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Shams Rashid Tonmoy

Sub-editor & Feature Writer, Tech & Startup, The Daily Star

Mohammed Soeb Iftekhar

Building markets that last: Rethinking development partnership

Mohammed Soeb Iftekhar, Director of Programs, iDE Bangladesh, talks to Shams Rashid Tonmoy of The Daily Star
26 October 2025, 03:29 AM
26 October 2025, 03:29 AM
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Harnessing markets for rural resilience in Bangladesh 

Sameer Karki, Country Director, iDE Bangladesh, talks to Shams Rashid of The Daily Star
19 October 2025, 07:36 AM
19 October 2025, 07:36 AM
AI celebrities

The uncomfortable AI resurrection of dead celebrities

A new, and deeply unsettling, trend is flooding social media feeds. It is not a dance challenge or a recipe video. It is the digital resurrection of deceased celebrities, all generated by artificial intelligence.
8 October 2025, 10:26 AM
8 October 2025, 10:26 AM
Career growth

Next Step / The career jungle gym: thriving when there's no ladder to climb

Unlike a ladder, a jungle gym career isn't about a single, predetermined path to the top. It’s a multi-dimensional structure where progress isn't just upward: it's lateral, diagonal, and sometimes even a strategic step down to a new platform to access a better route forward.
7 October 2025, 04:11 AM
7 October 2025, 04:11 AM
AI remote work

Next Step / How AI is making remote work smarter

From drafting emails faster to scheduling meetings more smoothly, AI has quietly become a co-worker in the background. However, beyond convenience, new research shows that AI is changing the way remote work operates - shaping team collaboration, work patterns, and even the perks companies offer to attract talent.
30 September 2025, 05:02 AM
30 September 2025, 05:02 AM
Self-assessment at work

Next Step / Your career’s secret weapon? Honest self-assessment

When you’re new in a job, it’s normal to feel like you don’t understand half of what’s going on. But as months pass, you start recognising your strengths, weaknesses, and areas to improve. Regular self-assessment is one of the most effective ways to stay on top of growth and keep your career moving forward.
23 September 2025, 04:25 AM
23 September 2025, 04:25 AM
Man and machine

Next Step / The duet of man and machine

Let’s have a chat about the elephant in every room, on every Zoom call, and in every strategic plan: artificial intelligence. If your feelings about it range between excitement and unease, you’re in very good company.
16 September 2025, 05:33 AM
16 September 2025, 05:33 AM
Soft skills for jobs

Next Step / Why soft skills could be your strongest career asset

New research suggests that what really matters for long-term success may not be these job-specific skills at all. Instead, it’s the more flexible, often overlooked abilities – the so-called ‘soft skills’ that help people adapt, grow, and thrive in a rapidly changing workplace.
2 September 2025, 04:02 AM
2 September 2025, 04:02 AM
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The window of language

Our mother tongue is a beautiful language filled with rich history, immense cultural impact and many different forms of usage that transcends regional barriers.
18 November 2022, 03:00 AM
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Smooth sailing

Stay safe everyone. See you next weekend. 
10 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Editing a dream

Elon Musk has successfully bought Twitter. But how did that saga unfold?
4 November 2022, 03:00 AM
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OPPO: Elevating the modern digital lifestyle

The ‘Smart Bangladesh’ vision entails wider access to modern technology as well as the integration of information technology in the social, economic and commercial development of Bangladesh.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Grameenphone in building a technologically smart nation

During the 1990s, analogue phones were the prevalent mode of telecommunications and talking to someone on the phone cost, on average,
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Samsung Mobile: towards the nation of the future

Smart Bangladesh: Taking Bangladesh to newer and greater heights by utilising modern technology! What was once a dream is now a reality!
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Add effects here

A prominent aspect in most professional YouTube videos these days, green screens are much-needed tools to add in desired visual effects to scenes.
20 October 2022, 18:01 PM
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Masterpieces in seconds: The wondrous world of AI art

No pens, pencils, brushes, or canvas needed. Just type in whatever you want a drawing of, and the mighty power of artificial intelligence will create paintings for you in seconds.
13 October 2022, 19:10 PM
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Artificial artistry

And with that, we reach a new weekend. Stay safe everyone. Until then.
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Cleanin' out the closet

Cleanin' out the closet
6 October 2022, 18:17 PM
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Perseverance at any cost

Stay safe everyone. See you next weekend. Until then.
29 September 2022, 18:01 PM
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Letting the thesis out of the bag

Letting the thesis out of the bag
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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Zatiq’s Pocket Pay: Direct card payment for door-to-door deliveries

Zatiq's Pocket Pay device is a portable card reader that can be used by delivery merchants for home deliveries.
21 September 2022, 06:15 AM
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Acing it, virtual style

Until then. See you next week. Stay safe everyone.
8 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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Does the early bird catch the worm?

Until then. See you next week. Stay safe everyone.
1 September 2022, 18:35 PM
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Economic expansion paved by Grameenphone

In the final part of this five-article series, we will take a look at how Grameenphone has helped enhance the economic growth of Bangladesh’s telecommunication sector, empowering the local workforce and making a historic contribution to the Dhaka stock market.
1 September 2022, 18:04 PM
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Local TVs with the latest techs

Televisions have come a long way since their initial debut in this land during the 1960s. From square boxes showing black and white images to brilliant flat screens with dazzling high-definition quality, we now live in an era where televisions exhibit all the wonders of modern technology.
29 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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Charging toward the future

Electric cars have always felt like such a cool concept. Instead of relying on non-renewable fossil fuels, you get to drive around in a car that runs on a battery - one you can charge ahead of time and ready to go whenever you need. Check out this week’s Cover Story on a local venture that plans to manufacture electric vehicles - made in Bangladesh, for Bangladesh.
25 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ensuring empowerment through interconnection

In the fourth part of this five-article series, we will take a look at how Grameenphone has extended their network, accessibility and services in Bangladesh, even to the most remote areas of the country.
18 August 2022, 18:34 PM
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All charged up

The gas price hike has been a heated topic in the past few weeks. While we scramble for methods to somehow survive this rising inflation, there are some alternatives that may be worth considering. As such, this week’s Cover Story discusses the viability of electric bicycles as a transportation option for daily commuters. 
18 August 2022, 18:01 PM

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