Unlocking Bengali computing: Mehdi Hasan Khan at TEDxDhaka

Mehdi Hasan Khan is the founder and one of the developers at OmicronLab, the platform working to promote and facilitate Bangla computing through in-house developed free and open-source solutions. Avro Keyboard, the flagship product of OmicronLab, is now used by millions, has been adopted by Government and commercial and non-profit sectors, has received awards, and most importantly, helped a generation of Bangladeshis to express themselves online in their mother language.
[This talk is recorded on September 21st 2013 at the TEDxDhaka conference at ISD Auditorium in Dhaka, Bangladesh]
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[@ZaduXpress]

what a word ! "i do not believe in extraordinary people. i believe in ordinary people who are desperate" hats off.... hats off to OmicronLab

[@safwanbinjahangir4068]

He may never realise how much he has done for us who needs to communicate in Bangla regularly via different devices. Lots of love & respect.

[@arijarman2790]

A doctor did a job of a Programmer. He is both Doctor and Coder . Love from India. 2021

[@RifatRaihan006]

আগামীকাল মেডিকেলের এডমিশন এক্সাম।চান্স পাই বা না পাই তবে আমি সত্যি ই গর্বিত যে আমার দেশের ডাক্তার আপনি।ধন্যবাদ আমার বাংলাকে প্রকাশ করা এত সহজ করে দেয়ার জন্য।আল্লাহ আপনাকে সব সময় ভালো রাখুক,আমীন

[@miTTTir]

I am proud that Mehdi vai and myself went to the same graduate school and worked closely.

[@fariza-rafa]

Some lines I liked so much. "I did what I had to do, I did it continuously, consistently without losing hope, without giving up, without thinking about the effects, without expecting anything actually, without worrying about the ripple it creates and that's the thing that matters." "It made me believe if you are just open to ideas, if you are keen to learn whatever new things come along the way, it'll be just fine." "I do not believe in extraordinary people anymore. Rather, I believe in ordinary people doing extraordinary things because they are desperate."

[@MdAbdullahAlMuyid_nowho]

ধন্যবাদ ডা: মেহদি হাসান খান । You are the hero we have, but not yet deserved.

[@rubayetrushdi]

It's what we need to hear from someone like you. Totally inspiring!

[@nissandhrubo6568]

Our heartiest gratitude to you guys for initiating the world of open source in our own language and motivate aspiring developer like us to give it a kickstart when no one dares to crush the shakles.

[@AbdullahArRafi]

Awesome motivation! That's why he's the pride of Bangladesh!

[@Bangali221]

আজ আন্তর্জাতিক ভাষা দিবসে তোমাকে সেলাম ভাইয়া🎈

[@ZihadTarafdar]

Thank you Mehdi vai, you are an inspiration to all of us

[@OtakuBhai]

Big bump sir. Thank you Avro team for your tremendous works. Our generation will remember you always

[@mahfujalemon9579]

ভাষা হোক উন্মুক্ত! মেহেদী হাসান ভাই 💗

[@MohammadArman-mv8wn]

vai, we are really proud of you....

[@tamimfarhanfouad3467]

Thanks bro for your efforts to make Bangla front free and easy. May Allah bless you.

[@JOY_CHANDRA_ROY]

Yeah, you're a hero in our country. You are my hero.

[@tkamruzzaman]

স্যালুট টু OmicronLab, স্যালুট টু মেহদি হাসান খান।

[@Love1Apprentice]

wow... We are great full to you.. thanks

[@arjamamukherjee7346]

বাংলা ভাষার জন্য এখনো কেউ ভাবে ,এ কথা আপনি আবার প্রমাণ করলেন। বাংলা ভাষাকে দীর্ঘায়ু উপহার দেওয়ার জন্য অনেক শুভেচ্ছা আপনাকে।

[@vulurumi]

গর্বিত আপনাকে ও আপনার টিম কে নিয়ে।

[@naeemahmad7495]

❤️❤️❤️ 21st February is coming this year. We remember you, your efforts, sacrifice ❤️🪷🙏

[@CasualSatu]

Proud of you great man❤❤

[@gigachad9444]

মন থেকে ধন্যবাদ জানাচ্ছি,ভাই...আজ 'অভ্র' এর জন্যই বাংলাতে এই কমেন্ট টা করতে পারলাম

[@Zibonnn]

Bangla writing has been changed forever by the Avro team!

[@xinguripobasa2531]

Commenting here by using 'Avro software'♥♥

[@mithu6970]

ভাই অশেষ শ্রদ্ধা...।

[@mahdialmasud6479]

Heartfelt gratitude brother ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@NurulAzam]

দারুন কাজ, দারুন বক্তৃতা!

[@saumitraranjan7542]

U made Bangladesh typing easy with Unicode . Typing any documents with Unicode we can easily open that document in amy device. In India people use Inscript keyboard ( build in Windows os, Mac os, Ios os& Android) In bangladesh We manily use Avro in pc & other Unicode based keyboard tool in phones. But popular bijoy software still based on ANSII code,which is backdated

[@SXHQQSSS]

BRAVO!!!

[@drbnst]

যুগ যুগ জিও!!!

[@beautifyyourlife1554]

love you bro..💜

[@alhafizattone]

awesome

[@themizanplus8697]

love you..avro founder

[@zarsblackhorse123]

স্যালুট টু মেহদি হাসান খান।

[@SrSayed25]

Pride of BD

[@arjundas7078]

ভালোবাসা ❤

[@BorhanGalib]

respect❤️

[@sanowarmasum5350]

THANK YOU SO MUCH BROTHER MEHDI PLS ALSO ADD OPTION FOR ARAKAN BANGLA AS YOU KNOW ARAKAN IS A PART OF GREATER BANGLADESH INSAALLAH

[@mehbubulalam7889]

I thought Muslims from Arakan used Arabic scripture?

[@lovelumia401]

Just Awsome

[@lovelumia401]

Tnx uu So much

[@tajbiulhasannishat7183]

আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবসের শুভেচ্ছা.

[@pappowahid576]

salam boss

[@withlovenilanjana]

আপনি সত্যি অসামান্য !

[@adnanbds3070]

Proud to be a MMCian........

[@Yeapes]

Great

[@opmemes2392]

He is legend linus trovald of bangladesh.

[@abdullahrafidchowdhury6442]

❤️❤️❤️

[@techjewel]

#respect

[@ripon12003]

no typing response during "Online" but "offline" can. need assistance from any expert.

[@fuadhasanmahmud6066]

বাংলার গর্ব

[@mainul1444]

❤🎉

[@sum5103]

🇧🇩❤

[@rahatilashikinniloy7527]

Can I get his mail id?

[@cabakurainfo2020]

জনাব মেহেদী হাসান , অভ্র কি বোর্ডে একটি শর্টকার্ট কি যোগ করতে হবে। পেটেণ্ট অমিক্রনকে দেব যদিও সারা বিশ্বের বাংলাভাষীদের জন্য উন্মুক্ত থাকবে মাপনাদের অভ্রর মতো। শুধু জব্বার সাহেবদের জন্য পেটেন্ট কার্যকর। উত্তর আশা করি। ধন্যবাদ।

[@jannatunnayeem8692]

আপনার সফট ওয়ার দিয়ে লিখে আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ জানাতে চাই। ভালবাসি আপনার কাজকে।

[@ShantoShanto]

লাস্টের অংশে বাজিমাত, ইস্নপায়ারিং

[@lovelumia401]

Shanto Shanto Ha

[@billionbd]

আমি খুবই বাড়তি খুশি হতাম এই চিন্তা করে, যদি মেহেদি ভাই ওখানে বাংলাতে কথা বলতেন। আমি জানি ওখানে ফরেনার বেশি। তারপরও...

[@lightlife8030]

Bangla valobasa vola free kora dica ter kosto ke. Uni iccah korle koti koti tk income korte parto..toba oner jonno kharap lage..onar joggo somman uni pai nai..aita nia jonogon movement o kora na

[@MehediPallab]

বাংলায় বলতে পারলেন না?😓

[@shsohag1015]

❤️❤️❤️❤️