Monica Islam

Monica has fourteen years of experience in the media sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She raised awareness about contemporary socio-economic issues, such as the need for greater accountability in the healthcare and food industries; improving diplomatic ties with non-Muslim communities; and encouraging responsible business practices. She was trained in writing and reporting news by Thomson Reuters Foundation in the United Kingdom. She attended student conferences in Austria, Indonesia, South Korea and China. In 2011, she won the Reader’s Digest (Asia) Health Contest. She volunteers for Your Commonwealth Youth Magazine. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance & Accounting and Marketing from North South University, Bangladesh. She is interested in sustainable development. If given a magical power, Monica would eradicate death, diseases, absolute poverty, and repression.