Shahriar Rahman

In an era where everyone is glued to their smartphones, it is only logical for marketers to spend increasingly more in small screens. Even in India, digital marketers are spending more than 62% of their marketing budget on small screens now. The trend in Bangladesh is heading that way too. We got to talk with George Chua, Director at Axiata Digital Advertising which is the digital advertising arm of Asian telecom giant 'Axiata Group Berhad'. He shares his view on mobile advertising and what future it holds in Bangladesh.

Finally, after using and abusing without mercy, I am writing the review of Walton's Passion WP157U3G laptop. Me and my colleague, both used it for a month or so. I focused on the aesthetics whereas he tested the performance by pushing the laptop to its limit. This is my first encounter with this locally assembled gizmo and here's my take:

Firstly, and most importantly: this is pronounced iPhone Ten not iPhone 'ex' and this is probably the most anticipated Apple device

Innovator, co-founder, investor. These three titles don't necessarily do justice to the person we are meeting. Donning a mischievous smile throughout the interview, Abdur Chowdhury, former Chief Scientist of Twitter and Co-founder of Aura Frames, talks about his plans, passions, and most importantly what brings him to Dhaka.

YouTube, simply for being a universe of free, fun and purposeful content, is one of the most viewed websites in the world. Since being acquired by Google nearly 10 years back, YouTube has come a long way. Over the period of ten years, YouTube has gain incremental popularity in terms of views and uploaded videos. As of now when we are writing this article, YouTube is getting 3.8 Billion views in a second according to internetlivestats.com. As of this year, guess the no. of views YouTube has got so far (August 26th, 2017)? It's a 1.46 freaking Trillion views! With so many audiences, Google hasn't added much functionality to the platform, until recently.

Qurbani is an occasion of joy, happiness, sacrifice and taking loads of pictures – with your family, friends and even the animals that you intend to sacrifice. To take all these fabulous photos, all you need is a smartphone with good camera with a lasting battery. For this very reason, we have brought you a list of best smartphones with a great camera and/or a superb battery life. Enjoy:

If the thought of living a day without your smartphone seems unbearable, you're not crazy. You're normal. So what devices do we Bangladeshis use. What brands do we use? Find out in this cool infograph we designed just for you!

Although Bangla is our mother tongue, many early grader children struggle to learn Bangla. According to Ministry of Education's

Almost eight months back, we reviewed a mid-range smartphone of Samsung – the J7 Prime. Faring pretty well in the market, it became one of the best sellers of Samsung this year. Inspired by this success, Samsung brought out several other variants of J7. The one we are reviewing today is J7 Max, a hulked up version of J7 Prime.

Everything you need to know about 4G roll-out in Bangladesh in one small infograph. Enjoy!

Youths of Bangladesh have been participating in local and global robotics competitions for a while now. Mostly we have been seeing these events are being targeted for university students – students with some sort of engineering knowledge honing their programming and assembling skills in these skills. But that's not always the case.

DCL which is short for Daffodil Computers Limited is another newcomer in the smartphone game. DCL has been in

It is clear that apps have changed the way we live our lives. However, it is entirely possible to overlook the profound impact apps have on our lives. Let's have a look at how these apps impact our lives.

There are multiple EdTech startups that have amassed quite a bit of popularity in Bangladesh. Edutube is certainly one of the underrated top few.

Laptops are going thin physically. If you think this relentless pursuit for a slimmer look can be counterproductive, then you are probably sort of right. It is however true that, over the period of time even the most mainstream gaming laptops have shrunk exponentially. So, after talking to the local vendors of every major laptop brand, we’ve gathered up the thinnest laptops you can buy in Bangladesh right now. Warning! Most of the laptops come with a hefty price-tag.

These days’ laptops are sort of essential companion of students

Midrange phones are always the hottest segment in the market. Most of the top OEMs are fighting to reign in this segment. This war just heated up a notch couple week's back when Huawei launched the GR5 2017 Edition. The USP Huawei is going for is Dual Rear Camera, very similar to the much acclaimed Huawei P9. Is it just a marketing gimmick or does it actually work? You are about to find out.

Did you know that seven out of ten Bangladeshis, while buying a smartphone, prefer one with a better camera than a bigger battery?

Ride-hailing service Uber is the talk of the town now. Although this very concept of 'Uberisation' is new in Bangladesh, Uber isn't

Ride-hailing service Uber is the talk of the town now. Although this very concept of 'Uberisation' is new in Bangladesh, Uber isn't the first or only ride-hailing service operating in the country. In the last couple of years, we have seen a significant number of local startups (some backed by foreign VCs) getting into the ride-hailing business. Some of these services are very good, providing premium ride quality and levels of service. Others are not so great, but get the job done somewhat. Here are some of the few that caught our attention: