Dhaka Residential Model College Art & Photography Club and Remians Music Club recently organised the 5th DRMC-Prothom Alo National Art & Music Fest 2019. The fest was a wonderful platform for displaying art, music and photography through 32 events that were held during the three-day long event. The main attractions included an art exhibition, a pop culture quiz, origami competition, meme booth and graffiti booth. Other activities included a metal head quiz, fantasy character art, photography and cartoon seminar, live photography, a meme contest and paraphernalia. It was a colourful collection of various forms of art and with a total of 2000 students from different institutions all across Dhaka came under one roof as participants.

The weekend of February 6 to 9 saw Dhaka Art Week taking place at Shilpakala Academy. The event gained huge traction on social media with many aspiring artists approaching the organiser directly to submit their artworks for exhibition. On top of that, through an online form, artists from all across the country applied to be selected for what seemed to be a very prestigious art show. Interestingly, some big names and the experienced of the art industry were also included alongside emerging artistes.

Marina Farook is a nutritionist and health coach who helps women reconnect with their physical, mental and spiritual strength, using nutrition and strength training. She shares her research-backed insight about female health and fertility for young women in Dhaka.

Munzarin Raian, the first female first-officer of Dreamliner, started training right after her O’ Levels. She flew for the first time at the age of 17. The airplane was a Cessna 152. Till date, she has flown for over 2,500 hours.

Afzal Khan, an actor by profession, who is widely known as Robin Hood – The Animal Rescuer, has been taking care of stray and differently abled dogs and cats and providing them shelter at his own house since 2010. 53 cats and dogs which are all victims of physical or mental trauma stay with him in Khilgaon.

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Shishuder Jonno Aamra is an organisation that gives shelter to 40 underprivileged individuals who are mainly children of sex workers,

Organised by the Dhaka Residential Medical College (DRMC) Science Club, the DRMC-Summit National Science Carnival is one of the biggest science programmes in Bangladesh. The twelfth edition of the festival was held recently, on the theme, ‘Appetitum Scientiae - Thirst for Knowledge. The State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, MP, was the chief guest at the inauguration. Faysal Karim Khan, Additional Managing Director, Summit Group, was impressed by the array of events at the festival and expressed his desire to be with DRMCSC in the near future.The Inauguration was presided by Brig General Ashfaque Iqbal, Principal, Dhaka Residential Model College. The DRMC Science Club has been organising the event ever year since its inception in 2008 with a goal to create a platform for science enthusiasts and foster young scientists.

Book Review with Tajdin Hassan, presented by Anker Bangladesh and brought to you by Contrivance International Limited, took place on February 2, 2019 at The Daily Star Center. The programme consisted of an interactive symposium where Tajdin Hassan, Head of Marketing, The Daily Star, reviewed lessons from the book, The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne.

It all began with a simple observation. One day, Shah Rafayat Chowdhury noticed that his rickshaw puller stopped to drink water from a roadside tank, donated by the neighbourhood residents. It got him to speculate whether the water was safe, and if the tank received proper maintenance. He then decided to do something about it.

Robi 10 Minute School recently launched their mobile application. The app is set to make it more convenient for the students across the country to access quality educational content at no cost. It was launched during an inauguration ceremony at the Software Technology Park at Janata Tower in Karwan Bazar.

Proborton is an organisation that provides free education and healthcare services to underprivileged children. Sabbir Khan Saym, the founder of Proborton, is from the Forestry and Environmental Science department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. He started the organisation around three years ago, with an incentive to improve the lives of children who have little means to rely upon. Sabbir started off with saving his lunch money to leave an impact on the lives of these children.

We live in a time where we are often judged for the things that we say or do. How great would it be, if we could just speak without having to worry about other's opinions? Thanks to Ivy Huq Russell, the founder and CEO of Maya, (formerly known as Maya Apa), who actually made it possible.

Md Salim Hossain Sourav sold a five-storied building, his only property, to run the animal welfare organisation, Care for Paws, along with a few of his friends. The initiative started its journey in 2014, and three years later, it was registered by the government and enlisted as a non-profit organisation. An avid animal lover since childhood, Sourav got his first pets, Nadu the cat and Caesar the dog, in 2011.

To support the students in building a stronger competence in English, Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) inaugurated the NDUB Language Centre on January 24, 2019.

For the tenth consecutive year, English Speaking Union (ESU) of Bangladesh organised the national level preliminary rounds of International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) - 2019 on January 26 in Dhaka.

At the 20th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) held in Philippines from December 15-19, 2018, Team Bangladesh created history with their remarkable performances, winning one gold medal, two highly commended medals and one technical medal.

Türkiye Scholarships is a government-funded, competitive scholarship, awarded to outstanding students to pursue full-time or short-

Kumon introduces students to a Japanese method of mathematics and reading. Basically, it is a method of self-learning through one's own instructions and worksheets, whereby students who put in the most effort, initially receive a full score.

Based in Barishal, Lal Shobuj Society started in 2010 with their monthly magazine Mashik Lal Shobuj. Later in 2015, the existing members decided to take a leap and work on the issues children face at school and home.