MZ Kamrul
MZ Kamrul with arms open in front of the Eiffel Tower at golden hour, Paris

Paris · golden hour · a passport mid-fill

Masuduzzaman Kamrul

From Sylhet to Busan — hospitality student, traveler, and co-founder of Applyly. A little boy from Bangladesh, chasing his dreams and working hard to make his existence meaningful.

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    01 Essay

    I rose from zero — and I’m still climbing.

    I’m from Sylhet, Bangladesh. After my HSC I set my sights on studying abroad. I applied to universities in several countries, collected admission offers — then faced a rejection at the US embassy.

    I chose not to give up. On 12 August 2023 I landed in Busan, South Korea, to study Global Hospitality Management at Kyungsung University. One of the best decisions of my life.

    I fund my own travel from hard-earned work in Korea — including a stretch cooking soup in a Busan restaurant as the first and only foreign worker there, and a stint with the Busan International Film Festival. By February 2025 — at 22 — I had already set foot in 16 countries. The stamps keep coming.

    Today I’m co-founder of Applyly, and I still believe the same thing I wrote years ago: visa knowledge should be free, so anyone can process their own path without an agency or middleman.

    “I never forget who I am, where I’m from, what I’ve been through, and what made me who I am today.”

    02 Chapters

    Notes from the road so far

    1. HSC, and the decision to leave

      Sitting exams in Bangladesh, already planning to study overseas.

    2. The embassy that said no

      A US visa rejection. The setback that didn’t stop the journey. “I chose not to give up.”

    3. Admission offers → Busan

      Offers from universities in multiple countries. Landed in South Korea on 12 August — Kyungsung University, Global Hospitality Management.

    4. Student life, Seoul, live sessions

      Korean culture classes, a Seoul trip with a professor, and live study-abroad sessions for students back home.

    5. “16 countries by 22”

      In February I wrote that I’d already set foot in 16 countries. That year alone: London, Istanbul, Lugano, Wales, Edinburgh, Budapest, Norway and more — self-funded. Worked at the Busan International Film Festival.

    6. Applyly, and 1.8 million readers

      Nearly 1.8 million people read my study-abroad writing in 28 days. Co-founded Applyly in Dhaka — Simply Applyly.

    MZ Kamrul with arms open under a pale Paris sky, Eiffel Tower glowing to the right
    “The goal is a passport full of stamps and a heart full of memories.” Paris · Trocadéro

    03 Atlas

    A passport filling with stamps

    “At 22 I’ve had the chance to set foot in 16 countries.” — Feb 2025 The list has grown since.

    • Bangladesh Sylhet · Dhaka · Cox’s Bazar
    • South Korea Busan · Seoul · Jeju
    • China Beijing · ’23
    • Hong Kong ’24
    • Japan Osaka · Kyoto · ’24
    • Vietnam Hanoi · ’24
    • Thailand Bangkok · ’24
    • Malaysia Kuala Lumpur · ’24
    • India ’22 & ’23 · 5 states
    • Germany ’25
    • United Kingdom London · Wales · Coventry
    • Scotland Edinburgh
    • Finland Helsinki
    • Turkey Istanbul
    • Switzerland Lugano · Rhine
    • Hungary Budapest
    • Norway
    • France Paris
    • Italy Milan
    • Sweden Stockholm
    • Czechia Prague
    • …and more stamps still coming

    Selected from Kamrul’s own library. New shots drop in via js/gallery-data.js.

    04 Biodata & qualifications

    The CV, without the résumé voice

    School, work, languages — kept plain so the facts can be updated as they arrive.

    05 Venture

    Applyly — Simply Applyly

    In 2026 I co-founded Applyly in Dhaka. We help students study abroad with no agency fees — visa counseling, university applications, pre-departure briefings, career counseling, and IELTS / TOEFL prep.

    The idea grew out of years of personally guiding students through visas and applications, hand in hand, and running free IELTS prep groups. Knowledge shouldn’t be locked behind a commission.

    Explore Applyly →

    — Sharing

    1.8M

    people read my study-abroad writing across Facebook groups in just 28 days — with hundreds asking for help every day.

    — In his words

    Lines I still stand by

    “The goal is a passport full of stamps and a heart full of memories.”
    “From 2022 to 2025, the journey hasn’t been easy. After facing rejection from the US embassy, I chose not to give up.”
    “Success and failure are both parts of Taqdeer — your duty is to strive with sincerity and trust Allah’s plan.”
    “I am a person who rose from zero. There’s still a long way to go, a lot left to do.”
    “One of the best decisions of my life was coming to Korea.”
    “Seoul will definitely take away your ‘Soul’.”

    06 Book a call

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    Always glad to talk hospitality, travel, or study abroad.