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Shaer Reaz

Shaer Reaz is a Product Manager with SELISE Digital Platforms and is a tech enthusiast interested in social justice, human rights and history. He started his writing career with The Rising Stars, the former youth magazine of The Daily Star, and has served as the Deputy Digital Editor of The Daily Star.

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Whom do information blackouts during protests ultimately benefit?

Internet shutdown is one of the major aspects of control that the Awami League government has exercised to curb the protests.
24 July 2024, 09:05 AM
24 July 2024, 09:05 AM
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How startups and apps are angling to solve elder-care and digital loneliness for 2024

In the long list of problems that startups want to address on a global scale (and largely have, despite a shrinking of the tech startup industry in recent times), health and wellness has always taken a slight backseat to problems like mobility, connectivity and ways of work.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Makers 2: Connecting to the Soul

#Events / Dhaka Makers 2: Connecting to the Soul

Aloki's premises buzzed with an unusual crowd — a rare sight for any event in Dhaka. This was the second appearance of the Dhaka Makers event at Aloki on Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road, with the view of supporting and nurturing the rich arts and crafts culture of Dhaka. Workshops were organised that helped people reconnect to rustic Bengal, and also to come closer to nature.
6 February 2024, 11:33 AM
6 February 2024, 11:33 AM
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Hand over that keycard, 2022: Your access has been revoked

Many things happened in the expansive, sprawling world of tech in 2022 and most were less than desirable.
31 December 2022, 17:00 PM
31 December 2022, 17:00 PM
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Elon Musk is a vigilante superhero. That’s terrible news for everyone

For technology to truly reshape the world, we must move away from worshipping the cult of personality
20 November 2022, 12:23 PM
20 November 2022, 12:23 PM
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence / Masculinity, toxicity and ‘bro’ culture: Learnings from the locker room

Last month, amidst a seemingly sudden uptick in the number of rape cases across the country, the Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health released a study that showed 63 percent of participants—11,102 male respondents aged between 15 and 24, from all 64 districts (81 urban and 289 rural clusters)—believed that beating their wives is justified if they are denied sex.
7 December 2020, 18:00 PM
7 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Cutting ties with a giant: Viber CEO on Facebook relations and #StopHateForProfit

Since the United States erupted in a spate of protests against systemic racism and racial violence last May, a slew of companies have banded together and boycotted business ties with Facebook. This week, Toggle reached out to Rakuten Viber CEO Djamel Agaoua, who answered our questions about the messaging platform cutting business ties with Facebook.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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In remembrance: Niloufer Manzur

Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,
26 May 2020, 11:06 AM
26 May 2020, 11:06 AM
Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway

Call for ending the digital disparity

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have made great strides towards implementation of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) at Dhaka, Bangladesh this week which was co-organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Government of Bangladesh. Held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel from 1 to 2 November 2017, the 2017 APIS conference brought together delegates from countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the common goal of encouraging and fostering easier, more affordable access to broadband internet. Topics like the role of Artificial Intelligence in streamlining international trade, the role of connectivity in providing assistance to people affected by natural disasters and others were discussed at the two-day conference.
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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Stranger thoughts

The slow but steady permeation of American and British TV into the lives of millennials and post-millennials has been raged at by living-room social scientists ever since Ross and Rachel found out that going back and forth in a relationship before marriage makes for good television.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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The tales of Sonali: a 1992 Toyota Vista

The few times I tried fixing it up resulted in my thoughtful colleagues nicknaming it “Sonali Bank” since it kept swallowing up all my money. Here's the story of my car, my unhealthy obsession.
26 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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The face of the planet is changing

The negative effects of the internal combustion engine and the diesel powered engine is evident – rising global temperatures as a result of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, ongoing depletion of global fossil fuel reserves and clogging up of precious space in the world's cities has made the automobile the prime target for environmentalists and those dictating environmental policy.
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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TOP 5 REASONS TO BUY THE VOLVO S90

TOP 5 REASONS TO BUY THE VOLVO S90
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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The tale of a persecuted people

This is the story of a systematically oppressed people—the Rohingya. (TIMELINE)
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Buying Guide - Toyota Mark II GX90

The Mark II GX90 is one of the prettiest sedans Toyota has ever made. It's sleek, smooth and highly capable. We tell you what you need to know if you're looking at buying a used one.
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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The life and times of a startup hopeful

It starts with a frenzied explanation of the brilliant idea you just had to your best friend and potential future business partner.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Flagship road yacht – Lexus LS500

The new LS500 is perhaps the biggest direction change for Lexus in recent years.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Audi launched officially in Bangladesh

Progress Motors Imports Limited, authorised dealers of Audi vehicles in Bangladesh, formally launched the German luxury brand at a Meet the Press event held at their new showroom in Tejgaon, Dhaka on 24th September 2017.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Restored and Recomissioned

Md Shariful Islam Sunny is no stranger to being featured on Shift – he is a certifiable automotive geek with an inclination towards classic metal, with his current garage consisting of the 1978 Lancer, 2001 Pajero and the 1984 KIA KM414 we're looking at today.
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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TVR - the return tour

TVR was the largest small volume producer of sports cars for nearly 4 decades, and was a driving force in the British sports car development charge in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Now, with new owners and a more solid engineering approach, they're coming back. Here's our tribute to the Black Sabbath of motor cars - TVR.
19 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Ensnaring Earth-like planets with the Kepler

Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon—the four elements necessary for life to flourish anywhere. Take one away, the balance is off, and the lovely blue ball floating in space that we call home is likely to become a barren wasteland. The Earth being blue has
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM

GOT TRUNK?

Eid is coming, and as is tradition during Eid-ul-Azha, it comes with copious amounts of beef eating and cow-carrying. We know that
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Top 10 - JDM factory specials

As the prices of JDM rockets like Skylines and Supras shoot up worldwide, we run down the list of the rarest and best JDM factory specials – cars which might be modern classics of a bygone era soon enough.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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70 years of the Prancing Horse

Our tribute to the most recognisable automaker on the planet, and makers of the fastest race cars and sports cars on the planet.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Audi's latest flagship – 2018 A8

Audi has been teasing the latest A8 flagship sedan for months now – in one publicity stunt, Audi called in automotive journalists,
18 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladeshis represent in international motorsport

The Volkswagen Ameo Cup used to be called the VW Vento Cup – for 2017
18 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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A love letter to the Hawkeye - Subaru Impreza WRX

Subaru's halo car is the Impreza. And the Hawk Eye version is the second most preferred among the fans.
11 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Catching a unicorn: DA5 Integra Coupe

The entries in the Honda lineage of the 80s and 90s served very specific purposes for the brand – much like the
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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