Zarif Faiaz
Zarif Faiaz is a writer, journalist and communications expert. He is the In-Charge of the Tech & Startup section at The Daily Star.
Zarif Faiaz is a writer, journalist and communications expert. He is the In-Charge of the Tech & Startup section at The Daily Star.
Bangladesh, historically known as a major player in the global jute industry, has long depended on the "Golden Fibre" as a key economic driver. Yet, in recent years, the sector has faced substantial challenges, ranging from reduced demand for raw jute exports to outdated processing techniques.
This draft policy is hiding a central duality in plain sight: Bangladesh is eager to welcome cutting-edge satellite technology, yet appears equally intent on tightly controlling its operation.
Now that the dust is starting to settle down, there are growing calls for reforms across the nation.
Some leaders exhibit toxic traits that can undermine morale, stifle creativity, and create a culture of fear and resentment. Understanding the signs of toxic leadership is the first step towards advocating for change.
A world without internet is unimaginable in this age and time.
In recent years, the business world has seen a paradigm shift in the qualities we value in leaders. Long gone are the days when assertiveness and strength were seen as the sole indicators of effective leadership.
Coca-Cola's botched ad campaign highlights the pitfalls of crisis communication.
Are these incidents of data breach and data leaks not contradictory to the very image of the smart, digital, developed Bangladesh that they are desperately trying to portray or advertise?
The digital transformation of Bangladesh over the past two decades has been fueled by the increasing convergence of technology with our everyday lives.
Not too long ago, freelancing was deemed an exciting career prospect for thousands of skilled Bangladeshi youths. The rapid digitalisation of the country, combined with a rising number of skilled, educated, but unemployed workforce—and consistently low market wages—contributed to a freelancing boom in Bangladesh over the last decade.
No matter how much it seems like one, this is not an advertisement. Welcome to a world where we influence you to become influencers.
A small community of Bangladeshis on Reddit spent three sleepless nights defending the Bangladeshi flag on a massive open digital canvas called r/place.
Over the past few weeks, growing protests against Covid-19 restrictions have been crippling Canada-US borders and downtown Ottawa.
Since 2013, Facebook, in collaboration with select carriers and operators, has been offering a free text-only version of its browser that–according to Facebook–wouldn’t use up mobile data. The services were targetted particularly towards developing countries with poor connectivity and as of last October, it has more than 300 million users. But recent internal documents reveal that users of the free version ended up being charged anyway. The worst part–Facebook has no idea how much.
Look, I took a break from binging my latest Netflix show to write this note. You see where this is going? Kidding. Anyway
It seems like we can’t stop talking about the Metaverse. This week, once again, we talk about the Metaverse but this time, it’s
Ever since the Metaverse announcement, I couldn’t stop thinking about the movie Ready Player One.
November starts on a good note for us. We finally get to take a new ride out for a spin after a zillion years and we’re so happy that we slammed it for the feature story this week. Turn to the centrefold to read us gushing over the new Honda Civic 2022 and drool over all the pretty pictures we took of the car.