About Us
Abohawabid is an independent, privately funded project started by two friends with a shared goal: to make timely, reliable, and accessible weather information available to the people of Bangladesh. The app was developed as a personal initiative and is currently available to everyone free of charge.
While we have different areas of responsibility, we share the same vision. One of us is responsible for the app’s planning, technical development, maintenance, and ongoing improvements. The other manages day-to-day weather updates, user communication, and outreach and promotion. Abohawabid continues to grow through the combined efforts and contributions of both founders.
We believe that by using Abohawabid, people across Bangladesh can access timely weather information as well as early warnings about floods, cyclones, lightning, and other natural hazards. This can help people prepare in advance and make more informed decisions to protect their lives and property.
Our goal is to continue improving Abohawabid and make it increasingly useful in the daily lives of people in Bangladesh, particularly in areas such as agriculture and disaster preparedness. With the support, feedback, and encouragement of our users, we hope to continue building this initiative for the benefit of the people of Bangladesh.
Mostofa Kamal is a Ph.D. researcher in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where his work focuses on supercell thunderstorms over the Canadian Prairies. He holds an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, a postgraduate diploma in Earth System Physics from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, and an M.Sc. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
He is the founder of Abohawa.com, a weather and agriculture platform delivering daily forecasts and early warnings to Bangla-speaking communities across Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, with a mission to make climate intelligence accessible and actionable.
A widely recognized science communicator, Mostofa has built an audience of over 250,000 followers and reached more than 300 million viewers through television and digital platforms. His work has earned him the American Geophysical Union's Voices for Science Fellowship (2024–2025) and the American Meteorological Society's Early Career Leadership Academy Fellowship (2025). He also contributes to the scientific community through leadership roles in the American Meteorological Society and previously served as President of the University of Saskatchewan Graduate Students' Association.
"Weather apps built abroad don't understand Kalboishakhi, haor floods, or our six seasons. We're building one that does, in Bangla, for Bangladesh."
Passionate about software development, interested in the weather and agricultural sector, focused on building efficient and smart tools. Full bio and announcement coming soon.
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Board of Directors
A co-founder and member of the yvortex Board of Directors, with a background in technology, AI, and product engineering. Brings a strong product vision that helps shape how yvortex builds practical solutions for the real needs of Bangladesh. Full announcement coming soon.
TBA
We're identifying additional board members across climate science, agricultural policy, Bangladesh public-sector partnerships, and impact capital. To nominate someone, write to board@yvortex.com.
