Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Zaima Ahasan is a pastry graduate based in Dhaka whose journey into the culinary world has been shaped by resilience, adaptability, and an enduring passion for baking. Her early years were marked by frequent movement between schools from English medium to Bangla medium which demanded constant adjustment and taught her how to adapt to change.

In 2018, she completed her SSC from Viqarunnisa School and College. Soon after, her parents decided to send her to Malaysia for higher studies, where she enrolled at Taylor's College to pursue a Foundation in Business, equivalent to A-levels or HSC.

The outbreak of COVID-19 disrupted her academic path, forcing a return to Bangladesh and leaving her in a period of uncertainty about...