My Journey · 2012—2026
A documentary chronology of work, education, accessibility, design, entrepreneurship, mentoring, public contribution and technology building.
I left school in Grade Nine to help support my family and opened Anik Bookfair & Computers. My late father, Mozahar Ali, helped me travel to and from the small shop that became the beginning of my independent working life.
I served customers, managed printing and photocopying, composed examination questions and handled every part of the operation. Some days lasted up to 18 hours and produced approximately BDT 300.
I prepared the 24-month SSC syllabus in approximately three months while continuing to run the shop. I worked until about 1:00 a.m. before my first examination and achieved an A− result.
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I enrolled in H.S.C., but Bangla First Paper was on the first floor, English First Paper on the second and Geography on the third. As a wheelchair user, I could not move between those classrooms. I could not complete H.S.C. because the college did not provide an accessible learning arrangement.
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Late in the year, I discovered freelancing and began learning graphic design online. The shop remained the real workspace where a global digital path started.
A graphic-design class led me to focus on apparel because the demand was repeatable and global. During this early marketplace chapter, a USD 25 design job brought a USD 10 tip. A later USD 40 job was cancelled after a communication gap, so I spent approximately three months improving my English before trying again. “Even if I cannot travel the world, my designs can.”
I established my Upwork marketplace presence and started my first local training batch, turning practical apparel-design learning into both professional work and a path for others.
Learners began translating practical instruction into marketplace activity. Md Roman Islam later reported receiving his first Fiverr order within eight days after approximately eight hours of classes.
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My freelancing story reached television and newspapers. This was also the year I lost my father, Mozahar Ali, to COVID-19. During his treatment I bought an oxygen cylinder for BDT 25,000 and took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. After his death, I donated the cylinder in his name so another family could use it. In October, I received my first formal recognition from the Kushtia District Social Services Office.
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I opened Professor IT Zone on 17 August as a platform for practical freelancing education, T-shirt design, mentoring and inclusion. The year included professional engagement with eShikhon, a Fiverr-community live programme and the BASIS Outsourcing Award 2021—Specially Abled Category Winner.
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By 2022, Professor IT Zone had grown to approximately 14–15 officers and employees. The archive includes different team moments because no single photograph contains every colleague. A professional recognition document, a meeting with District Judge Md Zahidul Islam and his spouse and student Lipi Khatun, the Rising Youth Award 2022 and wider professional discussions all marked the year.
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I received the National Freelancers Conference Award 2023 for Khulna Division under the certificate classification “Physically Challenged.” I also joined YCI Mentors’ Night on 14 January at Ascott The Residence in Baridhara and spoke at the One Way School Tech Carnival, continuing public work around skills and inclusive freelancing.
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A supplied 35-second documentary clip from the National Freelancers Conference Award 2023 recognition moment—Khulna Division, under the certificate classification “Physically Challenged”.
I began the year in professional conversations about freelancing and disability inclusion. I also taught an international client through a recorded Zoom session, expanded my entrepreneurial work through AR Shopi and Eye Guardian Pro, continued Professor IT Zone’s training and mentoring activities, and became an inaugural EBL Freelancer Ambassador in December.
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When offered laptops, I asked instead for support to create a district-scale pathway through which 10,000 young people in Kushtia could learn freelancing skills and become self-reliant.
Professor IT Zone, AR Shopi and Eye Guardian Pro continued as active initiatives while I taught myself web development, digital marketing, Meta Pixel, GTM and GA4 by solving commercial problems inside my own businesses.
I developed ARSHOPI Meta AI v1.3.3 while continuing client work, Professor IT Zone training and the active operation of AR Shopi and Eye Guardian Pro. The product connects Meta tracking, Conversion API, Page connectivity, AI captions, controlled publishing, safeguards, logs, advertising tools and GTM/GA4 coordination.
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