Bangladeshi-Muslim Nibir Khan experiences his first Australian Christmas in Central Queensland

In my 24-year life, I have never had an opportunity or reason to celebrate Christmas.

I have also never had the opportunity to visit an Australian city that wasn’t metropolitan.

In a year where a lot has gone wrong for the world, the stars aligned for me and I got the chance to spend Christmas in Rockhampton with the Morrissons.

I met Euan Morrisson through university and he was kind enough to extend an invitation.

Being from a Bangladeshi-Muslim culture, I was sure the experience would be something different and a great way to cap off the year.

I have lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh for most of my life.

When I moved to Brisbane for…