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Thoughts on ML research, engineering, and things I'm learning.
Building BanglaLLM: Training a Language Model from Scratch
Why I trained a 100M parameter transformer specifically for Bangla, what broke along the way, and what I learned about tokenisation, data quality, and the gap between "it runs" and "it works".
A Weekend at Kaptai Lake
Leaving Dhaka behind for a few days, I found myself on a wooden boat gliding across Kaptai Lake — the largest artificial lake in Bangladesh — surrounded by mist, green hills, and an unexpected kind of quiet.