2020 has not been a kind year, to put it mildly. Every form of business has come to a standstill, the auto industry being no exception.

Yeah, that went fast alright. Much like a downhill truck with no brakes. 2020 seems to have been a waste of a year.

Starlet EP and KP Owners BD group has held their annual Starlet/Glanza meetup at the capitals Chef’s Table Courtside on Friday December 18.

US software company Adobe has updated its Spark social media design tool with more than 20,000 new design assets.

Nissan is going through a bit of a resurgence lately. From the retro-futuristic 400Z to the futuristic Ariya, it seems the JDM legend has gone back to being fun and quirky.

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This pandemic-ridden year is about to end, but the changes and new practices that it brought to almost every possible sphere of human existence is not ending anytime soon.

Symphony Mobile has started experimental production of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly for mobile phones at their second manufacturing unit at Aukpara in Ashulia. With this move, Symphony Mobile becomes the second manufacturer of locally produced PCBs in Bangladesh.

Singapore-Bangladesh incorporated EdTech startup Shikho has raised a $175k bridge round from three new investors, alongside a follow-on investment from LearnStart, the seed fund of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, Learn Capital.

BHL has rolled out their new Bangladesh Domestic Market Motorcycle, the Dream 110.

In a bid to monitor social media and OTT content, The Ministry of Information (MoI) has formed a committee of 15 on December 23, with the Additional Secretary (Broadcast) of the MoI as the chair, to formulate a policy guideline regarding the contents and advertisements shown on social media sites and OTT platforms.

iFarmer, a Bangladeshi agritech startup that connects farmers with investors, has raked in a six-figure investment from Falcon Network, a Dubai based investor, and Accelerating Asia, an early-stage venture capital fund, announced the startup today.

ASUS recently announced ZenBook Flip S (UX371), an ultra-thin OLED convertible laptop powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with Iris X graphics, for the local market. This sleek laptop comes with 4K UHD OLED touchscreen, up to 16 GB of high-speed RAM, WiFi 6, two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port, full HDMI port etc.

A Bangladeshi team comprised of EMBA students from BRAC University has bagged the first prize in Bard MBA’s annual “Disrupt to Sustain” pitch competition, held virtually on December 15 this year. Team Roots from BRAC University won the first prize worth USD 1500 for their idea of improving the quality and proper utilisation of childcare services in Dhaka.

Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, leads the Counterpoint Research 2020 trust rankings based on the four pillars of software, security updates, build quality, and devices recommended for enterprises. These pillars comprise various weighted criteria with a comparative analysis done for the leading Android smartphone brands. The findings are a part of Counterpoint Research’s latest whitepaper titled “Nokia Phones Lead the Trust Rankings based on Software, Security Updates and Build Quality”

Zoom Video Communications Inc, whose technology has become a feature of household get-togethers in 2020's socially distanced world, said it was removing the time limit for its free accounts on all meetings globally for the holiday season.

Bazar365.store, an environment-friendly e-commerce, went live recently to cater the customers of Dhaka. The venture uses sustainable packaging and doesn't use any sort of plastic in any of their processes.

Look at us. We’ve almost survived an entire year of the Pandemic. But can we brace up for another? Don’t hate me, but from the looks of it, things

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