Powered by EMK Center, Dhaka Youth Fest ‘19 was organized by Positive Bangladesh at EMK centre in Dhanmondi on Sunday. 

The festival kicked off with a panel discussion session featuring Iresh Zaker, Beat Baksho, Sakia Haque, and Shazeeb M Khairul Islam as panelists while the second panel discussion began around 1:00pm which had Nasreen Sultana Mitu, Karishma Sanu Sovvota, and Swagata Phyx as speakers. 

The third panel discussion had Simu Naser, Sadat Hossain and Arthy Ahmed. The last panel session of the day was addressed by Ashfaque Nipun, Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, and Sakib Bin Rashid, said a press release. 

There were an hour long open mic sessions in between every the panel discussions. Youngsters could use the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of the audience availing the open mic sessions. 

Representatives from various organizations, and youth platforms including EMK Maker Lab, Kishor Alo, Quizards, CareerKi, and Shunte Ki Pao? were present all day long to interact, and share opportunities with the young individuals. 

The festival also featured an exhibition highlighting the stories of 20 successful young achievers like photojournalist Ponir Hossain, screenwriter and film critic Sadia Khalid Reeti, footballer Maria Manda, archer Roman Sana, math olympiad genius Ahmed Jawad and many ones.