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14 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Google warns its users of Covid-19 online scams

With a substantial increase in work from home practices, there has been a notable rise in the frequency of cyber-crimes and scams.
14 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 forces new direction in education: Foreign universities and their Bangladeshi students connect online

Bangladeshi students of international universities stuck in their home country during pandemic find ways to continue their courses.
9 May 2020, 14:56 PM

Editor's Note

The fourth of this month was the unofficial holiday celebrating the Star Wars franchise. All Star Wars movies grossed a combined box office revenue of over US$10 billion. It is currently the second-highest-grossing film franchise, right after Marvel’s US$18.2 billion behemoth.
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Realme TV gets Google Certification

[Dhaka, April 30, 2020] According to a certificate recently shared by the Android TV Guide on Twitter, a certain realme TV codenamed as
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

New starships this week

To celebrate Star Wars, we take a break from cars and bring you the latest in battleships. What do you do when you have a bunch of wrecked Imperial Star Destroyer?
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Netizens come together for hospitals in Dhaka

GoFundMe campaign titled "N95 Masks for Doctors In Bangladesh for COVID-19" sends much needed medical respirators to hospitals in Bangladesh
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

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7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Guide to grocery shopping during coronavirus pandemic

Step one is to assess the need for going to the store at all. Ideally, people of the age group of 60 or above, people with flu symptoms and chronic medical conditions should avoid crowded places at all costs and that includes the grocery stores.
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Film Festivals going online and you are invited

With the Covid-19 pandemic raging on with no sign of a cure in proximity and tight lockdowns placed throughout the world, our lives have also taken a seismic shift from students having to attend online classes to many of us working from home to conferences and workshops all being held online.
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Mobile Financial Services soaring in a pandemic-stricken Bangladesh

With continual social distancing practices and overall hiked protective measures worldwide, consumer preferences have been subject to drastic changes, one of which is reflected in the shift towards the increased adoption of digital payment platforms.
7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Five amazing Star War vehicles that are not the AT-AT Walker

In honor of May the 4th, this week’s Toggle brings you five cool Star Wars vehicles you may not know of.
4 May 2020, 15:40 PM

Our favourite gadgets from Star Wars and their real-life counterparts

While the petitioners still wait for the arrival of their very own Palpatine to greenlit their idea, simpler versions of gadgets featured in Star Wars already exist in real life and more are being developed. This article talks about some of them.
4 May 2020, 15:27 PM

A tribute to Satyajit Ray's film-making techniques

He used the various technicalities of filmmaking to express this language to the fullest. His preference for using lights and shadows in various angles to dramatise certain situations in the story was evident from his very first film. Exploring the appropriate use of different types of shots, close shots, pan shots, long shots to frame the flow of events in a lyrical manner with the limited technology available at that time was his speciality.
2 May 2020, 14:32 PM

Emerging consumer trends and their future in a post-pandemic world

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted multiple aspects of our life by impacting the global economy, reducing polarization while encouraging solidarity and functionality.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Facebook launches dedicated gaming app

The social media giant Facebook has launched a new gaming app on the 20th of April 2020.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Editor's Note

Not my humble words. No. These words have far greater weight than I could have added. And it is true.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM

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30 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Facebook to greatly expand its video chat offerings

In a live stream last Friday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM

New cars this week

Audi A3: It is the Q3’s brother that went to college and got a job in the big city. The party in the back tailgate has been traded for an all-business
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM