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Zarif Faiaz

Zarif Faiaz is a journalist, communications specialist, and a tech-policy researcher based out of Dhaka. He is the editor of the Tech & Startup section at The Daily Star and a fellow at the Tech Global Institute. Reach him at [email protected].

how to improve Dhaka city infrastructure

To build like Shanghai, start with Dhaka's east

12 July 2026, 11:00 AM
We live it every day, and Dhaka’s unliveability is simply undeniable.
12 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Un-erasable: This open-access digital archive is preserving evidence of war from Gaza

10 July 2026, 20:16 PM
ArchiveGenocide brings together tens of thousands of videos and photographs, as researchers race to protect potentially important material from deletion, censorship and digital decay
10 July 2026, 20:16 PM
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Palestinians are creating a digital archive to safeguard a history under threat

10 July 2026, 13:59 PM
Hundreds of thousands of photographs, letters and personal records are being preserved across multiple countries as Gaza’s cultural institutions face widespread destruction.
10 July 2026, 13:59 PM
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Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire, and his empire of ashes

15 June 2026, 17:11 PM
This week, for the first time in recorded history, a single human being's net worth crossed the trillion-dollar threshold. And yet, look past the headline figure, and the empire generating it looks less like a triumphant monument and more like a building site after a fire alarm. Several, actually.
15 June 2026, 17:11 PM
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Asus bets on AI PCs as Bangladesh market enters ‘high growth’ phase

5 May 2026, 16:32 PM
Peter Chang, General Manager, Asia Pacific, Consumer Business at Asus, speaks to The Daily Star about the company’s latest AI PC lineup, Bangladesh’s growth potential, component price pressures, and why he believes AI PCs are more than a marketing trend.
5 May 2026, 16:32 PM
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Make ICT policy a priority, not a side show

25 February 2026, 00:09 AM
In a fast-moving policy landscape, delay is often punished. By the time a state realises a law is unworkable, or that a regulatory approach has fallen behind, the world may have already moved on.
25 February 2026, 00:09 AM
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Data frontiers : Where does Bangladesh fit in the global privacy debate?

20 January 2026, 07:48 AM
Data has become the raw material of modern power. It fuels artificial intelligence, guides advertising, shapes credit decisions, and underpins everything from ride hailing to national identity systems.
20 January 2026, 07:48 AM
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How the Dutch East India Company invented the MNC

6 January 2026, 08:03 AM
On a March day in 1602, the Dutch Republic tried to solve a problem of commerce with a piece of statecraft. Rival merchant groups were bidding up the cost of spices in Asia, squeezing profits at home, while the war for independence from Spain made overseas trade inseparable from national security.
6 January 2026, 08:03 AM
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Army of the Dead: Zack Snyder’s new zombie flick is ridiculously fun to watch

It’s 2021, and shooting a zombie in the brain is still fun. Throw in a little Dave Bautista, a dash of mindless action, and a bit of slo-mo, and you have Zack Snyder’s latest Netflix flick, Army of the Dead.
23 May 2021, 17:22 PM
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The Palestinian struggle on the tech front: A case for digital apartheid

Since the beginning of the conflict, Palestinians have taken to Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #SaveSheikhJarrah to protest and highlight the extent of the brutality by Israeli forces in Sheikh Jarrah. But many found their posts, and even their accounts blocked.
21 May 2021, 10:45 AM
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Work, when does it end?

In case you needed a stern reminder, where here to tell you this week that work from home does not mean working 24/7. We get it—there’s
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM
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Twitter attempts to get into news subscription service by acquiring Scroll

The Scroll service is a clever hack that tells websites not to serve you advertisements by using third-party cookies or browser extensions. It’s not exactly an ad-blocker, but it does give a portion of your subscription fee to the websites you visit that participate. It will no longer welcome new signups now that it has been purchased by Twitter.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM
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Apple’s new privacy feature pits it against Facebook over user data

The new feature makes a big change when it comes to app developers tracking user data to sell it to advertisers.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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Ah, here we go again

Another lockdown, another day of working from home. While it may get tiring for many, there are those who have embraced this lifestyle even before the pandemic hit.
15 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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Imagining a better world

It’s hard to imagine one, especially when you live in a society that is a far cry from any and all sorts of inclusivity. But today’s Toggle is not about sounding any more grim than the world already is.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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You don’t turn 50 everyday

At Toggle, we often spend a good portion of our content planning times thinking about what special days align with our Fridays, so we can come up with a good looking themed issue.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Everything’s changing

For starters, our editor. And now apparently social media, as we know it, is about to change as well.
11 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Twitter is changing itself with new products in pipeline

Twitter’s major shift in its product lines was hinted with the introduction of Twitter Fleets last year – a feature that resembles Snap, Instagram and Facebook stories. In recent months, Twitter has rolled out an audio chat service called Twitter Spaces;unveiled plans for a newsletter product, and announced a new feature called Super Follows, which will let people subscribe to special content.
11 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Is the future of social media audio only?

Social media, as we know it, might be headed for a big change. In the world of texts, photos and videos, an old trick is making a silent, but stomping comeback – audio chat rooms.
4 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Amazon is facing off Reliance in India, here’s why

Amazon, world’s largest e-commerce business is facing off Reliance, India’s largest company in a legal battle that could shape the growth of the Indian e-commerce scenario.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM
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Xiaomi Mi Band 5: Bang for the buck

The Mi Band 5 features a barely noticeable upgraded design. For a device that’s supposed to be worn on our wrists for the most part of the day, it could use with a little better look. It’s, however,
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
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Revisiting Larry King’s 5 most iconic interviews

Veteran CNN talk show host Larry King has breathed his last on January 24, 2021. Over a career spanning more than six decades and over 40,000 interviews, Larry has hosted almost everyone from Putin to Paris Hilton and many more in between. In a move to pay our respects to the iconic journalist who was never afraid to ask the questions that matter, we revisit five of his most memorable interview moments.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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Taming the ‘Savage Mountain’: How a team of Nepalese climbers claimed mountaineering’s last greatest prize

Nepal's greatest mountains were summitted first by foreigners while the Sherpas were treated nothing better than mules for their wealthy clients. K2's winter glory, therefore, was Nepal's own to claim. The children of mountains finally claimed the place where they always belonged. At the top.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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Silver linings, at last

Look at us. We’ve almost survived an entire year of the Pandemic. But can we brace up for another? Don’t hate me, but from the looks of it, things
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Covid-19 vaccine is around the corner, but here’s a reality check

At the time of writing this article, the total number of infected people in the country stands at 489,178 with a death toll of 7,020.
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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iPhone 12 Pro Max: The most iPhone you can get in an iPhone

I want to start off with the size -- the iPhone 12 Pro Max is too big. In fact, with its 6.7-inch display, it’s the biggest iPhone Apple has ever
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Flying during the pandemic? 5 things to keep in mind to stay safe

Take multiple masks, either disposable ones or re-washables, throw in a face shield for added safety as you might come in close contact with
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Tired of it

I mean the virus. As the pandemic drags on for the 8th month now, for many of us, it’s getting incredibly difficult to keep maintaining the health guidelines down to the last details.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM

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