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Mohammad Akib Nawaz

Freelance Writer for Shift. Currently runs/owns a teaching centre for O/A Level students and tries to impart upon them a lot of love for all things cars. In his spare time he turns up for Shift test drives and tries not to crash into anything.

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MAKING PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE

10 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Abdullah Chowdhury started Royalty Bangladesh with a simple yet challenging mission to unify privilege programs all over the Bangladeshi market.
10 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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TEST DRIVE / Jonway A380

2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
The Chinese are not known for making particularly great cars. They are usually cheap, tacky and often unreliable. Jonway tries to buck that trend with the new 2016 Jonway A380. Brought in by Rancon Imports, it's a crossover SUV whose design features closely resemble a car we are all familiar with – Toyota RAV4.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Test Drive / 2017 Hyundai Elantra

19 April 2016, 18:00 PM
The 2017 Elantra in Bangladesh, redesigned to look good. Does it drive 'good' also?
19 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Driving the 318i

28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Lets start with the cockpit: the 318i with the M package exterior and interior felt sporty enough. Stereo adjustments,
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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TEST DRIVE / Efficiency and soul defined: 2016 BMW 318i M-package

28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
The latest BMW 3 series comes with a cracking three cylinder turbo engine. Is it as fun to drive as it is efficient?
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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TEST DRIVE / PRECISION STAR: 2012 Mercedes Benz E250 coupe

15 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Shift tests the outgoing generation Mercedes Benz E250 coupe. Does it have the goods and the performance to match up to the good looks?
15 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Test Drive / Budget bruiser: 2014 SsangYong Rexton

5 May 2015, 18:00 PM
We test the SsangYong Rexton, a South-Korean SUV offering based on Mercedes M-class underpinnings and priced to beat out the competition.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM
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TEST DRIVE / Gen-X 2014 Hyundai Xcent

9 December 2014, 18:01 PM
Does Hyundai have the competitive zing that they need to root itself into the Bangladeshi market with the sub-compact 2014 Xcent?
9 December 2014, 18:01 PM
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Executive planet-saving: 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid

The 2014 Camry proves that large cars can be green too. Especially in black.
25 November 2014, 18:01 PM

Little RED monster: 1998 Toyota Levin XZ

Toyota's AE111 generation Levin is not all that popular as a tuning platform, but they're still quite good if you want to build a 4AGE project. They're supposedly one of the best handling FWD cars to come from Toyota, and this week we look at a Levin XZ.
16 September 2014, 18:06 PM
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