Raba Khan (born 11 May 1998) is a Bangladeshi vlogger, comedian, model, singer, and author. She is known for her satirical commentary on everyday life in Bangladesh.[1][2][3] She is a radio jockey at ABC Radio.[4] In 2020, Raba was featured in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Media, Marketing & Advertising category.[5] She is a UNICEF Youth Ambassador and has worked to advocate for children's rights.[6][7] In 2019, she published a book, Bandhobi,[8] written in an informal combination of Bangla and English.[9]
Raba Khan was born in a Muslim family on 11 May 1998 in Sydney. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a housewife. She has a brother named Fahad Reaz Khan who is a director.[10][11] She moved to Dhaka, Bangladesh with her family when she was 16 years old.[citation needed]
Career
Raba Khan started her career as a YouTuber in June 2014 at the age of 15 by posting her debut video "Bengali Couples React to Break-Ups (with classic songs)". Her brother used to be in some of those videos, and has been a contributor to her content.[10] At the age of 16, she joined Radio Foorti as a jockey.[12]
She became known for her personal vlogs and videos about Bengali life on her YouTube channel, TheJhakanakaProject.[13] Some of her videos are satirical, addressing social issues and stereotypes in Bangladesh, others include Khan singing or lip-syncing, or reenacting old TV commercials.[14] She also makes vlogs[15] relating to travel[16] and shopping.[17][18][19] On April 2, 2020, she was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's Asia edition,[20] becoming the youngest person from Bangladesh to be recognized by Forbes.[21]
In 2018, she became a Youth Ambassador to advocate for children's rights by UNICEF. She is a goodwill ambassador for ActionAid.[22][23] She also owns a fashion line named JKNK.[24]
বান্ধobi
The cover of the book Bandhobi (transl.'Friend'), written by Raba Khan
Besides YouTube and modeling, Raba Khan also writes books.[25] Her debut book, named Bandhobi (styled as বান্ধobi,[26] Bangladeshi slang for "girlfriend"), was published in 2019.[27][8] The book chronicles the lives of nine young women in Dhaka,[28] in the form of a teenager's anecdotes.[9] The book is written in a causal and laxed use of the Bangla language.[29][30]
Personal life
In April 2025, Raba Khan married musician Arafat Mohsin Nidhi. The duo announced the news on their official Instagram handles.[31][32]
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