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I am just wondering in a world of AI, what are the easiest and craziest ways people are making money nowadays that you never thought would make money ?

Recent story. My dad saw Udvash’s outstanding marketing tactics (iykyk) and decided to get me into their final model tests. Back when I was preparing for my SSC, with barely a week left in hand, my local Udvash branch was repeatedly calling my father and me to attend their ‘Dua Mahfil (?)’ that they’ll host at the mosque in our area. My father, being a moderately pious man, kind of forced me to go.

After going there, my dad forcibly was the only parent who went there along with me. The rest of the teenagers were advised against bringing their parents into the mosque. What I thought would be a 15 minute session turned to be a 2.5 hour long brainwashing seminar hosted by my local Udvash branch to force teenagers into attending a 40 day long Chillah with them. They collected our addresses, numbers and forced us to name a certain period of how long we’d go with them. Note, no parent was present there except for mine. So these teenagers were being forced into making decisions like these, without their parents’ consent or them knowing beforehand.

The first hujur talked about respecting our parents, privileges and the last hujur talked about how ignoring our deen (religion) would send us to hell. Apparently, not attending their 40 day Chilla journey is enough of a reason for them to tie up our hands and send us to hell with Satan. No correlation whatsoever, especially with SSC being a week away 😭 Preaching religion is fine, but coercing children into attending 40 day long events without their parents’ consent isn’t.

Nonetheless, my dad decided to never send me there ever again.

Lately i’m feeling kinda lonely or something…friends ra sob busy….so suggest me things (cafe,parks,or any fun activities)i can do in dhaka alone

17M, I'm writing this because I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore.

It's been 10 days since the SSC results were released, and I achieved a GPA 4.94 with a total of 1068 marks. The fact that I didn't receive a GPA 5 left me confused, as I wasn't even expecting the result to be low.

My mom had gone to school to bring my little brother home. I was alone in my room. Though I was sad and cried a lot, the moment I heard the doorbell, I washed my face and tried my best not to let my mom see what state I was in.

She was basically traumatized when she saw the 4 on my result card. She even cried. Then I couldn't hold back my own tears, and I started crying too.

It felt as if someone in my family had died, not because I missed a GPA 5, but because of everything that GPA 5 represented.

I fell asleep around noon and woke up with a kick from my dad. Then he started complaining about my grades:

" You've trashed 11 years of hard work."

"What was the purpose of all this coaching and school if only to see this grade?"

"You watch your phone all day and study nothing."

These are my marks and grades:

| Subject | Marks | Grade |

|---|---:|:---:|

| Bangla | 155 | A |

| English | 147 | A |

| General Mathematics | 98 | A+ |

| Higher Mathematics | 88 | A+ |

| Physics | 95 | A+ |

| Chemistry | 98 | A+ |

| Biology | 91 | A+ |

| Religion | 82 | A+ |

| Bangladesh and Global Studies | 65 | A- |

| ICT | 49 | A+ |

I have no idea how I got 65 in BGS and 147 in English.

I missed an A in BGS by 5 marks, and I missed an A+ in Bangla by 5 marks.

The pain of seeing everyone enjoying their GPA 5 while I'm here living in a place full of sorrow is something I will never forget.

Even my crush got a GPA 5, and I didn't.

Somehow, that painful day ended.

The next day, we did the board challenge.

Now comes college admission.

My dream was to join Notre Dame College or St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, but those options are already gone.

I've been studying at BAFSK from Kindergarten all the way through Class X, so I thought they would probably give me some kind of quota or internal advantage, right?

NO. They don't.

They only accept students with a GPA 5 for Science.

So I was holding on to one last hope: maybe, just maybe, the subjects I applied for in the board challenge would be reassessed, and by some pure chance, my GPA would become 5.

Then maybe I could still get into a college I wanted.

But no.

A total of 402,051 candidates have applied to have their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examination results re-scrutinised after failing to get the grades they expected.

The applications cover 1.06 million answer scripts, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka Secretary SM Kamal Uddin Haider said.

Then yesterday, we got the news:

একাদশ শ্রেণিতে ভর্তি প্রক্রিয়ায় বড় ধরনের পরিবর্তন আসছে। দ্রুত ক্লাস শুরু করার লক্ষ্যে এবার শিক্ষার্থীদের তিন ধাপে নয়, বরং এক ধাপেই অনলাইনে আবেদন করতে হবে। একক আবেদনের নিয়ম চালুর ফলে এবার আর মাইগ্রেশনের কোনো সুযোগ থাকছে না।

তবে পুনর্নিরীক্ষণে যাদের ফল পরিবর্তন হবে, যারা প্রথম ধাপে আবেদন করতে পারবেন না কিংবা কোনো কারণে কলেজ পাবেন না—তাদের জন্য পরবর্তীতে পুনরায় আবেদনের সুযোগ রাখা হবে। ভর্তি নীতিমালা কমিটি দ্রুততম সময়ে ক্লাস শুরু করার উদ্দেশ্যে এসব সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছে।

By which I might not get any benefit at all, because by the time the board challenge results are released, the colleges I dream of might already be filled.

আগে এসএসসি ও সমমানে উত্তীর্ণ শিক্ষার্থীরা তিন ধাপে একাদশ শ্রেণিতে ভর্তির আবেদন করতে পারত। এবার সেপ্টেম্বরের প্রথম সপ্তাহেই অনলাইন আবেদন শুরু করার পরিকল্পনা করা হয়েছে। সেপ্টেম্বরের তৃতীয় সপ্তাহে ক্লাস শুরু করতে চায় শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়।

My question is, what is wrong with Milon?

If they genuinely wanted to start classes this early, why couldn't they simply tell us the truth from the beginning?

At least then students and their families could have planned accordingly.

Instead, we are once again seeing the consequences of poor planning, mismanagement, and a complete lack of responsibility.

Students have already spent months waiting for their results, and now the authorities suddenly want to rush the entire admission process and start classes within the same month.

Yesterday night, my friend came to my home, and we were literally discussing matrices and determinants. (Yes, we were.) After he left, I started watching some YouTube classes and doing math. My dad was on Facebook at the time, and then a video appeared on his feed titled "Bad News for SSC 2026," about how difficult college admission was going to be.

Suddenly, he told me to stop studying and started asking why I wasn't getting these kinds of videos on my own feed. He pointed out that I have Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, and many other social media platforms, yet I never seem to get news about studying or college admission. Instead, I get topics about physics, planes, and rockets. He said that tells him what I really see on my phone.

Then he asked:

"Why are you thinking about building a whole UAV when you can't even join a college? Have you seen the news about college admission?"

Yes, I had.

-_-

Then my dad started telling me things like:

"Well, see, you aren't going to study in any Cantonment college."

"See how everyone's enjoying their GPA 5?"

"Out of around 550 students in your school, 325 of them got A+, and you couldn't even get it."

"What will be the benefit of spending so much money on Intermediate if you don't even get GPA 5?"

"If SSC is easy, Intermediate is seven times harder. You couldn't even get GPA 5, let alone Golden GPA 5. How do you think you're going to get GPA 5 in Intermediate?"

"You didn't even think about gettingan A+ in the first place. You didn't study."

And so on.

But to be completely honest, I did. I genuinely did the best I could. I had gotten A+ in English many times before, and throughout my school years, I usually scored around 75–85 in BGS. I genuinely have no idea how I ended up with 147 in English and 65 in BGS. I never even imagined that I would get such low marks in those subjects.

Well, actually, with a total of 1068 marks and a GPA of 4.94, which cantonment college is realistically going to accept me into the Science group? If there isn't a suitable cantonment college for me, then which college outside the cantonment would be the best option, preferably somewhere near my location? I live around ECB, Dhaka Cantonment.

To be brutally honest, I don't want to say this, but a substantial part of me really just hates everything.

I don't want to do anything permanent. But still, for the past few days, I have found absolutely no peace or happiness. I used to love programming, but now the hobby is gone. I used to love physics, but now it doesn't even feel like I'm studying. When I try to do math, the first question makes me forget everything. Watching Reels or YouTube feels boring. There is always this feeling of being a failure and anxiety about the future. Even when she texts me, it doesn't feel special anymore, and I'm confused about why. I hate being like this.

I cry in bed every night without letting anyone know. My throat feels like there's an anvil sitting on it. I only wish everything would go back to normal, but life itself is starting to look grey.

I wish everything ends here.

Hi, so I'm a student, amr hsc literally kichudin agei ses hoyeche but i want to apply for a job for some experience and for some bills.

I've had a job, and few volunteering here there but after my hsc I'm not finding any jobs or anything.

Everything is either scam or they never reply.

So now I need help from you guys!!!

Are there any desk job, office work or call center agent, page Manager, needed in dhanmondi or near dhanmondi?

Please help me I really do need a job rn, amr admission er pore theke university er joto khoroch ache nij theke bear korte hbe, not because my parents won't it's because I feel uncomfortable taking money from them, and I hardly ask them for money unless I have to go somewhere or have something very important to do, so I need a job for my own financial independence 🤍

Hello , I'm a 19(M) ,,, i just have completed my HSC exam from Notre Dame clg,,,, ekhn situation emn j ami choto bela theke physics and chemistry te motamoti valo and ekhn practical exam er pore eshe amr abbu n ammu shei level e pressure dewa start koreche jno ami medical er jnno admission nei , but honestly amr dream buet theke pora.

ami onk try korechi oder k bujhanor but ora bujhte chacchei na , amr ammu especially ekdomi bujhche na , abbur support chilo etodin but now ,,,,, 0 support from him,,,,also amr parents medical background thekei belong kore so ora onk korei chacche eta ,,, but ami ekdomi e chacchi na , also I am not confident about medical , ora jor kore dileo amr ki ashole hobe nki I really don't know....and amr ammur ekta strong point holo job , j bd te engineer der jnno job kom,,,,,,so please suggest me something...I really need help!!! ami eta kadte kadte post krchi....ami asholei chai na amr dream ta k fele dite and again etao chai na amr ammu and abbur dream ta k noshto krte ,,,

How freaking cool is this মহিলা বাস সার্ভিস initiative!!!! The news absolutely made my day

Is it only me who finds mehedi on hands ugly?

I lowkey love food, and i look for the best deals so heres my shot

1. Foodi - Doesnt really need any explanation... but if u dont know much about it. It is sort of a copy of foodpanda, like the whole layout at first was 1:1 foodpanda, but it had flower section so sorta unique? The stores are cheaper in foodi than foodpanda, because foodi usually has this flat discount. Moreover the new UI update made the app better, its less buggier, has the dynamic island thing (those with iphones know). its much more better now in ios. Drawbacks would be, it doesnt have much stores, foodimart sucks, customer support aint allat and its membership is so ahh. But its a bangladeshi brand, support local brands fr. it can definitely COOOK foodpanda in a year if they can sort of pace with foodpanda. overall 4.75/5.
2. Foodpanda - Been the OG since covid, insane coupon deals (not always sadly), pandamart is so much better than foodis as they often have coupon or deals, so many restaurants, and also insane customer support. but thing is, it is NOT a local company. And its just expensiver than foodi for some reason. But i cant lie, the pro membership is bang for a buck. Tho sometimes foodi beats foodpanda pro in cheapness. And then, the UI hasnt been updated since forever. Overall 4.25/5
3. Pathao Food - People use this? Anyways.. i js use it for cng. and once ordered. I would say better tracking and then its a bangladeshi brand (i think). It has the OG restaurants, like old restaurants which foodi or foodpanda doesnt have. And the points structure can help in travel or food. so 4/5

Next will be normal delivery apps : D

I am M(26). She is F(25). Our relationship started 7 years ago at Dhaka University campus. Finally we are getting married at 28th August.

আমি যেটা ভেবে বের করেছি তা হলে "রূপার কলম যার উপড় আমাদের নাম এবং ওয়েডিং ডেট খোদাই করা থাকবে(Solid Gold is unfortunately out of budget😑) এবং একটি গোল্ডের ছোট কানের দুল(৫ আনা)। হয়তো সাথে কোন একটা বই দিব।" আর কি দেয়া যেতে পারে যা খুব স্পেশাল হবে?

কাস্টমাইজড ডায়েরির কথা ভেবেছিলাম কিন্ত পুরোপুরি আমাদের মত কাস্টমাইজড করে দিবে এমন কিছু খুজে পাইনি।

ধন্যবাদ, পরামর্শ দিবেন প্লিজ 💗

Yesterday, my friend was coming home from Farmgate.

He was standing beside the road, waiting for a CNG, and talking to his younger brother on the phone.

A motorcycle suddenly came very close to him.

Before he could even understand what was happening, the guy sitting behind the motorcycle snatched the phone straight out of his hand and disappeared into the traffic.

The whole thing probably took less than 5 seconds.

My friend just stood there for a few seconds in shock.

Then he started running after them.

Obviously, there was no way he could catch them.

He tried calling his number.

Switched off.

Then he realized something even worse.

His phone had his photos, contacts, Gmail, Facebook, banking apps—basically his entire digital life.

And that's when the panic started.

He went home and immediately changed his important passwords and tried tracking the phone.

But here's the question:

If your phone gets snatched like this in Dhaka, what is the BEST thing to do in the first 30 minutes?

Should you immediately go to the police and make a GD?

Should you contact the mobile operator first?

Should you try tracking the phone yourself?

What about the IMEI?

And realistically, has anyone here actually managed to recover a stolen phone in Dhaka?

If you've been through something similar, please share exactly what you did.

It might genuinely help someone else avoid losing everything along with their phone.

I live in Dhaka. We have Townhall Bazar and many other local fish market. But recently I am seeing their Ad claiming they sell authentic padma hilsa fish directly from Padma river. They are also charging 2x-3x more than local fish market.

So I am just trying to understand if that 3x premium rate is worth it or not? or I should go to local market early morning and buy Hilsha from there?

Hi everyone,

I’m 22 years old and recently I was given the position of CEO of a newly starting fashion/clothing brand. Honestly, I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity, but I’m also quite overwhelmed because I never expected to be in this position so early.

My academic background is science, not business. I’m currently studying a science subject at university, so I have very little formal knowledge about business, management, finance, marketing, or entrepreneurship.

The reason I was given this responsibility is that I have some knowledge and interest in fashion, clothing, designs and what people tend to like, so I’ll be involved in things like product/design research, understanding customer demand, and eventually helping build the brand. But I know being a CEO is much more than knowing about the products.

The company is currently being built from the ground up, so I have the opportunity to learn everything from the beginning. I don't want to simply have the title of CEO without actually having the knowledge and skills to deserve it.

So I’d really appreciate advice from people who have experience running businesses, building brands, working in management, or are CEOs/founders themselves.

1)What should I learn?

2)What business fundamentals should I understand first?

3)Should I learn accounting/finance even if someone else handles the accounts?

4)How much should I know about marketing, sales, branding, HR and operations?

5)What skills should a young CEO prioritize?

6)Are there any online courses you genuinely recommend (free or paid)?

7)Are there any books that every new entrepreneur/CEO should read?

8)Are there specific courses on leadership, management, entrepreneurship or fashion business that would be useful?

9)What should I learn about building and scaling a clothing/fashion brand specifically?

10)What mistakes do inexperienced CEOs commonly make?

11)If you were suddenly put in my position at 22, what would you spend the next 6–12 months learning?

I’m not looking for motivational advice like “just believe in yourself.” 😅 I know I have a lot to learn, and I genuinely want to put in the work.

I’d especially love to hear from people who have actually built a business, managed a team, worked as a CEO/founder, or have experience in the fashion/apparel industry.

Any advice, resources, courses, books, or even things you wish you had learned earlier would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Hey im 20m , just started uni ....

I need a watch under 4k bdt

It must be longlasting and my style preferance is

chain watch , more look like rolex oyster perpetual

thanks for your time

After a lot of thought, I’m posting this here. If I’m wrong about anything, please call me out. Constructive criticism is appreciated. I’m genuinely trying to figure out whether I have unrealistic expectations or issues I need to work on.

Yes, this is about marriage. I don’t want to get married right now, but I want to share my hell of experience from the last two years.

I am 28F, a doctor working at a hospital. After finishing my final exams, I was ready to get married, so my parents started looking for someone suitable.

Most men rejected me because I’m quite short. I expected that and have no hard feelings about it. Those proposals never even reached me my parents handled them.

The problems started when proposals came to me and I actually spoke to the men and their families.

1. They often seemed to assume that because I’m short and dark-skinned, my parents and I must be desperate to get me married, so I would agree to anything.

2. I don’t expect my husband to pay for everything.I expect him to earn halal. Also I am a working woman and can cover my own personal expenses like phone bills, skincare, etc. I’d even be willing to contribute to things like the maid’s salary. But I do expect him to take responsibility for basic household expenses such as rent and food.

3. I cannot live with his family. I need personal space.

4. I always ask whether they want children. Somehow, people laugh at this question as if I am stupid. My reasoning is simple raising a child requires time, money, availability of both parents etc. If we decide to have children, I want us to be mentally prepared and provide the healthiest environment possible.

5. One man actually asked what I had done with the money I earned before marriage. 😂 The tone was they have right on them too.

6. I don’t want a joint bank account. I believe both of us should maintain separate accounts and have financial independence.

7. Some families said they didn’t want dowry, but if my parents gave me gifts, they wouldn’t refuse them. The funny part is that I’m not getting a penny from my parents as soon as I announced that they backed up.

8. I even said I would be flexible about dowry I mean Denmohor and that whatever the groom could  afford even 50k would be fine. Somehow, his family interpreted that as me being desperate or having some horrible past. Instead of simply asking me, they actually went to my medical college to investigate whether I had some “scandalous history.” 😂 They found nothing, obviously, but were still suspicious. I understand that people have the right to do their due diligence before marriage, but I still don’t understand how being flexible about dowry translates into having a questionable past.

9. Then there were families who assumed that because I studied in the general line, I knew nothing about Islam or have a very little knowledge and started a debate with me about how should a wife behave according to Islam 😭

10. One was straight up pdf. He got confused with one of my cousin and thought I was a 11th grade student and she was the doctor. As I am short so I look quite young compared to my age. That man was 35.

 

There are probably many other things I’ve forgotten.

As for me, I’m not extremely religious, but I’m trying my best. I’ve never been in a relationship. It’s not because I never had the opportunity. When I was 21–22, I was talking to someone, but the moment he tried to hold my hand, I felt an immediate ick. 😂 Also the flirting in relationships give me severe cringe. So I ended that in 15 days. 

I do have many male friends, and they’ve helped me a lot. But I’ve always maintained clear boundaries. I don’t unnecessarily meet or talk to them privately, and I’ve tried everything to protect my reputation and character.

I expect similar boundaries and values from my future husband. He can have as many female friends he want but should have boundaries.

I believe marriage should bring peace, companionship and stability to both people’s lives, not unnecessary chaos.

So, honestly, where am I going wrong?

Am I being unrealistic? Are some of my expectations unreasonable? Or have I simply been meeting people who aren’t compatible with me?

Look I am not getting married or thinking about marriage. I gave up on that. But I want to identify my red flags and work on them.

Oh I forgot to mention One of the men rejected me because I watch cartoons and anime🤡🤡. I mean what?

Even though my main goal is to get fit and athletic, i find the gym super boring. I'm trying to be consistent (im on my 3rd day), but it just feels... so... meh. I thought I would be meeting some interesting peeps here and there but it just feels awkward in general, as everyone is kinda locked in (which is nice). Wish i had a gym bro lol.

Anyway to get rid of this boredom? Thanks

So my home tutor told me to study at least 15hrs/day for engineering prep and i actually need that cuz im bit slow and needs quite a lot of time to finish a chapter. And amr mainly 7hrs hoi.But the thing is i cant skip schools cuz theres rule of admission cancel after 3days of absent a month blah blah. Now all those teachers become aware and wont let you study in class. Also im trying to have moderate sleep. Can you anyone help me to find any alternative to this thing?

Life has been into very ups and downs like my moods

i have lost my interest in everything
As an elder daughter of my fam,i feel like a burden
No marriage no career no friends no motivation

Nothing left in me yk.-I just want help out my fam financially since we have loans and loans

I don’t want to see my parents suffers more

j want to buy something for them too!

At least I want to take their monthly medicine cost!

which is getting harder now!

i want to make money so bad,but nothing helping me

I don’t want to feel like this! On last 20s!

PLEASE ANYONE -Help this hopeless broke girl!

-Excellent in English

-Has pc

-Knows graphic stuffs

-Knows API

-Did comic and stories

3k- anything

4-5 days .(Anytime in whole day to finish task)

(Mind I have health issues can’t force myself much that’s why 4-5 days please)