first time, Bangladesh participated in the International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020, held online from July 3 to July 5. 60 teams from 15 different countries participated in IBCOL 2020 and among the top six awards, two teams from Bangladesh won two.

For the first time, Bangladesh participated in the International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020, held online from July 3 to July 5. Team Digital Innovation from Dhaka University, won the Silver Medal Award for their project, Decentralized Identity and Aid Distribution: Platform for Rohingya Refugees. The competition brings out blockchain based solutions to tackle real life problems.

We the Dreamers began their journey as a charitable organisation in 2005, with the aim of providing disadvantaged communities with free medical camps. They expanded their activities as a non-political and multi-professional volunteer organisation from 2015. They facilitate educational services for Rohingya children, who cannot afford to go to schools. They also provide necessary supplies in flood afflicted regions.

In April 2020, a group of young Bangladeshi expats got on a phone call and expressed their concerns regarding the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Public Health students Tahmid Hasib Khan and Aaraf Ahmed jotted down areas in which expatriate youths could make a credible difference in addressing the crisis at home. Their friends provided their input. As a result, the journey of BacharLorai (www.bacharlorai.com) began. Along with Khan and Ahmed, Ontario Public Servant Anil Wasif, Engineer-in-Training Aminur Rahman Khan, KPMG Risk Analyst Farhim Zaman and Data Science student Talha Khan also contributed to the project.

Ignite Youth Foundation (IYF) is a youth-led social organisation, founded by Muhammad Jahirul Islam in 2016.

SONGKOLPO Foundation, a non-profit organisation, supports orphaned and underprivileged children in Dhaka, in different ways.

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Are you a young, talented, and energetic nature conservationist committed to protecting species of wild animals and plants? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conservation? Don’t hesitate to apply for the 2021 FFN Awards!

Interactive Cares is conducting a series of webinars on various skills, titled, Co-Learn. Through these webinars, Interactive Cares aims to show the various strategies of developing skills for making a difference in the job sector.

Supported by ICT Division and Startup Bangladesh, the online edition of Digital Khichuri Challenge (DKC) 2020 was recently aired live from their Facebook page. The virtual event saw 14 teams pitch their ideas in front of a prestigious jury of judges, including Robert Stoelman, Project Manager, UNDP, Tina F Jabeen, Investment Advisor, Startup Bangladesh, ICT Division, Din M. Sumon Rahman, Professor, Department of Media Studies & Journalism, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and Tazin Shadid, CEO, YY Goshti.

Living alone eight thousand and thirty-two miles away from home is already tough, but in the middle of a pandemic, the homesickness kicks in a bit harder. As an immigrant in a new place, you go through an emotional transition. Things you always thought you hated about your home country become the things that you miss the most.

July 15, 2020, was one of the most memorable days in my professional life. Being a young journalist, I had the opportunity to engage with several talented individuals from around the world at Future News Worldwide Conference 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held online, instead of London. Among 3000 applications from across the world, 100 of the world’s most promising student journalists were selected to attend this intensive media training programme.

Bhumijo is a social enterprise that focuses on environmentally and economically viable innovations, and is known for incorporating architectural design and urban planning in their project that ensures gender sensitive sanitation services around Dhaka.

ForUs is a social welfare organisation that works for the basic rights of transgender individuals. Founded by Sabrina Mojib, a student of Daffodil International University (DIU), the organisation strives to combat the social barriers that isolate this community.

Like every other sector, COVID-19 has disrupted the very fabric of international relations. Now, Bangladesh must reform the way it deals with the world to prevail in the post-COVID world. Youth Policy Forum (YPF) launched its landmark "Road to Reforms” series on 18th July 2020 with a focus on the foreign policy reforms required for Bangladesh. The inaugural webinar was titled “Bangladesh’s foreign policy priorities in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic” and was organized in partnership with Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and The Daily Star.

‘Bookstagram’ is an online community that started out as an Instagram hashtag. It comprises readers who interact with each other, discover new books and share their own ideas on what they read. The bookstagram community of Bangladesh is no different, as images, reviews, and discussions of books create followers and friends out of strangers tied together by a love of reading. Recently, Star Book Talk 2, moderated by Sarah Anjum Bari, In-charge, Daily Star Books, welcomed Bangladeshi bookstagrammers, Samira Ahmed, Shafrin Islam, Silony Islam, Musharrat Abir Zahin and Rameesa Jameel.

Four years ago, the journey of a 29-year-old Tajul Islam Likhon and his Dream Van became the talk of the town. Likhon started his van with an investment of only BDT 30,000.

After reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many youth-led relief initiatives have taken over the past quarter of this year.