It was in the early nineties that Naeem Mohaiemen, then working for HBO in New York, became our volunteer webmaster. Bangladesh didn't have Internet in those days, but we did have a Net presence. Later, when we set up our own Internet service, our webmaster flew to Stockholm to receive the Global Bangemann Winner Award 1999, from the King of Sweden (http://www.drik.net/Others/Bangemann/partha.html) that our site had won. Since then, the multimedia unit went on to design Bangladesh's first webzine, first webportal, developed the first Bangla font usable on the Net, and still maintains Bangladesh's human rights portal www.banglarights.net.

Students of Pathshala worked on assignments for the US magazine Saudi Aramco World, with Dick Doughty the editor in Houston providing feedback online.

From revamping the online version of the daily newspaper "The Independent" to producing the official multimedia presentation for the prime minister's office in Bangladesh, and the multimedia presentation for the Bangladesh Festival in London, Drik Multimedia has stayed at the forefront of new media technology. While our commercial projects include working with venture capitalists in setting up the first webportal of Bangladesh, we also provide subsidy for students of Pathshala and help develop their websites.

Contact email

multimedia@drik.net