The saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” rings true for Fahim Uddin Shuvo, Founder of Garbageman. During his undergraduate education in Architecture at North South University, Shuvo saw the problematic lack of waste disposal methods.

Arif Ahmed’s short film, Paradise Nest, won the award for Best Film on Nature/Environment at the 17th Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. The film was screened at Italy’s Cefalù Film Festival, India’s International Festival of Short Films on Culture and Tourism, and

Apply to attend the 9th International Youth Camp Nepal (IYCN). IYCN is an experiential learning programme designed for young people from different corners of the world. International Youth Camp Nepal highlights cross-cultural exchange, self-exploration, leadership

Twenty-two-year old Sabiha Mili, a graduate from Jahangirnagar University, started her journey with Model United Nations (MUN) in 2014. She attended her first conference as a delegate in Ireland, representing an intelligence agency committee. Usually an

SPIYCE is an EMK small grantee 2019 Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) project which aims to train undergraduate students in effective community engagement. SPIYCE is inspired by the model of simulation led by the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) of the Harvard Law School. They aim to train participants in community-level engagement, rights-based fact-finding operation and creating community leaders in the area of street law.

An event titled, ‘Poetry for Peace” was organised jointly by World Poetry Festival and Kathak, a Bangladeshi Poetry Initiative, recently. It was held at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro. The general theme of the event was presenting a united stand against the recurring acts of violence across the globe. The event saw 35 Bangladeshi poets and two Mexican poets come together and perform their pieces.

Beatbox Bangladesh concluded their Beat Camp with their beatbox battle ‘7 TO SMOKE’ at the EMK Centre, recently. The workshop series started on July 25, 2019 in Dhaka and was followed by beatbox workshops in Cumilla and Chattogram.

The National Book Centre arranged a book exhibition and reading competition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, in observance of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s death anniversary. It was powered by Cultural Ministry of Bangladesh and supported by Academic and Creative Publishers Association of Bangladesh and BAPUS. This is their first event, which concluded on August 29.

Team Positive Bangladesh organised Dhaka Youth Fest 2019, powered by EMK Centre, recently, to observe International Youth Day (August 12). The event was planned keeping the aspect of transforming education in mind. It was similar to the ‘Ways to Engage’ school workshops and ‘Inspire to Engage’ interactive sessions previously arranged by Positive Bangladesh. The event provided youths with an opportunity to explore their interests and network with one another in the process.

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Daffodil International University (DIU) launched their Department of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in 2015. DIU is the first university in Bangladesh to offer a four-year Bachelor’s degree solely on entrepreneurship. The programme focuses on both theoretical knowledge and practical learning.

Recent floods have had catastrophic effects on the lives of many people across the country, causing severe insufficiency of resources, along with the increase of water-borne diseases like dengue at an alarming rate. In order to tackle such problems,

The Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE), in association with Entrepreneurship, Management, Communication and Business Club (EMCBC) organised a workshop at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh this month. The tagline for the workshop was “Inspiring women entrepreneurs.”

International Economics Olympiad (IEO) is an annual competition in economics organised for high school students with an aim to promote logical thinking and the creative application of general knowledge in solving problems. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees for IEO is Noble prize winner, Eric Maskin who is also a professor at Harvard University. This year, the second edition of the competition was hosted by Higher School of Economics (Russia) in partnership with Sberbank in St Petersburg, Russia. The competition comprised of three different rounds: Financial Literacy, Economics and Business Case.

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International Youth Forum 2019 on Peace, Social Justice & SDGs in India

19-year-old Ahmed Yesvi Rafa completed his HSC this year from Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC). He will soon be starting his first semester at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, majoring in Biological Systems Engineering, with a 65 percent scholarship.

Mastul Foundation was established in 2013 by Kazi Reaz Rahman, a student of International Relations from University of Dhaka.

Ujjal Kumar Deb, Abdulla Al Noman and Imtiaz Ibney Ali won Gold Medals in 2019 Australia Open Taekwondo Championship. They won in the Male under 30 team in the Poomsae category. The event took place in June, with 1,000 players from 32 countries across the globe. The Bangladeshi team was sponsored by Orion Group.

2019’s installment of Kick for six was a grand event, with an objective to raise funds for project Trishna, which aims to provide safe drinking water for everyone. The name, Kick for six, came from SDG 6- Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. This year the tournament was held in August, at Fortis sports ground. The event was graced by chief guests Adil Hossain Nobel, and Peya Jannatul.