Shams Rashid Tonmoy

Around 300 employees and 60 companies in the UK have recently begun a six-month trial of four-day working weeks. While the work hours will be cut, expected work efficiency and salaries will remain unchanged - which means the workers will still have to put in the work to make up for the missing day. 

Landing a new job is tough. But planning ahead and building an apt set of skills to answer the ever-increasing demands of the job market is something that will make it easier. Check out this week’s Cover Story on useful tips on staying ahead of the competition and arming yourself with the necessary soft and hard skills for your next job.

Shuvo Rahman, founder of Alice Labs, an AI-based multi-channel sales and support platform that helps online businesses, made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia Class of 2022.

Data hacking is one of the most used tropes in science fiction. However, in real life, invading someone’s privacy and leaking information can be scarier than you think. 

In the latest iteration of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia class of 2022, seven Bangladeshi youths made the prestigious list of global entrepreneurs and thinkers of tomorrow. Two of them, selected under the Social Impact category, are Shah Rafayat Chowdhury and Mohammad Taqi Yasir, co-founders of the organisation, Footsteps Bangladesh.

Mir Shahrukh Islam and Zafir Shafiee Chowdhury, co-founders of the local IoT company Bondstein Technologies, were selected under the category ‘Industry, Manufacturing and Energy’ for Forbes 30 under 30 Asia Class of 2022.

Keeping contacts is something we tend to undervalue, yet its importance is paramount in nearly every stage of our lives. In this week’s Cover Story, we talk about the importance of keeping relevant contacts right after graduating, and how it might help you land the job you always wanted. 

Buying gifts for our parents is a tradition we grew up with. But like the changing times, changes the way we approach things. This week’s Cover Story is our recommendations on unique tech gifts for young and tech-savvy mothers.

Like most 90s kids, I grew up with TV, movies and video games. I remember being filled with wonder the first time I saw a video game being streamed, like a movie on the TV screen.

The wide world of the web can be a wonderful place. Check out this week’s Cover Story on the massive collaborative art project hosted by the subreddit r/place, and how fellow Bangladeshis battled for our spot on the internet’s most colourful canvas.

Life goals can be confusing. While some prefer sticking to a steady job, others may want to explore new financial ventures.

From winning pro racing competitions to engineering world-class vehicles in international events, Bangladesh has recently made amazing strides in the world of automobiles.

As we steadily move back to physical workplaces, many of us feel inclined to keep working from home, while others feel we should go back to the old norm.

It seems we have been going on a rant about the hustle culture lately. Sure, work is what keeps us financially stable, but do the detrimental effects of overwork outweigh the benefits?

We live in a hustle culture. The daily grind takes precedence over almost everything else in our lives, be it family, friends, food or fun.

Ever seen those post-apocalyptic sci-fi movies where the collective consciousness of the human race is under the control of

The Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Research Lab in United-International University (UIU) is the first laboratory in Bangladesh

Long gone are the days of carrier pigeons, telegraphs and faxes.

Life does not come with a manual. There are often times we are thrust with a new responsibility with little idea on how to do a good job at it. Especially in young managerial or team leader roles, it is difficult to know exactly how to find the right balance between amiability and productiveness among coworkers.

Whether we had wanted it to or not, another year comes to a close. 2021 was quite the journey. The world slowly recovered from the pandemic-induced trauma of 2020, and while the pandemic has still not completely left us, 2021 taught us to believe in a better future.