Inspiration

Inspiration

Can Horibol pursue his dreams?

“I didn't think I could come this far,” said a beaming Horibol Bonarjee, a student of Moulvibazar Government High School, who passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC).

2y ago

NURTURING DREAMS / Weaving the way to success

Entrepreneur Shafia Shama completed her second post-graduate degree from BRAC University after more than two decades of study gap. Her journey of finding herself during those years propelled her towards success and gratification.

2y ago

Jashore’s Tamanna applies to Bangabandhu Memorial Trust following PM’s advice

Tamanna Akter Noora, who was born with no arms and only one leg and has secured GPA-5 in this year’s HSC exams, has applied to the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust as per the suggestion of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

2y ago

Faika Tasnia’s aspirations as a young artist

The art works of Faika Tasnia, a 12th-grader of Khulna Government Girls' College, have caused a stir on social media platforms.

2y ago

YOUNG ACHIEVER / A promising star of karate

From the age of 10, Marzan Akter Priya knew that her calling in life is karate. She used to watch seniors and juniors in karate training from a window in her classroom. However, she did not pluck up the courage to join them because such activities were strictly prohibited in her household.

2y ago

Won’t back down, no matter the cost

An utter tragedy struck 13 years ago. Still only a ninth-grader, Rajshahi’s Sheuli Akter was married off owing to her family’s unimaginable struggle with poverty.

2y ago

Burying the Covid dead: ‘Team Khorshed’ of Narayanganj recognised by Asia Book of Records

Team Khorshed, a team of volunteers led by Maksudul Alam Khandaker Khorshed, councillor of Ward 13 in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), has been recognised by the Asia Book of Records for their efforts to serve humanity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

2y ago

YOUNG ACHIEVER / Faatiha’s earnest mission of combatting climate change

Faatiha Aayat is a Bangladeshi writer, child rights activist, and climate campaigner living in New York, USA.

3y ago

A beacon of hope from Pekua

The strength of youth has a universal presence of energy that can dispel any atrocity if channelled properly. Its omnipresence can be felt anywhere and Tanema Afroja from Pekua, Cox's Bazar proved this to be so.

6y ago

POKA: Promoting organic vegetable production ecosystem

“Poka” is a Bangla word for insects. It is also the name of a social enterprise initiative taken by three young entrepreneurs. The lead entrepreneur, Md Mehedi Hasan, explained the reason behind choosing the name.

7y ago

Project Trishna - Youth group providing clean drinking water

Project Trishna is a volunteer-driven social venture created by Footsteps Foundation, a youth-based social enterprise. Its aim is simple: to provide free access to clean drinking water for the general public, especially the low income groups.

8y ago

Keeping My Language Alive

My three-year-old niece giggles when I tell her the story of the dragon, Ree Fu Zang, who rose from a lake to save the world.

8y ago

Art Blogs to Follow on Instagram

You might have a preconceived notion that Instagram is a social network consisting solely of selfies and badly cropped pictures of food...

8y ago

TAREQUE MASUD - The Cinema Feriwala through My Telescope

To me, he was a man who loved my country like I did, who had the same concerns as any levelheaded and educated citizen...

8y ago

GP Accelerator set to empower Young Entrepreneurs

Thousands of years before the fancy term surfaced, startups have been agents of social and economic progress.

8y ago

6 Reasons Why You Should Volunteer More Often

The one thing that every event has in common is the volunteers. Without volunteers, organizing a successful event is next to impossible.

8y ago

Ctg mobile court fines errant bakery

A mobile court yesterday fined a bakery Tk1 lakh in Panchlaish area of port city on different charges.

8y ago

THE AUTHOR WHO INSPIRED ME TO WRITE

These words spoken by the writer about the fame of her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, ring in my ears as numerous sites flooded with the news of her recent demise: Author Harper Lee, aged 89, dies in sleep. The wound is fresh and raw enough to incite Hannibal Lecter.

8y ago