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Shaer Reaz

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

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

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

Hand over that keycard, 2022: Your access has been revoked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

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

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

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

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

50 years of the Mazda rotary

Few collaborations between people of different nationalities has resulted in revolutionary automotive technologies that is as significant as the Mazda rotary engine. Similar to British and French engineers coming together to create the Concorde supersonic jet, the Mazda rotary is the product of German ingenuity and Japanese adaptability, and has stood the test of time as an unlikely candidate shortlisted for the greatest automotive engines ever made.
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM

12th Dhaka Motor Show, 3rd Bike Show and Commercial Automotive Show

The Dhaka Motor Show, now in its 12th instalment, plays an important role in the automobile sector in Bangladesh, providing a platform for local dealerships to display their brand new cars and often offer up great discounts to the crowd walking in through the doors.
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Time capsule: 1978 Mitsubishi Lancer

The story of this 1978 Mitsubishi Lancer Deluxe is scarcely believable because of the series of numbers on the dash of this relic - 16,418. If you haven't guessed yet, that's the mileage of this pristine blue sedan, making it one of the lowest mileage first generation Lancers anywhere on the planet.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Uber – Google rift a look back

Google and Uber's entanglements span the last couple of years and across multiple sources. The spat between the tech giant and the
12 March 2017, 18:00 PM

If Bangladeshis were a spacefaring nation

As far as improbable ideas go, the thought of humans being a spacefaring race with the possibility of colonisation of other planets...
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM

WEEK IN RE(AR)VIEW

The attention span of the regular reader of news these days is about 15 seconds. Beyond the catchy headlines, most people can barely sit through page after page of demoralising stories of death, devastation and, gasp, “stories of public interest”.
2 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Rescuing a Savanna

Azwad Anwar's 1978 Mazda Savanna RX7 has had a new lease on life thanks to a Toyota motor and restored bodywork.
21 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Behold: the best looking car on sale today

Wind tunnels are a dime a dozen nowadays, and an essential part of sports car development. However, in the pursuit
14 February 2017, 18:00 PM

HOONING ABOUT

Off-roading in Dhaka may not seem all that special considering every person out there has driven across Malibagh in a car designed for road use. When you do it properly though, or at least find a place to go off-roading properly, it can be quite the experience. We find out what it's like with a Land Rover Defender 110.
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM

How will we tell the government what we think?

Our nation's history is filled with examples of our people standing up for what we believe in. From our Language Movement in 1952 to our Liberation War to our struggle for democracy against autocratic rulers,
28 January 2017, 18:00 PM

The 70's was the greatest decade for the world of automobiles

On the eve of my 12th birthday, my mom begrudgingly bought me a copy of Led Zeppelin IV
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM

THE CARS OF CES 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the largest platform for tech companies to show off their wares. Most companies use it to display proof of concepts, generally driving the market towards their visions of the future.
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Our automotive predictions for 2017

This week, we look into the automotive crystal ball and state our predictions for the year ahead.
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Static pains of stance - Mitsubishi Lancer EX

The world of stanced cars is a phenomenon hardly understood by those without continued exposure to the car cultures elsewhere in the world. We try to understand it with a local example.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM

The game awards 2016 Roundup

Dishonored winning the Best Action-Adventure award over the insane competition should tell you how good the sequel is. The original
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM

The Myth of depreciation

In the summer of 2015, my neighbor bought a 2014 Toyota Premio. It was pearl white, duller than drying paint, and “loaded with
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Political correctness and the changing face of the auto industry

Political correctness is changing the auto industry in ways that may not be clearly evident at first - but it definitely is. How is it politically correct to own certain cars, and why are some people put on the cross for owning others?
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM

1/43s: Premium vs basic

What sets a “premium” 1/43 car, made by the likes of Kyosho, apart from a “basic” one, such as one produced by Hi-Speed?
22 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Horsepower Dreams - HKS

Mr. Hasegawa was a bright-eyed engineer at Yamaha in the early 1970s when he decided to follow his dream of building race cars and engines at his own company. He established HKS in 1973 along with partner Goichi Kitagawa and chief sponsor Sigma Automotive, going on to have a lasting impact in the world of tuning. He passed away last week at the age of 71.
15 November 2016, 18:09 PM

8 great 2016 cars for Bangladesh...that we don't get

Forget the boring old Allions and Premios. Here's 8 great 2016 cars for Bangladesh...that we don't get. But we could.
8 November 2016, 18:14 PM

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