Campus sat down for a virtual interview with Akib where he shared more about his experiences, research, and insights.
Four Bangladeshis were honoured with the award for their outstanding contribution to society.
Fatema Shorna, an alumna of BRAC University, has started pursuing an MSc in Radiobiology at the University of Oxford.
KUET students innovate eco-friendly furniture from plastics.
Anica Hossain, a ULAB student, won the Global Student of the Year Award at the Global Alliance World Public Relations and Communication Awards 2024.
Shanum Sarkar, a recent graduate of BIT, secured a Silver Medal at the IPsyO 2024.
Labiba Islam Salsabil and Abdur Rahman from BUET secured first prizes
Bangladesh's Bored Tunnelers invited to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company headquarters to trial their tunnel boring machine.
Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) organised a webinar themed around International Youth Day, titled “Role of Youth Workers in Preventing Violence”, on August 31, via Zoom. It was broadcast live from their Facebook page.
Ironman 70.3, a prestigious competition organised by World Triathlon Corporation, will be held on September 17, 2021, in St. George, Utah, USA. For the first time at the World Championship, triathlete Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat will be representing Bangladesh.
In an effort to advocate positivity and social change, Shuvashish Bhowmick, founder of father-son singing duo Baap Ka Beta, started the campaign, “Mullobodh Er Paathshala". This campaign hosts live sessions with celebrities, influencers, and experts on the importance of morals and values. The fourth episode, titled "Can we value people’s faith properly?" was held yesterday, featuring Golam Murshed, Managing Director & CEO of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd. and Ghulam Sumdany Don, Chief Inspirational Officer of Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy.
Urmeeta Dutta completed her SSC and HSC examinations from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. After sitting for the admission tests, she made it to both Dhaka Medical College (DMC) and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). “According to my family’s choice, I decided to study in DMC. I completed my MBBS in 2015 and internship training in 2016,” she shared. She stood first in all three professional exams and for this result, she received the Prime Minister Gold Medal Award.
To curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, educational institutions have been shut all over the world. As a result, e-learning has become the preferred mode of education. Due to the socio-economic condition of JAAGO’s students, there is no alternative to conducting classes other than through mobile phones. JAAGOs Tel-Ed initiative, which started in June 2020, is one such programme that utilises mobile phones to conduct classes.
Seventeen-year-old Tamanna Aktar Nura was born with no arms and only one leg. She earned the highest GPA in her high school graduation exams. She took the exams by holding a pen between her toes.
Footsteps Bangladesh, a social organisation, intends to address various challenges such as access to safe and clean drinkable water, sanitation, waste management and disaster response to create vital development tools for underprivileged communities. The organisation conducted a range of activities to support underprivileged communities during the pandemic.
Oman Jafar and Sneha Mahjabin, two Bangladeshi students, have bagged the first and second prizes in the World Quiz Competition of the International Virtual Debate Festival, held in Bangladesh.
Born and raised in Bangladesh, Labib Tazwar Rahman co-founded Neubility, a Seoul-based start-up that develops autonomous food-delivery robots using vision-based localisation and path planning technologies. The platform researches and develops camera-based self-driving solutions and robotics technology, and focuses on last-mile autonomous robot delivery service.
Seeking an equal and inclusive society, Brihonnola relentlessly works with the transgender community. The organisation intends to include transgender individuals in the mainstream society, while promoting gender equality in Bangladesh. Sadikul Islam started Brihonnola in 2018, along with an executive team of 15 members, amongst which most were transgender people.
