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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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The life and work of Artist Monirul Islam unfold slowly, almost like a drawing taking shape over time. His journey from the riverine plains of Bengal to the studios of Madrid is a quiet unfolding of memory, discipline, and a lifelong conversation with form. Born on August 17, 1943, in Chandpur during the final years of British India. Monirul grew up surrounded by the quiet beauty of rural Bengal.

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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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Happy Birthday to the visionary Architect Marina Tabassum
As a leading voice in global architecture, Marina Tabassum continues to redefine the relationship between humanity, climate, and the built environment. Wishing you a year of continued inspiration and global impact.

Nobody photographs these buildings for magazine covers. Nobody pins them to mood boards or celebrates their architects. Yet in the overcrowded, sun-scorched camps of Ukhiya-Teknaf, where 700,000 Rohingya refugees arrived with nothing but survival, Rizvi Hassan, Khwaja Nuzhat Zerin Fatmi, and Saad Ben Mostafa created spaces that restored what camps cannot provide, dignity, privacy, and a sense of home, quietly, patiently, against all odds there.

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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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In Vatara, the Blues Communication HQ stands as a thoughtful transformation of a former warehouse into a vibrant, creative workplace. Designed by Dehsar Works under the leadership of architect Rashed Hassan Choudhury, the project reimagines the idea of an office by blending flexibility, playfulness, and technical precision within a compact 2019 sqm footprint.

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In the coastal landscape of Shyamnagar, Satkhira, where land and water shape everyday life, Friendship Hospital stands as a thoughtful response to climate challenges. Designed by Architect Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury of URBANA, this 80-bed hospital combines climate-responsive planning, local materials, and human-centred design to create a healing environment rooted in place.

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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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In the summer of 2025, the Serpentine Pavilion 2025 introduced a thoughtful work by Marina Tabassum and her practice, Marina Tabassum Architects. Titled A Capsule in Time, the pavilion stood in Kensington Gardens as a quiet and powerful response to a turbulent global moment, offering a place for gathering, reflection, and shared experience through a carefully shaped architectural language.

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