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2026

  1. Participants and Durbin volunteers gathered on the TSC lawn at night, several holding framed astrophotographs, with a telescope at the left of the frame. Outreach Even Without Stars, the Sky Had Stories to Tell On 14 July, Durbin carried telescopes to the TSC grounds of the University of Dhaka for the first evening of Asman Jominer Golpo, in partnership with Bhoirobee. Clouds hid every star, so the evening belonged to photographs, memories and the people who told them. Read
  2. Participants of the BDOAA Women's Astronomy Olympiad Preparation Camp standing with an instructor in front of a whiteboard covered in blackbody and spectral energy distribution notes. Outreach Two Days, One Sky: Inside the BDOAA Women's Astronomy Olympiad Prep Camp On 10–11 July, CASSA at Independent University, Bangladesh hosted a free two-day camp run jointly by BDOAA and Durbin, introducing girls in Classes 6 to 10 to observational and theoretical astronomy, from hands-on skymaps to photometry. Read
  3. Workshop participants seated at round tables folding paper into zines during Astrophotography Meets Zine Making. Outreach When Astrophotography Met Zine Making A two-day workshop under the Durbin WOW project, in collaboration with HerStory Foundation and Dhaka Zine Mela, brought science, art, and storytelling together, folding paper into zines on Day 1 and turning them into digital booklets on Day 2. Read
  4. Chayatol students holding up their Sun and eclipse drawings with a Durbin instructor at the close of the outreach session. Outreach The Sky Comes to Chayatol A small Durbin team spent a day at Chayatol school introducing children to the universe, a cosmic zoom-out video, astrophotography captured from Bangladesh, an acted-out eclipse, and a sky-drawing activity that had imaginations running wild. Read
  5. Durbin volunteers and the students of Nagarbari Maritime School and College gathered around a telescope for a group photo. Outreach Astronomy Outreach Program Held in Pabna A Durbin team brought a half-day astronomy program to 50 students at Nagarbari Maritime School and College in riverside Pabna, telescope sessions, Stellarium, the Scale of the Universe, and hands-on activities, held alongside Durbin's first imaging camp in Northern Bangladesh. Read
  6. Students proudly holding up their hand-drawn constellation patterns during the Durbin workshop at Moneshwar Government Primary School. Outreach A Journey Through Space at Moneshwar Government Primary School With telescopes, astrophotography, and interactive activities, an eight-member Durbin team turned an ordinary school day at Moneshwar Government Primary School into an unforgettable journey through space for students of classes 7 and 8. Read
  7. Durbin booth at the ACI Medhabi Carnival Outreach ACI Medhabi Carnival 2025: A Celestial Celebration of Young Talents The ACI Center in Tejgaon buzzed with intellectual energy last Sunday as the ACI Medhabi Carnival celebrated the achievements of primary-level winners from across… Read
  8. Durbin volunteers at Durbin Workshop 3 brainstorming outreach activities. Outreach Durbin Workshop 3: Strengthening the Future of Astronomy Outreach From April 30th to May 2nd, the Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics (CASSA) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) hosted Durbin Workshop 3. Read
  9. Senior-category winners of the 9th BDOAA National Round holding their certificates beneath the event banner at IUB. Outreach BDOAA 2026 National Round: Young Astronomers Reach for the Stars at IUB IUB hosted the National Round of the 9th Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, a day of examinations, talks and a prize-giving that picked the national team for IOAA 2026 in Hanoi, capped by Durbin’s Astronomy Night 14. Read
  10. ড. সৈয়দা লামমীম আহাদ, জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞানী ও পোস্টডক্টরাল গবেষক, ইউনিভার্সিটি অফ ওয়াটারলু, কানাডা Durbin দূরের ছবি উইমেন এন্ড গার্লস ইন এস্ট্রোনমি ২০২৬ উপলক্ষে দূরবিনের আয়োজনে উন্মুক্ত এস্ট্রোফটোগ্রাফি প্রতিযোগিতা — স্কাইস্কেইপ, ডিপস্কাই ও সোলার-সিস্টেম, তিন ক্যাটাগরিতে। Read
  11. দূরবিনের ছোটগল্প প্রতিযোগিতা “দূরের গল্প”-এর প্রচারণা ব্যানার। Durbin দূরের গল্প এস্ট্রোবায়োলজি থিমে বাংলা সায়েন্স ফিকশন ও ফ্যান্টাসি ছোটগল্প প্রতিযোগিতা, উইমেন এন্ড গার্লস ইন এস্ট্রোনমি ২০২৬-এর অংশ হিসেবে দূরবিনের আয়োজন। Read
  12. Participants of Durbin Workshop 2 in a group photo in front of the CASSA office at IUB. Outreach From Cosmic History to Deep-Sky Imaging: Highlights of Durbin Workshop 2 Marking the official launch of Durbin 2026, Durbin Workshop 2 convened at CASSA, IUB, from January 15 to 17, 2026. Read
  13. Infographic of the Cosmic HerStory project, empowering young women in observational astronomy in Bangladesh. Outreach CASSA’s Durbin Program Receives British Council Grant The Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics (CASSA) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has been awarded a prestigious grant from the British… Read
  14. Astrophotograph of the spiral galaxy Messier 81 (Bode's Galaxy). Durbin Stargazing from Joypurhat Girls’ Cadet College The journey of Durbin is not just about gazing at the stars in fascination, but an endeavor to find the light of potential within people. Read

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