Hi, I’m Shad.
I was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and raised in Queens, New York.

And I’m the founder of Golpo Sholpo.

Growing up, I loved games—carrom board, Ludo, Snakes and Ladders.

And growing up, there was one place where connection always happened.

The table.

When my parents hosted dawats, the adults gathered in the living room—talking, laughing, debating life—while chai was poured, the biscuit and mishti were passed around.

In the other room, the kids were doing the same thing in our own way: playing games, trash-talking, storytelling, nonstop chatter.

Different rooms. Same energy.

I know a lot of us here know that feeling.

As I got older, I realized something:
I loved games—but I never found one that felt like us.

We had classics. And they were my childhood.
But none of them captured the energy of those nights—the stories, the teasing, the chaos, the connection.

So I thought… why not make my own?

I took those living-room dawats, the Dhaka-to-Queens experience, the nonstop chit-chat—and turned it into a game.

That’s how Golpo Sholpo was born.
It literally means “chit-chat” in Bengali.

It’s fast.
It’s loud.
It’s designed to break the ice, spark conversation, and turn a table of people into a table of friends.

My hope is simple:

By the end of the night, friends, family—even strangers—feel closer than when they started.

Golpo Sholpo isn’t just a game.
It’s culture.
It’s community.

It’s a table in Queens—
And there’s always room for one more.

Welcome to Golpo Sholpo.