Nusrat Jahan Nipa Redefines Limits and Culture, Only Bangladeshi Woman to Break Two World Records

Barisal office :: In the bustling streets of Barishal, a city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh, there walks a young woman who has defied the odds and etched her name into the Guinness Book of World Records, not once but twice.

Nusrat Jahan Nipa, 32, stands tall as the only Bangladeshi woman to have shattered two world records. From mastering the art of stacking coins during the tumultuous times of the horrific COVID-19 pandemic to eating rice grains with chopsticks, Nipa’s journey and achievements is nothing short of extraordinary.

HE-ED MEDIA reached out to this young brilliant woman for an interview. Nipa always wanted to do something exceptional and represent her hometown on the world platform. “But my environment did not support me earlier,” she shared. “As I passed the age of 30, I found I could break the Guinness world record by staying at my place. That was my inspiration.”

Nusrat Jahan Nipa holding the Guinness World Records certificate for setting a record for the ‘Most coins stacked into a tower’ category on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Talking about her two world records, stacking coins in particular, Nipa says it just happened. “It was because I was staying at home during the coronavirus lockdown, and I wanted to utilize my time on something that could bring some value. I came across a video on YouTube about stacking coins and decided to go for it. My second Guinness world record is ‘most rice grains eaten in one minute using chopsticks’ which was inspired by my first world record. I think I am pretty good at using chopsticks.”

Nipa revealed that coin collecting was not her hobby. “Breaking the Guinness world record has become my hobby, besides my profession that of a teacher. When I have free time, I practice breaking the Guinness world record.” She shared that her husband supports and encourages her. About her family and friends celebrating her feat, Nipa says she doesn’t have many friends. “It is because to some extent, I found them to be toxic and always jealous of me, so I avoided them, but perhaps they liked my accomplishments, and some of them congratulated me. I was criticized by some of my relatives. “Some of my close relatives criticized a lot by questioning the benefit of this as it did not pay money. Some said, weird job! others said, what you are gonna eat next time? soup?”

Guinness World Book: ভাত খেয়েই বিশ্বরেকর্ড নুসরতের | By Eating Rice With Chopsticks nusrat-jahan-nipa in Guinness World Book
It hasn’t been a cakewalk for Nipa. She has been a victim of cyber bullying and heavy scrutiny. “If you see the media features of my world record on social media you will see tons of bullying. I usually do not read any comments. I believe, that whatever makes you happy, do that, and not everyone will understand the value of everything. People who put negative comments on social media are unemployed and lifeless, so they share their frustration to see others’ achievements and try to lower them. I do not read their comments because I do not have time to do that, I am busy working on my goals, and I take it positively maybe they showed their opinion. When comes to face to face criticism, I smile and avoid the environment without feeling anger. I built my inner power to avoid negative people and negative comments. If I cannot, I won’t be able to achieve my goals.”

With her world record breaking feats, Nipa has brought joy to her city and people. They are very proud of her. “My parents, my husband, and my students and fellow teachers, as well as journalists of my country have celebrated me. I am a quiet person, so whenever I see people happy to see my accomplishments, I feel happy because I am just working on them to feel more proud.”

Nipa, who is also an online diplomat and climate change storyteller, plans to break at least one Guinness World Record every year.

Nusrat Jahan Nipa Redefines Limits and Culture, Only Bangladeshi Woman to Break Two World Records

Barisal office :: In the bustling streets of Barishal, a city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh, there walks a young woman who has defied the odds and etched her name into the Guinness Book of World Records, not once but twice.

It hasn’t been a cakewalk for Nipa. She has been a victim of cyber bullying and heavy scrutiny. “If you see the media features of my world record on social media you will see tons of bullying. I usually do not read any comments. I believe, that whatever makes you happy, do that, and not everyone will understand the value of everything. People who put negative comments on social media are unemployed and lifeless, so they share their frustration to see others’ achievements and try to lower them. I do not read their comments because I do not have time to do that, I am busy working on my goals, and I take it positively maybe they showed their opinion. When comes to face to face criticism, I smile and avoid the environment without feeling anger. I built my inner power to avoid negative people and negative comments. If I cannot, I won’t be able to achieve my goals.”

Nipa, who is also an online diplomat and climate change storyteller, plans to break at least one Guinness World Record every year.