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Raba Khan (born 11 May 1998) is a Bangladeshi comedian, vlogger, model, singer, and author. She is known for her satirical commentary on everyday life in Bangladesh. She is a radio jockey at ABC Radio. In 2020, Raba was featured in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Media, Marketing & Advertising category. She is a UNICEF Youth Ambassador and has worked to advocate for children's rights. In 2019, she published a book, Bandhobi, written in an informal combination of Bangla and English.
Early life and family
Raba Khan was born in a Muslim family on 11 May 1998 in Sydney, Australia. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a housewife. She has a brother named Fahad Reaz Khan who is a director. She moved to Dhaka, Bangladesh with her family when she was 16 years old.
Career
Raba Khan started her career as a YouTuber in June 2014 at the age of 15 by posting her debut video “Bengali Couples React to Break-Ups (with classic songs)”. Her brother used to be in some of those videos, and has been a contributor to her content. At the age of 16, she joined Radio Foorti as a jockey.
She became known for her personal vlogs and videos about Bengali life on her YouTube channel, TheJhakanakaProject. Some of her videos are satirical, addressing social issues and stereotypes in Bangladesh, others include Khan singing or lip-syncing, or reenacting old TV commercials. She also makes vlogs relating to travel and shopping. On April 2 2020, she was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's Asia edition, becoming the youngest person from Bangladesh to be recognized by Forbes.
In 2018, she became a Youth Ambassador to advocate for children’s rights by UNICEF. She is a goodwill ambassador for ActionAid. She also owns a fashion line named JKNK.
= বান্ধobi
=Besides YouTube and modeling, Raba Khan also writes books. Her debut book, named Bandhobi (styled as বান্ধobi, Bangladeshi slang for “girlfriend”), was published in 2019. The book chronicles the lives of nine young women in Dhaka, in the form of a teenager's anecdotes. The book is written in a causal and laxed use of the Bangla language.
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