Murshidul Alam Bhuiyan, a student of BRAC Business School at BRAC University, has made it to a list of “Top 10 Young Talents” at a 5th MonStar Awards 2022 in Kuala Lumpur on 26 November, 2022 for a storytelling platform he founded in 2016.
The platform, Team Bertho, documents and publicizes stories of people from a diverse demographic background, aiming to enable inclusivity and connectivity for sustainable living. The event was organized by Monsta Asia, a Malaysian talent growth and engagement platform that designs, develops, and recognizes talents from Asia from both personal and professional sectors.
Bringing home trophies and certificates, the 10 were chosen from 900 nominees from 26 communities and campus partners from 7 countries. The judges were Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir (Malaysian socio-political activist & writer), Natalia Navin (Chief Human Resource Officer of Maxis), Tan Sri Jemilah Mahmood (Humanitarian, Sustainability & Planetary Health Advocate), Chef Wan (Malaysian celebrity chef and entrepreneur), and Hassan Salahuddin (Former Head of Creator Partnership of Meta Malaysia & Pakistan).