Blog of Abib Afzal

Dhaka Lit Fest 2023: My Takeaway

I think the very first thing while writing about this year’s Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) should be to thank the founders, directors and producers of DLF for making it happen after a long three years gap due to COVID triggered circumstances. The 10th edition of DLF which is also deemed

“Dear Mujizah” wins second place in Heritage Minutes Short Video Contest-2021

“Dear Mujizah” is a three minutes long short video made by Sharmin Chowdury on the UNESCO World Heritage site “Shait Gambuj Mosque” in Bagherhat, Bangladesh. This documentary has won second place in the Heritage Minutes short video contest -2021, organized by Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF),an umbrella youth organization from

Bangladeshi Child Sadat Rahman wins 2020 International Children Peace Prize

The International Children Peace Prize launched in 2005 by Kidsrights, a Netherland based Child Rights organization, is awarded annually. This year’s award has been given to Sadat Rahman, a 17 year old child from the district of Narail in Bangladesh. The award has been given to him for his innovative

Meritocracy

Many of you might have been familiar with this term for a long time. But in my case, it might be one or two years I first came across this term. When I first came across the term the meaning and implication was not that clear to me. I didn’t

Online Learning and Learners with Disability

It’s already been more than three months I last sat to write. I used to write almost regularly and frantically before that. I think there has gone a phase of initial wave of writing spree in me. But I didn’t write anything important and significant during that time of writing