Rasheek Tabassum Mujib

Each year, millions of people are affected by different diseases due to unsafe food in Bangladesh. These diseases include kidney-related problems and cancers, among others.

The 16th prize-giving ceremony for Prothom Alo Borshoshera Boi was held at Bangla Academy’s Abdul Karim Shahitya Bisharod Auditorium, yesterday.

The Earth Society organised an eight-day exhibition with drawings made by Rohingya children, aged between nine and twelve.

Considered as the World Cup of Debate, the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) is the world's largest debating tournament, and one of the largest annual international student events in the world.

Brihonnola, an inclusive platform for the transgender community, has been working to achieve equal rights for transgender individuals since its establishment in 2018.

F Minor, the first female indigenous band of Bangladesh, performed at EMK Centre, recently. They started their performance by dedicating a song to women from all walks of life.

Rafiq Islam (Chief Executive Officer), Faysal Islam (Chief of Business Development), Mazbahul Islam (Director of Marketing & Outreach), Anas H Makki, and Sadat Daniel are the core team members of SafeWheel.

With the theme, ‘Young People Leading Transformation’, ActionAid Bangladesh arranged the National Youth Conference 2019 at Bangla Academy, recently. This year, 500 participants from 30 districts came together for a daylong interactive discussion session.

Green Architecture is an approach to building that minimises the harmful effects of construction projects on human health and the environment.

Education Entrepreneur’s society (EES) organised Edupreneurship Idea Quest for the second time recently. The programme was supported by EMK Center. After the success of Edupreneurship Idea Quest’s first season, the second iteration was launched in July this year.

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.

Mukhosher Arale is an art exhibition organised by Cosmo Concepts. The exhibition started on July 12, and will conclude today.

Economics Study Center (ESC), University of Dhaka, in collaboration with EMK Center organised the first episode of People’s Debate recently. This platform is dedicated towards the practice of freedom of speech and freedom of expression. The debate focused on one of the most burning concerns our society faces today – youth unemployment. The topic for the debate was ‘The Unemployment Epidemic of University Graduates’.

Md Mamunur Rashid, a lecturer at BRAC institute of Languages at BRAC University, leads a project that focuses on empathy education. The project received International Recognition at the 20th Committee on Teaching about the United Nations Conference at the UN in April 2019. This is an annual recognition to those educators who have demonstrated the ability to inspire their students to collaborate, brainstorm and implement a plan successfully across all domains of learning on selected UN topics and global issues.

Considered as Bangladesh’s first social business incubator, YY Goshti was started with the mission to provide social business entrepreneurs with all the resources that they need.

Ramna Buddhi Protibondhi and Autistic School has been working for mentally challenged children since 1985. 170 students presently attend the school, which has 12 teachers including the principal.

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

Known as Inspire, their business aims to buy garbage from the women in the slums who have access to one kilogram of disposable waste