https://nafim.dev/blog/ Thoughts on ML research, engineering, and things I am learning. en https://nafim.dev/blog/building-banglallm-from-scratch/ https://nafim.dev/blog/building-banglallm-from-scratch/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT S M Nafim Niloy 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". NLP Machine Learning Research Python https://nafim.dev/blog/weekend-at-kaptai-lake/ https://nafim.dev/blog/weekend-at-kaptai-lake/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT S M Nafim Niloy 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. Travel Bangladesh Life