Joy Bangla Youth Award Winners: Saga of Untold Youth Spirit

Afzal Hossain, A disabled by birth. Never gave up struggle. Graduated within limitations and running the family through a grocery shop named ‘Vai Vai Store’. Stands by other disabled with his own efforts.	Afzal Hossain
Shahriar Jahan Ripa, A tireless entrepreneur of homecrafts, food, screenprint. Being just an undergraduate student, not only she became solvent through her venture but also she’s employing other women in it.
Anis Morshed, Generating bio-gas from poultry and farm wastes. Changed his fate selling eggs, poultry meat and providing bio-gas to his locality.
Aziza Khairun Siegee, An online food shop owner providing traditional uncommon deshi foods through the Web.
Md. Najmul Haque, Informing poor uneducated farmers about modern applications of agriculture. Determined to bring positive change to their lives.
Md. Nazrul Islam, Educating poor adults and children. Also, enlightening the tribal and untouchables. Runs several awareness programs and gathering funds for a hospital.
Ahsan Rony, Encouraging urban people to grow floral, fruit and vegetable plants in their household to make cities greener.
Suman Chandra Das, Runs a movement for awareness about river erosion and made success attracting the authority to take measures.
Mohiuddin Kawser, Runs cultural activities based on the spirit of liberation war. Provides free medical treatments for the poor. Provides stipend for meritorious students.
Jewel Rana, Created sanctuary for the birds. Provides treatment for the wild animals.
Mohidur Rahman, Activist for preserving environment and tradition. Conducting social movement and awareness campaign for environment friendly agriculture aimed to create the world a better place.
H M Khairul Basar, Provides education for the adults and the poor dropouts. Runs Awareness campaign on our traditional cultural roots and library movement.
Lovely Khondokar, Works on empowerment of women and the women who are oppressed.
Hira Mukta Begum, Working on women empowerment and employment. Activist for poor helpless women and children.
Md Shahidul Islam Howlader, Working for the better living of the disabled people by providing them training and education.
Bijoy Rudro Paul, Being a child of tea-garden worker was troubled managing exam fees, now supports meritorious students of the tea gardens of Moulvibazar.
Kanjilal Roy Jibon, Energetic youth working with the school students, making them participate in cultural activities, debates and social activities.
Faridul Islam Farid, Established orphanage providing education facilities for the poor orphans. Managing stipends for the meritorious orphans.
Md Abdur Rahim, Founding member of ERA, voluntarily teaches the street children and finances them.
Keshob Roy, Relentlessly working against child-marriage, eradicating poverty and providing education to the poor.
Kumar Bishajit Barman, Founded Ashar Alo pathshala, a platform for educating the drop-out children. A strong voice against addiction to drugs among the adolescent youth.
Farzana Khan Likhon, Providing free computer training for the women in the aim to empower them with employment worthy skills. Also, works against women & child trafficking.
Mohon Robi Das, First ever Dhaka University graduate from the descendants of tea garden worker family engaged the underprivileged students and youth of the tea garden workers.
K M Moshiur Rahman, Founded Talent Science Club, thrusting the primary students towards enthusiasm and science addicts, by motivating them to build science projects.
Jannatun Nayeem Prity, An HSC examinee with her magical writings on the history of the Liberation War imparting true national history to the youth.
Sukanto Gupto, A computer science graduate turned dedicated cultural activist, inspiring the youth in cultural engagement through ‘Sruti’.
Md. Robiul Haque Chowdhury, Founder of Trinomul Natyadol, using their theatre as a communication tool for dissimilating mass people in social awareness.
Md Mostafa Kamal, Invented a glass capable of giving the blinds the sense of vision.
Mohammad Zakaria Haider, Invented an economic technology called Braille Embosser (Dishari), which imprints Braille characters for the visually impaired people.
Safayet Ahmed, Inventor of a gesture oriented glove, Speak Up, which translates gesture signs into voice output, a hope for the disabled to be able to communicate better with gestures.