Iftekhar Rafsan

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Iftekhar Rafsan
  
Personal information
BornIftekhar Rafsan,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi[1]
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • Esports Athlete
YouTube information
ChannelsRafsan TheChotobhai[2]
Years active2017–present
Subscribers218 K subscribers (Rafsan TheChotobhai)
Total views13.45 million (Rafsan TheChotobhai)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers

Iftekhar Rafsan, known as Rafsan the Chotobhai, is a Bangladeshi YouTube personality from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is well known for food vlogging on YouTube. He started making videos on YouTube since 2017 and currently has more than 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.[3][4][5][5] Other than YouTuber, he is a professional esports athlete.[6] In 2020, Iftekhar Rafsan (Rafsan the Chotobhai) was awarded the "Top content creator of the Year (2019)" by state ICT Minister of Bangladesh, Zunaid Ahmed Palak.[7]

Early life and career

Iftekhar Rafsan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] He studied Computer Science and Technology at a private university called Independent University, Bangladesh.[8] The biggest reason Iftekhar is a well-known food vlogger is that he presents good and bad food to everyone through YouTube. He goes to different places and encourages people to eat better and promotes different traditional foods.[9][10]

E-Sports career

Iftekhar Rafsan is also a professional esports athlete.[11][12] He's in-game name is Outlaw.[13][14][15] He has been playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on a competitive level since 2015 as well as representing Bangladesh in multiple foreign tournaments. His endeavor in the gaming scene started with casual Counter-Strike: Source back in 2011. In 2015, with the launch of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, he returned to the gaming scene. At the end of 2016, he was a part of the first Bangladeshi team, Nomads, to represent Bangladesh on international grounds in the CS: GO scene at the ESL Challengers 2016 where they placed 6th to 8th place. In 2017 again, Iftekhar represented Bangladesh with Xtreme Lungiz in Bangalore, India at the ASUS ROG Masters 2017.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

Television commercial (TVC)

Iftekhar Rafsan debuted in 2017 with Grameenphone “Stop Cyberbullying!” campaign which would later move on to go viral in social, later ending up featured in the “Ads of the World”.[22][23][24]

Year Brand Agency Network Name Creative Director Art Director Ref
2017 Telenor Mediumrare Stop Cyberbullying! Abrar Athar Bizu Somoy [25]
2019 Samsung Mobile Bangladesh - Samsung My Galaxy App - - [26] [27]
2020 Airtel Bangladesh FCB Bitopi It’s OK to be single Shakib Chowdhury - [28]

Awards and achievements

  • Champion | ESL India 2017 Challenger with ZeGG eSports[29]
  • 5th-6th | ROG MASTERS 2017 South Asia Regional Finals in India[30][31]
  • 4th-5th | ESL India Challenger Cup #2 at India[32][33]
  • Champion | New Year’s CSGO Cyberwarfare 2018[34]
  • Champion | Winter CSGO Fragshow Online 2017 by JL Gaming[35]
  • Champion | Winter CSGO Fragshow Online 2017 by JL Gaming[36]
  • Champion | CS:GO Summer Fragshow | 2017[37]
  • Champion | Mazeda Networks CS:GO Summer CyberWarfare | 2016[38]

Iftekhar Rafsan in the media

                             

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "I want to keep doing this for the rest of my life". Dhaka Tribune. 23 July 2019.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbyDapSavjgvdtpcJ2BJKw
  3. "The 'ChotoBhai' comes of age". The Daily Star. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. Zaman, K. Tanzeel (2020-02-27). "Youtuber Rafsan The Choto Bhai gets dissected by Iftekhar Rafsan". ICE Today. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Prestige, The. "8 Food Bloggers You Simply Must Know". www.theprestige.global. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. "'রাফসান দ্যা ছোটভাই'র বড় হওয়ার গল্প". Barta24. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  7. Hasan. "10 New rising food vloggers in 2019". Papri News. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  8. "'I want to keep doing this for the rest of my life'". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  9. "Serving justice through honest reviews - Iftekhar Rafsan". Torun. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  10. "What does it take to build a big following on YouTube?". Tawsif Akkas. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  11. "'রাফসান দ্যা ছোটভাই'র বড় হওয়ার গল্প". Barta24. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  12. GmbH, Turtle Entertainment. "Outlaw - Player | ESL Play". play.eslgaming.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  13. "Player stats for Iftekhar Rafsan". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  14. GmbH, Turtle Entertainment. "Outlaw - Player | ESL Play". play.eslgaming.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  15. "A Beginner's Guide To Competitive Gaming In Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  16. "Iftekhar 'Outlaw' Rafsan". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  17. "Steam Community :: OutlawIzFASTER #Valorant>CS:GO". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  18. GmbH, Turtle Entertainment. "Outlaw - Player | ESL Play". play.eslgaming.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  19. "Outlaw - Iftekhar Rafsan - CS:GO Player Profile :: Esports Earnings". www.esportsearnings.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  20. "A Beginner's Guide To Competitive Gaming In Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  21. NETWORK, ESPORTS. "Outlaw". CSGO-STATS.NET. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  22. "Telenor Group and Grameenphone campaign against cyberbullying". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  23. "Telenor Film Advert By Mediumrare: Words Hurt! Stop Cyberbullying! | Ads of the World™". www.adsoftheworld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  24. "'রাফসান দ্যা ছোটভাই'র বড় হওয়ার গল্প". Barta24. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  25. "Words Hurt! Stop Cyberbullying!". June 23, 2017.
  26. "Samsung My Galaxy App". Samsung Mobile Bangladesh. 2 Oct 2019.
  27. "Samsung My Galaxy App". Samsung Mobile Bangladesh. 2 Oct 2019.
  28. "Airtel Reaches Out To All The Single People This Valentine". Shafayt Hossain. 15 Feb 2020.
  29. SoStronk. "EIP Winter challenger 2017". SoStronk. Retrieved 2020-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. "HLTV.org - The home of competitive Counter-Strike". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  31. "Tournaments". Esports Earnings. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  32. SoStronk. "ESL India challenger 2". SoStronk. Retrieved 2020-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. "Tournaments". Esports Earnings. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  34. "New Year's CSGO Cyberwarfare 2018 - Challonge". challonge.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  35. "Winter CSGO Fragshow Online 2017 by JL Gaming - Challonge". challonge.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  36. "ROG MASTERS 2017 Bangladesh Open Qualifier". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  37. "Summer CSGO Fragshow Online 2017 by Lannister Gaming - Challonge". challonge.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  38. "Mazeda Networks CS:GO Summer CyberWarfare 2016 - Challonge". challonge.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

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