My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the beautiful Mumtahina Mehzabin Afrin, aka Modernotaku ❤ Beyond excited to chat with this talented indie musician, actor, and professional multitasker who is keeping it real (and mildly chaotic) across screens, stages, and sound waves.

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the super-talented Antora Mehrukh Azad. She is a Dhaka-based visual artist, entrepreneur/co-owner of the online clothing store The Malachite Casket : দি মালাকাইট ক্যাসকেট

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the sweetest Syeda Tasnim Rahman, an animator and artist.

My beautiful and talented guest Kabery Sultana is with us on the 31st episode of the #Nabanoor #podcast and we are so excited to have her. She is an artist who completed her BFA and MFA From Jahangirnagar University with a major in Drawing & Painting. She is now well-known as a disability rights specialist and activist. Her advocacy work for people with disabilities revolves around accessibility and safety in architecture, transportation, and the physical environment; equal opportunities in independent living, employment equity, education, and housing; and freedom from discrimination, abuse, neglect, and from other rights violations. Kabery is currently working as a National UN Volunteer Specialist while also working as a chairperson of MDPOD (Manikganj Disabled People’s Organization to Development). She is also the Founder of the Advocacy Group for Person’s with Disability, Jahangirnagar University. This multi-talented human being is also an acclaimed Reciter, and Recitation trainer and was the Ex-vice president of “Dhoni” (2017 to 2018), Jahangirnagar University. Apart from her huge resume she also dipped her toes in the beauty pageant scene of Bangladesh and became the Semi-Finalist of Codomo Miss Evergreen Bangladesh in 2023.

My guest today on the Nabanoor Podcast is Anisha Aulad, a lecturer at the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). This beautiful human being is also a mother of a two-year-old baby boy and completed her postgrad from University of Nottingham. Before her teaching career she also worked at KPMG and bKash. 

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is Kanij Sabrina Rahman. She is an artist, activist, freelance animator, and graphic designer. She also completed her post-grad in stop motion animation from Barcelona, Spain.

Though my guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast needs no introduction, it is an absolute honor that the one and only Sadia Khalid Reeti will be among us. This gorgeous woman with a beautiful soul is the first Bangladeshi woman to serve as a FIPRESCI jury member at the prestigious Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival). And she did it twice. She has also served as a jury member at numerous international film festivals in Italy, India, England, Nepal, France, Russia, Bangladesh and most recently Iran, to name just a few. Sadia studied Screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has also worked as an entertainment journalist in Dhaka and Los Angeles since 2012. A Berlinale Talent Press alumna, she attended mentorship programs with Film Independent and Locarno Open Doors. She also teaches film studies at different universities and institutions and is the recipient of Charles Wallace Fellowship from the British Council and also a voting member of the prestigious Golden Globes Award. Sadia is currently a member of the National Film Advisory Committee in Bangladesh. চলচিত্র সমালোচক সাদিয়া খালিদ ঋতি আপুর সাথে আমাদের আজকের আলাপ।  

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the gorgeous Mumtahina Ferdous Marjan, a Lecturer at the Department of English, Varendra University, Rajshahi. She also talks about her life growing up in Rajshahi and the pros and cons of being a young university teacher. 

My next guest on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the wonderful Hafsa Ema a development professional and aspiring content creator. Completing her SSC and HSC Mymensigh Girls’ Cadet College and Business Administration undergrad from Jahangirnagar University, Ema is currently working as a Communication Specialist at Sustainable Agriculture Foundation. She is involved in a project that works to ensure nutrition in urban & suburban areas for unprivileged people. The project also works with local farmers to enhance the production of safe vegetables. Apart from her current job and two years of experience in the corporate IT sector, she is also doing a Masters in Development Studies at BRAC University. Ema will also share her journey and transition from Bangladesh's corporate to the development and non-profit sector.

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the beautiful and talented Mehnaz Wardah Lithi. She is a development professional with expertise in gender-inclusive project management, capacity building, and educational leadership.  Lithi is currently serving as the Senior Officer and Gender Focal at JAAGO Foundation Trust, with a background in advancing educational equity, combating child labor, and promoting gender equality through various international donor-funded projects. She also shares the story of a horrible accident she faced during her university life. 

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is Farzana Nigar Nippon, an artist and special educator at Savar's Proyash Institute of Special Education. Proyash has been functioning under the patronization of Bangladesh Army since July 2006. Proyash runs similar programs in Jessore, Bogra, Chittagong, Rangpur, Savar, Comilla, Sylhet, and Ghatail area. All the services and facilities are open for all types of children with a specific focus on children with special needs from Bangladesh and also other nationalities.

My guest on the #Nabanoor #podcast today is the wonderful Bushra Yeasmin, a leading Occupational Therapist in Bangladesh. She is currently working with special needs children.

If you are a Bangladeshi netizen, then there is a 99.95% chance that you have seen her mesmerizing work on your social media feeds. My guest today needs no introduction yet I never knew that one of the most prolific photographers of our time is a cancer survivor. The amazing জয়িতা আফরিন a.k.a Joyeeta Trisha is with us on today's episode of the #Nabanoor #podcast

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #podcast is the multi-talented Venessa Kaiser. She is an Architect, Multidisciplinary Artist, Mental Health Advisor, Sculptor & Poet. A multidisciplinary creative by any means necessary, she creates what she feels to magnify the solitude of being human. For instance, shapes that hold people, the metamorphosis of the mind, a life written on paper, shapes of our bodies, horrors of the universe beyond comprehension, loud feelings, and death. By exploring concepts of gender, identity, cynicism, psyche, and philosophy she can create a world for you, only if you listen. Venessa is also a veteran artist who has invested most of her life creating & learning elements of expression through lines, colors, and words, her art and poetry explore concepts of gender identity, body image, social taboos, mental health, and human behavioral aspects. From a young age, she has been persistent in discovering new grounds and exploring emotions that led to an articulated list of countless international achievements including the first in Bangladesh to achieve Top Of The World Grades in Art , win Art Battle Dhaka & a women@Dior - UNESCO Leadership programe Mentee in progress. Regardless of the pain and struggles, she finds peace in molding her feelings into visual forms of expression for the world to relate to and perhaps help the bitterness of life become bearable by trying to find beauty in all that has been lost. Her socials are @aesthesis.inc

My guest today on the #Nabanoor #Podcast is the gorgeous and multi-talented creative persona and my very dear friend Farin Fairuz Melisa. She is a Fine Arts student who started her professional life in the Bangladeshi media industry as a model and then gradually branched out as a freelance Line Producer and Asst Director in the highly competitive advertising and corporate events management scene in Dhaka.

Today we talk with the multi-talented Arika Ahsan, a student, cosplayer (Akira Cozer), and co-founder of Tempest. We talk about the stigmas and conspiracies behind the Bangladeshi cosplay scene. বাংলাদেশি কসপ্লে নিয়ে আমাদের আজকের আলাপ।

My today's guest on the #Nabanoor #Podcast is the popular Bangladeshi model and actor Asma Ul Husna Bristy. The stunning ramp and billboard fashion model talks about the pros and cons of being in the super competitive industry. বাংলাদেশের মডেলিং ইন্ডাস্ট্রি নিয়ে আমাদের আজকের আলাপ। 

Today's guest on the 17th episode of #Nabanoor #Podcast is my dear friend Radia Rowshan and we talk "wheat."  She currently works for the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) as a Communication Analyst.  Radia completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Jahangirnagar University's Department of Anthropology.  Gender Studies and Sociological Communication are her areas of academic interest. রাদিয়া আপুর সাথে গম নিয়ে আলাপ।

Today we talk with the beautiful and multi-talented entrepreneur and home chef Farjana Quader Nisa, owner of Cooked by Nisa, located in Chittagong. She was also one of the top 5 finalists in "Shera Radhuni 1424," a popular culinary contest in Bangladesh.  We also discuss the inner works of building a dessert business in Bangladesh. নিসা আপুর সাথে ডেজার্ট বিজনেস নিয়ে আলাপ। 

Today we talk with popular Bangladeshi model and actor Sarah Jabin Aditi and the inner works of Dhaka-based media and entertainment industry. বাংলাদেশের মিডিয়া ইন্ডাস্ট্রি নিয়ে আমাদের আজকের আলাপ। 

Today we talk with the beautiful and talented Jilian Talukder. And her journey as a Content creator (Jilian - The Hilly Girl), Entrepreneur (Korean Glam - Bangladesh), and Flight Attendant. Jilian also talks about the pros and cons of being a content creator and flight crew as an Indigenous girl from the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Today we talk about going green with the wonderful entrepreneur Sabina Yeasmin Madhobi, the owner of Madhobi Mart.

Today we talk with the multi-talented entrepreneur and former music teacher Afsana Tori. She is the proud owner of a popular Bangladeshi homemade pickle delivery service called Achariyana.| আচার নিয়ে আজকে আমাদের আলাপ। 

Our friend Marium Ferdous talks about her life, doing a double major at North South University and navigating public transport as a woman in Dhaka. She is also an aspiring Mehedi artist and the owner of Henna Harmony by Marium. ঢাকায় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় জীবন ও পাবলিক ট্রান্সপোর্ট বিড়ম্বনা নিয়ে মারিয়াম এর সাথে আমাদের আজকের আড্ডা।    

My friend Tasnuva Tazin Eva talks about her life, childhood, recent marriage, and career as an interpreter.  আমার বন্ধু ইভা ও তার ইন্টারপ্রেটার ক্যারিয়ার নিয়ে আজকের আলাপ।  

My very dear friend Rabika Binte Humayun, a Journalism and Media Studies graduate from Jahangirnagar University, is a copywriter and former Marketing exec. Today she talks about her life and the pros and cons of being an international student in the land of K-Pop, South Korea. বান্ধবী রাবিকা এর সাউথ কোরিয়ায় জীবন নিয়ে আলাপ।  

My friend Juliet talks about what she has been up to recently and her career as an educator in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Indigenous content creator, makeup artist, brand promoter, and young female entrepreneur Sunetra Talukder, owner of Sunétz World, talks about her personal and professional life. Sunetra is a Public Health graduate from the competitive and reputed Asian University for Women, an independent, international university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. She shot to fame on social media platforms (including TikTok and Facebook) for her innovative face-painting makeover videos and makeup-related content. Sunetra speaks about the hurdles of being a women in the content creation space of Bangladesh. She also talks about how different life was for her being an Indigenous girl who had to live in different regions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).   পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রামে বেড়ে উঠা ও মেকআপ কন্টেন্ট ক্রিয়েটর হিসেবে আজকের আলাপে Sunetra Talukder.

My friend Arshi talks about navigating the teaching industry as a female in Bangladesh. Tasnia Tahasin Arshi is a Philosophy graduate from Jahangirnagar University and have been working as a theatre activist for the past eight years. She also acted, directed, and produced numerous stage plays nationwide. Arshi has also worked in Dhaka's media production industry in various roles. Presently, she works as a teacher for a non-profit school in Dhaka that focuses on educating underprivileged kids, especially girls. Arshi talks about the challenges she faces as a female professional in Bangladesh.  বাংলাদেশে একজন নারী শিক্ষক হিসেবে আমার বন্ধু আরশি- এর আলাপ।  

Dilruba aapu has worked in the non-profit/NGO sector in Bangladesh for the past few years and shares her wisdom and experience as a working woman in Bangladesh. দিলরুবা আপু কথা বললেন বাংলাদেশে কর্মজীবি নারীদের নানা বিষয় নিয়ে। 

We try to talk about our experiences navigating as women in the public transit of Bangladesh. বাংলাদেশের নারীদের জন্য আমাদের পাবলিক ট্রান্সপোর্ট কতটুকু নিরাপদ?