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Rafiqun Nabi, widely known as Ranabi, is one of Bangladesh’s most respected artists and cartoonists, born on 28 November 1943 in Chapainawabganj. Ranabi’s journey with art began quietly, almost like a habit formed in childhood. One of the earliest moments that stayed with him was visiting an exhibition at what is now the Bangla Academy with his father. It was a simple experience that opened a window into a world he would spend his life exploring.

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Mustafa Monwar is an artist who quietly shapes a nation’s cultural memory. For decades, his work has moved between canvas and stage, television and puppetry, always rooted in a deep love for people, stories, and freedom of expression. He is widely known as the “Puppet Man of Bangladesh.”

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On the industrial edge of Ashulia, the Zebun Nessa Mosque stands as a calm and thoughtful presence. Designed by Saiqa Iqbal Meghna, Director and Partner of Studio Morphogenesis Ltd., the 6,060-square-foot mosque was completed in 2023. Commissioned by Idris Shakur in memory of his mother, the project offers both a place of prayer and a shared space for workers within a growing industrial landscape.

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Some homes are built from bricks and concrete but some from memories. Reaz Residence in Khanpur, Narayanganj does not merely occupy its plot it belongsto it, leaning toward a field the way a person leans toward their childhood nostalgia. When Architect Riyaad took on this project, no square footage arrived on his desk, only one man’s fierce, irreversible refusal to leave his childhood behind.

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