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Young Icons

From MIST to MIT: The journey of Akib Zaman

Campus sat down for a virtual interview with Akib where he shared more about his experiences, research, and insights.

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Four Bangladeshis honoured with 2024 Diana Award

Four Bangladeshis were honoured with the award for their outstanding contribution to society.

2w ago

BRAC University alumna receives fellowship for master’s at University of Oxford

Fatema Shorna, an alumna of BRAC University, has started pursuing an MSc in Radiobiology at the University of Oxford.

2w ago

KUET students turning plastic waste into furniture

KUET students innovate eco-friendly furniture from plastics.

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ULAB’s Anica Hossain wins Global Student of the Year Award

Anica Hossain, a ULAB student, won the Global Student of the Year Award at the Global Alliance World Public Relations and Communication Awards 2024.

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Bangladesh's Shanum wins Silver at International Psychology Olympiad

Shanum Sarkar, a recent graduate of BIT, secured a Silver Medal at the IPsyO 2024.

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BUET students secure first prize in international science photo contest

Labiba Islam Salsabil and Abdur Rahman from BUET secured first prizes

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Bangladesh’s Bored Tunnelers making tunnel boring machine in collaboration with Elon Musk's company

Bangladesh's Bored Tunnelers invited to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company headquarters to trial their tunnel boring machine.

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Mahbubur Rahman Rony’s brilliant mission for the visually impaired

Did you know that a group of visually impaired people from Bangladesh and India have been collaborating on audio plays using technology?  The cultural group, Ganga Padma Shilpigushthi, set high hopes for visually impaired people to nurture their talents through this initiative.

3y ago

World Mental Health Day through the lens of mental health practitioners in Bangladesh

Psycure Organization and BYLC jointly organised a webinar on October 10, in observance of World Mental Health Day, with the theme “Mental Health in an Unequal World.”

3y ago

Sadia Jafrin Khan to receive Top 100 Leaders in Education Award

Sadia Jafrin Khan, founder, Grow your Reader, has been selected for the Top 100 Leaders in Education Award. This prestigious award recognises people all around the world for their significant contributions to the field of education based on their overall reach, industry impact and spirit of innovation, along with future readiness and market demand.

3y ago

Youth initiative Briddhi launched

Briddhi, a non-profit youth organisation that works on the needs of children, was officially launched in Pairabandh Farmer Center, Mithapukur, Rangpur, on September 28.

3y ago

Mrittika’s expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro

We all remember Mount Kilimanjaro from our general education books as Africa’s tallest peak, and the world’s tallest free standing mountain. For Mrittika Barua, however, it proved to be much more.

3y ago

Rafeed Elahi Chowdhury on winning INMA 30 under 30 Award

Rafeed Elahi Chowdhury is the Lead of Content and Product Growth at The Business Standard. He won the title for Rising Star, under the Content category in the Global Media Industry 2021 at 30 under 30 Awards by International News Media Association (INMA).  Star Youth, The Daily Star recently caught up with him to learn more about his journey.

3y ago

Robinhood Animal Rescuers celebrate World Animal Day

Robinhood Animal Rescuers organised a press conference celebrating World Animal Day on October 4, 2021. Afzal Khan, the founder of Robinhood Animal Rescuers, hopes to spread awareness for all animals that live side by side with us in our society through World Animal Day.

3y ago

Bangladesh’s IUT Mars Rover Team ranks 10th at ERC 2021

The European Rover Challenge (ERC) is a prestigious space and robotics event combining international competitions of mobile robots with scientific and technological shows. Regarded as the biggest robotics and space event in Europe, ERC is also the meeting place for representatives of the European world of science and business interested in the use of space and robotic technologies.

3y ago

Learning innovatively with Science Bee

Mobin Sikder, a student of Chemistry at Jahangirnagar University, is the founder of Science Bee, an online platform that aims to educate youngsters about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

3y ago

An Olympiad to promote the habit of newspaper reading

The National Newspaper Olympiad (NNO), a platform founded by Labby Ahsan in 2018, intends to encourage young people to develop the habit of reading printed newspapers to acquire knowledge. It strives to establish a positive journalism ecosystem by encouraging the youth to play an active role in this field. 

3y ago