Caption: Freelancers continue to play a major role in the country’s economy by earning remittances; some freelancers from Tarash are seen in the picture.

Golam Mostofa, Tarash: Manik Hossain is a successful and famous person in the freelancing world, who did not give in to poverty and unemployment in the hustle and bustle of Tarash in Sirajganj district, has become one of the means of work for educated unemployed youth in remote villages. In this work, they are playing a big role in the country’s economy by earning remittances from abroad in addition to their own earnings.
Especially at the beginning of freelancing, those who could not afford to buy their own computers, now learn the world-class popular profession of freelancing, sitting in remote villages and earning lakhs of Taka in every month. Seeing their self-reliance, new unemployed youths are joining this profession. Basically, Manik Hussain has become a freelancer icon to the rural youth. He took the unemployed by the hand and brought them into the freelancing profession. Through hard work and self-acquired freelancing knowledge, each person has developed a skilled freelancer. Now their freelancing income starts from one and a half lakhs to more than five lakhs. Manik Hossain was born in a very poor family in Bill Kushabari village of Saguna Union. He is a graduate in Chemistry. His father’s name is Kumed Ali.
Meanwhile, Saikat Zaman Shanto son of Tofazzal Hossain of Kundail village of Saguna Union, Sourav Hossain son of Abdus Samad of Makarshon village, Sagar Hasan son of Mahatab Uddin, Maffizur Rahman Shakeel son of Mahatab Uddin of Bil Kushabari village, Biplab Hasan son of Mohsin Ali of Lalua Majhira village, Alal Uddin Pramanik son. Raju Hasan and many others are earning from freelancing.
Hasinur Rahman, son of Maharam Ali of Tarash town area and Moktar Hossain, son of Abdus Samad of Harisona village of Talam union, said that behind their success is indomitable will power and proper use of intellectual resources. With the passage of time the interest of unemployed youth in freelancing is increasing. This is one type of income stream that can contribute the most to a freelancer’s quality of life.
On the other hand, Manik Hossain told Business Mirror, I started with empty hands. But I always believed that one day I will be successful. In 2010 there were not many opportunities to learn freelancing.
Manik Hossain used to live in Mess because he studied at Bangla College in Mirpur in Dhaka. He started learning freelancing from a freelancer in that Mess. After working day and night, he learned a lot about freelancing in a few days. Later, he started his freelancing career with an old Dell laptop bought on loan for 20,000 taka.
This successful freelancer also said that freelancers mainly work with digital marketing. YouTube Marketing, YouTube Video SEO, YouTube Video Editing, Video Ads, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Ads, Web SEO etc. He even marketed a tool of ‘Benzinga’, a large UK company dealing in crypto and NFT. Moreover, the math related YouTube channel ‘Brian McLagan Ltd’. He has also contributed immensely to this channel gaining one million subscribers. He also contributed to the product promotion of the famous Power Wash Company in the United States. His income so far in these works is more than two crore Taka. He also earned a maximum of seven lakh Taka in a month. Average monthly income is more than five lakh Taka right now. He mainly earns from work found on Upwork.
Freelancers say that most people still lack the right idea about freelancing. Many people confuse freelancing with online gambling or shady activities. But online work and freelancing are not the same profession. Freelancers make every hour and even every second count. Any way money is coming, everything is within a rule. Instead the Bangladesh government has to bring money through remittance.
It is known that Manik Hossain had to wait for two long years to get his first job. He opened an account with oDesk (now renamed Upwork) in 2012. His first $13 job was for a Bangladeshi client. Satisfied with the work, the client gave him a five-star review. But the success of Manik Hussain’s freelancing lessons didn’t take long. Manik, a once unemployed youth earns lakhs of Taka per month by freelancing. Manik Hossain is not teaching freelance for free, but if necessary, he is encouraging the youth in this profession by buying computers. So that the poor and unemployed youth of remote villages can become self-reliant.
Upazila executive officer Switching Mong Marma said that freelancing is a popular profession around the world. The youth can make themselves self-reliant through this work.
In this context, Sirajganj-3 (Tarash, Raiganj, Solanga) Constituency Member of Parliament Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Aziz said that freelancers are the pride of smart Bangladesh. They are at work spreading light in remote villages.