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Mehrab Masayeed Habib

Mehrab Masayeed Habib studied Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) at American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Lamar University, Texas, USA. Currently, he is working as a volunteer research assistant in USA. He also works for News Hour. He is passionate about automobiles. He is also the founder & CEO of Bangla Automobile Skills.

Alibaba to invest an extra $2 billion in Lazada Group

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Mar 19, 2018

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it will invest an extra $2 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce firm Lazada Group and tapped a top executive to run the business, as it takes on rivals such as tech...
Researchers propose five distinct types of adult-onset diabetes

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Mar 9, 2018

The five types of the disease found in the study had different characteristics and were associated with different complications, illustrating the varied treatment needs of patients with diabetes. Separating adult-onset diabetes cases into five different types,...
Porsche could develop a flying passenger vehicle

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Mar 4, 2018

Porsche would join a raft of companies working on designs for flying cars in anticipation of a shift in the transport market away from conventional cars to self-driving vehicles shared via ride-hailing apps. Volkswagen’s sports car...
Workshop on career development held at British Council in Dhaka

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Feb 28, 2018

About 100 students from both undergraduate and master’s levels, as well as graduates from around the country, registered online to attend the workshop, which was aimed at providing the students with an opportunity to learn about...
Microsoft MVP Rezwanur Rahman selected as official National Delegate of Bangladeshi Government in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Feb 26, 2018

Rezwanur will attend the 11th Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) 2018 and Commonwealth Youth Council General Assembly, which will be held during CHOGM on 16-18 April 2018 at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London. Rezwanur Rahman,...
Microsoft introduces ‘Kaizala’ in Bangla on International Mother Language Day

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Feb 22, 2018

Kaizala is designed to optimize productivity in a world with intelligent cloud and intelligent edge, particularly in the emerging markets. The app, which has a simple chat user interface, allows up to 5 million people to...
Novartis exclusively licenses first ophthalmology gene therapy in all markets outside the US

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Jan 25, 2018

The market authorization application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) was filed on July 31, 2017. Currently, there is no existing therapy for this disease outside the US. Novartis announced a licensing agreement with Spark...
Half a million Rohingya refugee children at risk in Bangladesh with cyclone and monsoon season

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Jan 16, 2018

Tropical cyclones generally strike Bangladesh in two seasons, March through July and September through December, with the greatest number of storms arriving in May and October. The health and safety of more than 520,000 Rohingya children...
Volvo XC90 named a Consumer Guide Best Buy for the third consecutive year

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Dec 16, 2017

The $46,900 Volvo XC90 comes with a suite of standard equipment including Collison Mitigation, Laminated Panoramic Moonroof, and a 9-inch tablet-like touchscreen. The Volvo XC90 has been named a Consumer Guide Best Buy for the third...
At least 400,000 severely malnourished children at risk of dying in DR Congo’s volatile Kasai region

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Dec 12, 2017

The dire situation has largely been caused by violence, mass displacement, and reduced agricultural production over the past 18 months. At least 400,000 children under five in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the...