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Zarif Faiaz

Zarif Faiaz is a writer, journalist, and a tech policy researcher based out of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the In-Charge of the Tech & Startup section at The Daily Star and a Fellow at the Tech Global Institute.

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Aston Martin GT 8 Pro Dream Edition review: fast, flashy and a bit fussy

This is a phone that wants you to know it’s “special” before you’ve even peeled off the factory film.
30 November 2025, 12:44 PM
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Next Step / Why the culture of glorifying overwork needs to stop

Being the last person to leave the office was a badge of honour in the old world
25 November 2025, 12:59 PM
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Next Step / From policy to production: bringing equality into RMG and agro-processing management

Capacity development in Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) sector has long meant training workers on skills at the sewing line.
25 November 2025, 12:53 PM
Job interview confidence

Next Step / How to project confidence in a job interview

Confidence in an interview is not a personality trait reserved for extroverts. It is a set of behaviours that signal preparation, clarity, and calm.
11 November 2025, 05:52 AM
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Next Step / Where women lead the line: a new route to RMG supervision

For years, women have been the public face of Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry. The empowerment narrative is familiar. Yet on most production floors, women remain concentrated in helper and operator roles. Where day-to-day decisions are taken, the picture is stark. Only around 3 to 5% of supervisory posts are held by women, a share that was lower still a few years ago.
11 November 2025, 05:31 AM
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Next Step / Having a one-to-one with your boss about moving on

A focused one-to-one with your manager is the right place to test ideas, map options and, if necessary, set a respectful course away from your current role. Handled well, it protects relationships, reveals opportunities you cannot see from your desk, and reduces the risk of impulsive exits.
28 October 2025, 07:21 AM
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Next Step / How to futureproof your IT leadership career

AI is rewriting job descriptions, regulations are tightening, and value is shifting from projects to enduring products and platforms. To prosper through the next decade, treat your career as a system with three compounding levers: capability, credibility, and capital.
21 October 2025, 05:05 AM
Burnout at work

Next Step / The smart way to avoid burning out at work

Bangladesh’s corporate economy is moving at pace. Hours can be long, commutes punishing, and the smartphone rarely sleeps. Burnout is a predictable consequence, but it is not inevitable. Let’s take a look at what burnout is, why the risk is acute in Bangladesh, and the most effective, evidence-based steps individuals and employers can take to prevent it.
30 September 2025, 05:41 AM
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Xiaomi Pad 6: Balancing price and performance

Finding a device that balances performance, aesthetics, and price can be a challenge in today's saturated gadget market. Enter the Xiaomi Pad 6: a tablet that not only promises top-tier specs but does so without burning a hole in your pocket. Join us as we delve deeper into what makes the Pad 6 stand out in a crowded field.
29 October 2023, 10:03 AM
Bangladesh's weak cyber infrastructures

Who watches the watchmen?

The meek responses to cyberattacks showcase how authorities fail to comprehend the dangers of these security breaches.
14 July 2023, 07:00 AM
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Hackers feast on government sites

With the general election around the corner, data leaks and cyberattacks have intensified alarmingly, with the latest being a suspected leak of five crore citizens’ data from the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration (BDRIS).
8 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Over 5 crore Bangladeshi citizens' data 'remains exposed' online

The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search
8 July 2023, 05:56 AM
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This Bangladeshi app lets you buy, sell and store gold digitally

Meet Gold Kinen - a local app where one can buy, sell and store gold using their own personal vault.
17 April 2023, 17:41 PM
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Ending the year on a mixed note

Here’s to one more ride.
30 December 2022, 03:00 AM
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ShareTrip and the rise of smart travelling in Bangladesh

The age of the internet has changed how travellers plan their trips and pick their destinations. Travellers can now research potential destinations online, as opposed to a traditional brick-and-mortar travel agency.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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How foodpanda is creating a smart q-commerce ecosystem

Bangladesh is changing radically. As the country leaps forward in the digital era, its people are embracing the smart, tech-savvy way of life, day in and day out. Today,
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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ASUS shaping a tech-savvy Bangladesh with innovative laptops

The digital transformation of Bangladesh over the past two decades has been fueled by the increasing convergence of technology with our everyday lives.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
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Power cuts, load-sheddings are hurting rural freelancers

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. 
29 September 2022, 18:24 PM
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Making it into the big leagues

No matter how much it seems like one, this is not an advertisement. Welcome to a world where we influence you to become influencers.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Internet’s greatest art war, and the fight to keep Bangladesh in it

A small community of Bangladeshis on Reddit spent three sleepless nights defending the Bangladeshi flag on a massive open digital canvas called r/place.
10 April 2022, 10:42 AM
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Bangladeshis behind global far-right online movements: Here’s what we know

Over the past few weeks, growing protests against Covid-19 restrictions have been crippling Canada-US borders and downtown Ottawa.
24 February 2022, 18:00 PM
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Facebook's promised free internet for low-income people was not free after all

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. 
1 February 2022, 16:36 PM

The never-ending streaming wars

Look, I took a break from binging my latest Netflix show to write this note. You see where this is going? Kidding. Anyway
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Metaverse again

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
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Exciting (?) times ahead

Ever since the Metaverse announcement, I couldn’t stop thinking about the movie Ready Player One.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Sweet November

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.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Oh, another digital marketing agency? Tell me about it

This week, we mainly talk about the career prospect of that fresh graduate kid whose planning to get into a marketing firm.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Only ‘90s kids would remember

This issue is all about living the ‘90s dream. I mean, we feature a tribute to Grand Theft Auto in the centrefold. Need we say more?
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM

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