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Kazi Akib Bin Asad

Kazi Akib Bin Asad is the Editor In-charge of SHOUT. A word engineer and visual artist, he can be found at akib.asad@thedailystar.net

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E-waste: Where do our discarded devices go?

23 November 2022
We need to observe the life cycle of an electronic product to understand the reality of how e-waste is generated and where its fate lies.
23 November 2022
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Editorial

25 August 2022
"As for SHOUT and I, au revoir."
25 August 2022
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Editorial

14 July 2022
Today marks the 9th anniversary of SHOUT.
14 July 2022
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Editorial

13 April 2022
The recent incidents involving our educational institutions and teachers have shaken us to the core. I remember how I considered
13 April 2022
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Editorial

23 February 2022
If I recall correctly, the first-ever cover story of SHOUT coined and explored the themes surrounding “brain gain”. In contrast, the concept of “brain drain” defines how highly skilled and/or qualified individuals leave their home country and emigrate to a foreign land.
23 February 2022
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Is mobile gaming in Bangladesh ready for the next level?

16 February 2022
Mobile gaming has been around for a long time, since 1994 to be exact, when the world was introduced to a simplified version of Tetris on the Hagenuk MT-2000’s 1.5-inch display. However, it was not until three years later in 1997,
16 February 2022
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Discarded devices: Where does the e-waste go?

14 February 2022
If not on paper, there is a good chance you are reading this article on a screen. Mobile phone, tab, desktop computer, maybe even the TV if you really like it. This article, in the future, will be available on the Internet, accessible to the masses for generations to come.
14 February 2022
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Editorial

12 January 2022
There was a time when I used to write poetry, and my first proper poem was titled “Friends”.
12 January 2022
Justice League

Justice League

Please be considerate towards me as I write this review for Justice League, while still reeling from the awesomeness that is Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. While carrying my popcorn inside the hall, I knew from past experiences that [visually] it'd be another dark and serious movie. Little did I know I'd be getting out with an equally gloomy cloud over my head.
6 December 2017
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Acing business competition and real life

Last week, SHOUT sat down with a bunch of people who have seen it all and done it all. They are all trailblazers – inspiration to many who dream of experiencing the thrill and emerge as champions like they did – they are alumni of 'Battle of Minds'.
15 November 2017
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Thor gets a haircut, and a personality

Hold up, just a while. I need [read: want] you to get into the mood before your read this review. Go to YouTube, search for and play Led Zeppelin's “The Immigrant Song” into your ears. Okay?
8 November 2017
The Sound of Music

Alive with “The Sound of Music”

Enveloped in the vibes of its 40 year anniversary celebrations, the Drama and Music Club of Scholastica presented its annual production in the evenings of October 27-28 at the Bangladesh National Museum Auditorium.
29 October 2017
Aspiring for a better world

Aspiring for a better world

Shams-il Arefin Islam is a graduate student at Yale University, USA, studying environmental issues and challenges. He studied at Ithaca College in New York and graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 2007.
6 September 2017
Bridging the Gap

Stories that need to be heard

Save the Children in Bangladesh, in association with JAAGO Foundation and SHOUT, took an initiative to let school, college, and university students experience what life is like for the ones who live on the other end of the spectrum.
30 August 2017
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Get moo-ving with your fitness tracker

The ongoing monsoon coupled with crazy traffic is sure to have made couch potatos out of a lot of us. Add this khichuri weather to the incoming Eid-ul-Azha, and you have the perfect recipe for unhealthy indulgence. Whether you choose to do it before to face-off with your muscular koshai or afterwards to get rid of the unnecessary weight – there is no better time to get in a shape that is not round. And we're introducing you to a range of fitness buddies you won't have to take to the gym.
21 August 2017
Clean energy

The fight for clean energy starts now

Clean energy has been in the headlines for the good part of the last quarter of a century, when people around the world realised our planet cannot sustain on just fossil fuels.
26 July 2017
Grooming School Students to Save the World

Grooming School Students to Save the World

The Earth Club of North South University organised the grand finale of its “13th Environmental School Campaign” on June 6, 2017 at the university's Bashundhara campus.
14 June 2017
BETTER SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER CITY

BETTER SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER CITY

A significant stage of an even more significant campaign saw its conclusion on May 7, 2017, when the winners of the BRAC Urban Innovation Challenge were announced.
24 May 2017
An Academic Pilgrimage to Bhutan

An Academic Pilgrimage to Bhutan

A few weeks back, I had the tremendous good fortune to participate in an international academic conference.
10 May 2017
A space adventure not out of this world

A space adventure not out of this world

What happened when Star-Lord found Katniss Everdeen in a ship destined to go far, far away in outer space? He couldn't “let her go” – and that's pretty much the story of Passengers.
28 December 2016
A Talk with the Trio

A Talk with the Trio

On the November 17th issue of SHOUT, you learned what the champions – of Battle of Minds 2016 (BOM) – are made of.
30 November 2016
WHAT CHAMPIONS ARE MADE OF

WHAT CHAMPIONS ARE MADE OF

H. M. Ifteker Mahmud, Sabira Mehrin Saba, Samiha Majid Simi and Taosif Amin Khan – students from IBA, DU – were crowned champions of this year's “Battle of Minds” (BOM), the annual talent search platform hosted by British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB).
16 November 2016
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Change Makers: Clouds over 'Mama Bari'

There are many around us who we know help as much as they can; few, however, can match 38-year-old Mahboob Robbani,
12 November 2016
BRAC launches Urban Innovation Challenge

BETTER CHANGE FOR A BETTER CITY

Over 50 percent of the world's population now live in cities all around the world and by the year 2050, the proportion is estimated to increase beyond 65 percent.
26 October 2016
WINNING THE BIG LEAGUES

WINNING THE BIG LEAGUES

Idea. Leadership. Inspiration.The words above are, no doubt, heard of and spoken about a lot in current times. Nowadays we are seeing a generation of Bangladeshis marking their excellence in fields of science, education, entrepreneurship, arts – both in and outside our borders. To be born with qualities as such is a blessing, to hone them is no easy task.
4 May 2016
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Team Bangladesh wins Unilever Future Leaders’ League 2016

‘Team Bangladesh’ wins the international business competition, Future Leaders’ League 2016, organised by the multinational consumer goods company, Unilever.
23 April 2016
OSCAR

“AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...”

Movies move us. They touch our souls, play with our minds and at times make us laugh and cry at the same time.
27 January 2016
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What's Next for Battle of Minds Champs?

This year's 'Battle of Minds' by British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) saw a team from IBA – Sanjir Ali, Naziza Akhter Alam, Jidny Rubaiyat...
30 December 2015

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