This is one special issue. Apart from our regular-everything-tech-and-automobile, we got Bangladeshi astrophysicist Tonima Tasnim Ananna to talk to us,

Reflective Teens, a social platform teenagers to nurture their creative potentials, has launched its flagship program, RT Brainery’s Episode 3 on “Design Thinking for Social Innovation.” The course has been made well-suited for teenagers and young adults.

American aerospace company Blue Origin has successfully tested the crew capsule module of its New Shepard reusable rocket at the company’s west Texas flight test facility on Thursday, January 16.

Amazon has rolled out a new product that will allow car companies to build their own Alexa based intelligent assistants with unique voices and features.

Ever looked at a Yamaha R15 and thought it would be an awesome scooter? Well, the designers at Yamaha did, as evident by this bike.

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If you are someone who loves driving and/or enjoys long drive the Dhaka Mawa highway will be a treat.

2021's biggest expected hits.

The smartphone comes with a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display and the screen refresh rate will adjust according to the content from 10Hz to 120Hz. The Galaxy S21 is equipped with a quad-camera with an upgraded 108MP pro sensor and is available in Phantom Black and Phantom Silver for BDT 1,39,999.

Emirates Airlines has partnered up with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to try out the first-ever “digital passport”, known as the IATA Travel Pass. The IATA Travel Pass will allow passengers to easily manage their travel documents or clearances digitally, aligning with any government requirements for Covid-19 testing or vaccine information.

WhatsApp has been making the news for the past few days thanks to its “confusing” privacy updates and subsequent backlashes. As the buzz around WhatsApp continues to grow, a year-old global WhatsApp scam seems to have recently resurfaced in Bangladesh.

Md. Nazmul Hasan, a freelancer and also a student from Chandpur, got 100 per cent cashback after buying a Walton brand laptop. Walton is providing various facilities including instant cashback of up to 100 per cent on its wide ranges of laptops, desktop, all-in-one PC and other IT accessories.

The government is all set to build the “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Space Observatory Centre”, the first of its kind in the country, at Bhanga Upazila of Faridpur. The centre is being set up with all modern facilities for observing the space with telescopes at a cost of Tk 213 crores. The project is expected to get approval from the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on January 19

WhatsApp on Friday announced that it will be extending the deadline of its confusing policy implementation by three months. The widely criticised policy required that its two billion users must either accept its updated terms and conditions by February 8 or stop using the service altogether. Thew new cut off date has been set on May 15.

Shares in Xiaomi collapsed on Friday after the United States blacklisted the smartphone giant and a host of other Chinese firms as the Trump administration aims to cement its trade war legacy against Beijing. Beijing hit back at the latest sanctions, accusing the US of “abusing state power” to crack down on Chinese companies “for no reason”.

Salextra Shop has recently launched a new e-commerce site for customers looking to purchase consumer electronics, smartphones & feature phones, gadgets to IoT Devices, household smart solutions etc. of multiple brands. The site offers 'xtra deal' for the customers which includes discounts or freebies. For more details visit their website.

The S21 series follows the new industry trend -- started by Apple -- of not including a charger brick and earphones in the box.

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Wow. That went fast. 2020 was a blur of “will it, won’t it” questions. Everything we knew went flying in the wind. We had to relearn how to live and survive. Thank you but no thank you, Covid.

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