Muhammed Asif Khan

"Brain drain" is defined as the emigration of highly trained or qualified people from a particular country to abroad. It is a perpetually damaging problem that mostly affects underdeveloped nations. And given Bangladesh falls into that category, it is no surprise that we are facing a rapidly worsening case of brain drain ourselves as time passes by.

The first question is whether it will ever be possible for us to code a simulated universe ourselves, which will be indistinguishable from reality. For that, let’s take a look back 50 years. What is the best, most complex video game we had to offer back then?

The startup scene in Bangladesh right now is gathering steam, with plenty of youngsters choosing to skip the corporate life to jump into the risky but rewarding world of entrepreneurship.

The importance of passion in anything you do is something we hear about again and again. Especially if you are looking to become an entrepreneur, you will hear lots of advice and come across lots of articles eschewing the importance of “following your dream” and “loving what you do”.

Today, Bangladesh can safely claim to be experiencing a burgeoning growth of startups. From e-commerce to food-tech to logistics, we are noticing the birth of new startups almost every other day. But which are the most successful of them so far?

Why should you become an entrepreneur? For a lot of people, especially those in the corporate world, the allure seems to be in “being your own boss”.

IBA graduates are notorious for job-hopping. They say we switch jobs for merely a few thousand bucks. However, interestingly, amongst all the job switches I have seen so far amongst my friends, most of them happened not because the new place offered better salary, but because the earlier company had a terrible supervisor.