BMW joins the electrifying ranks - the all electric 2022 BMW i4

The new 4 Series looks like it’s less BMW and more built for digging and building dams (read: beaver), as is translated into the newly unveiled i4
25 March 2021

Understanding how and why British American Tobacco is the top employer in Bangladesh

Saad Jashim, Head of Human Resources at BAT Bangladesh speaks with The Daily Star on managing one of the biggest workforces in Bangladesh; how they are keeping things moving at a brisk pace and what is helping them in adapting to the 21st century HR tactics.
25 March 2021

1971 in Video Games

The most popular among these games is “Heroes of 71”. Released in 2015, the game has been downloaded more than one million times and has an average rating of 4.4. This is the first significant game developed by Portbliss, a young Bangladeshi game development company. Unfortunately, there is no IOS version of the game.
25 March 2021

Familial home turned into an archive: the story of the North Bengal Museum

Right at the heart of the small district of Kurigram stands a familial home. Except that it’s not just a home, it’s a home turned into a museum that displays rare local artefacts and documents from the time of the war of liberation.
25 March 2021

Must-watch movies for a fresh perspective on the liberation war

One of the finest documentaries about the war, Muktiar Gaan is the account of a trip by a Bangladeshi cultural troupe to inspire Bangladeshi refugees and freedom fighters.
25 March 2021

Wheeled relics of the liberation war

Four wartime cars that stood the test of time
25 March 2021

Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra: the source of inspiration and bravado during the liberation war

Amid this anarchy, an emergency and temporary radio station at Kalurghat called the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (SBBK) declared the independence of Bangladesh to the world on 26 March 1971. Airing almost every day during the liberation war, the journey of this covert radio station came to an end on 16 December 1971 and was turned into Bangladesh Betar, as we know it now. From a temporary radio station to the main media source during the liberation war.
25 March 2021

First Hand Review: Riding the Kawasaki Ninja 125

A performance machine in a displacement choked country.
23 March 2021

Facebook took down 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec

Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform.
23 March 2021

Microsoft in talks to acquire Discord for more than $10 billion

Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord Inc for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
23 March 2021

Walton launches large screen triple camera phone

Walton has launched its new smartphone ‘Primo NF5’, featuring a large screen with triple rear cameras.
21 March 2021

Realme launches Narzo 30A

Realme has officially launched the Realme Narzo 30A through an online launching event held on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The price of this phone has been fixed at BDT 12,990.
21 March 2021

Facebook working on Instagram for kids under 13

Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app in its current form due to federal privacy regulations.
20 March 2021

Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger down in major outage

Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger were all down in a major outage at around 1730 GMT on Friday
19 March 2021

Everything tech and startup

With all the rampant and rapid development in the startup scene in the country, we believe it’s important to address everything that involves startups. In today’s feature, we talk about fundraising tips for startups.
18 March 2021

TikTok rolls out new anti-bullying comment features

TikTok announced it’s rolling out new commenting features designed to combat bullying.
18 March 2021

Twitter running test to improve image previews

Twitter is running a test with a small subset of iOS and Android users to improve image previews on their platform.
18 March 2021

Epic Games acquires photogrammetry software maker Capturing Reality

Following their recent string of Unreal Engine asset purchases, Epic Games announced they brought Capturing Reality, a Bratislava-based photogrammetry studio.
18 March 2021

Reducing screentime while at work

If you want to reduce your screen time substantially, you must first know how much time you’re spending and where.
18 March 2021

Audiobook apps to revisit the gems of Bengali literature

Days, when audiobooks were sold on CDs, are gone forever. Now, all you need is a smartphone or tablet. Audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read.
18 March 2021