We landed in Chiang Mai around 10:30 pm, flying in from Krabi. The difference was immediate. It was colder, quieter, and felt like the city had already gone to sleep while still holding its elegance under a blanket of stars. We had booked a hotel near the airport for convenience, and as we rode there […]
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Krabi Sea Port Phi Phi was a celebration—loud, vibrant, full of energy. But as we stepped onto Krabi’s sea port, we were met with an entirely different world. A calmness lingered in the air, a rhythm that moved slower, an energy that invited relaxation. The city was not in a hurry. It had nothing to
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Phuket was pure magic, where love lingered in the air, carried by the ocean breeze, and whispered through the rustling palm trees. But as dawn broke on January 26th, our journey was set for a new paradise. Phi Phi Island awaited. We boarded the ferry from Phuket early in the morning, the sun already painting
Phuket, a place where time slows down and life speeds up. From the moment I landed, I felt an electric buzz in the air, as if the island itself had a pulse, inviting me to dive into its energy. We checked into the hotel, left our belongings behind, and stepped into the night, eager to
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Photo: Top of the Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka, 2023 যতটা নির্জনতায় গেলে নিস্তবন্ধতা কথা কয় সেখানে গিয়ে টের পেয়েছি নিস্তব্ধতাও প্রতিবাদী হয়। যে স্রোতে নিজেকে ভাসিয়ে দেয়া যায় সে স্রোতে গিয়েই চিনেছি নিজেকে। মানুষ হওয়ার স্বাদ নিতে গিয়েই দেখা মিলেছে অমানুষদের সাথে। অমানুষেরা অকৃতজ্ঞ হয়ে চাঁদের আলোর মতো জ্বল জ্বল করে সে পথে। সত্যর খুব
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Photo: August 2023, top of Sigriya Rock, Sri Lanka On the eve of my birthday this July (2024), I found myself reflecting on the essence of living with others. To truly live is to carve out room within ourselves for others. This is not a mere act of kindness—it is essential for our survival. We
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It was in an afternoon right after Shab-e-quadar in 2019. My friend Chowdhury Fakrul Alam and I had a detailed conversation at the Gulshan Azad Mosque campus, and the discussion was about how we could kick off events like Ted Talk or the human library in Madaripur. Before this discussion, Charu Shamim (Nazmul Shamim), Mehedi
From the beginning of the pandemic, information started flooding through social media. But authorized and audited information was rare, and some information was provocative. People got confused and panicked by the amount of information they perceived. To disseminate the correct information among people and organize youths in emergencies, the ACT Foundation built the largest online
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The second day of Eid-ul-Adha 2012, Madaripur. Mehedi Shamim and I were walking in a whole moon evening at the bank of Arial Kha river. We had a long discussion, and the topic was how could we do something for the betterment of Madaripur. We discussed many ideas, but engaging youth in social development/ social
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