Tashfin Delwar

Hello, I'm Tashfin

Founder of Kotha, Bangladesh’s homegrown social media and marketplace platform. With over 25 years in tech and journeys across 40+ countries, I’ve gained the perspective to build, experiment, and share what I’ve learned along the way. A National ICT Award winner and AI consultant for a UK-based firm, this is my personal space - where ideas meet curiosity and stories from my journey in technology, product innovation and digital transformation come to life.
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AI News of September 2023: A Simplified Overview

I have been following AI related news for the last 6 months. The pace AI is moving really fascinating and overwhelming as well. Here I tried to summarize AI developments and news on the month of September 2023. 1. Exciting Launches and Updates: 2. Google's…

The Future of Smartphones

Introduction In the last decade, smartphones have become an integral part of our lives. From revolutionizing communication to becoming our go-to device for almost everything, smartphones have indeed come a long way. But have they reached their peak? Or is there something else on the…

কথা'র আপডেট নিয়ে একটি চিঠি (সেপ্টেম্বর ১, ২০২৩)

বন্ধুরা, আজ সেপ্টেম্বর মাসের শুরু। আজকের এই পোস্ট কথার প্ল্যান নিয়ে। ১, অডিও এবং ভিডিও কল সিস্টেমটা আবার নতুন করে করা হয়েছে, নতুন আর্কিটেকচার দিয়ে। এটার উদ্দেশ্য কল এর স্টেবিলিটি বাড়ানো এবং পরবর্তীতে গ্রুপ কল করার সিস্টেম করা। যাই হোক এটা বেশ কমপ্লেক্স একটা কাজ…

Why Bangladesh defence should have their own communication app? 

The use of third-party, publicly available communication platforms for sensitive defence-related communications poses a variety of security and operational risks for our country. Here are some reasons why a country's defence force should consider adopting its own secure communication network. Developing a custom communication platform…

Restoring Memories

Do you have old printed black and white photos of your loved ones? Now I am going to show you how you can bring those photos to life. Here is an example of how I restored and transformed very old black and white photo. Note…

AI will not replace you, a person using AI will

Santiago has this quote pinned in his profile on X. I have been following AI developments for the last few months and it’s incredible pace of development, nothing I have seen before. Last few years blockchain, crypto, NFT, web3, Metaverse made headlines. But Artificial Intelligence…

How I made The Daily Star News AI Video

Disclaimer: *This is a demonstrative exercise to showcase the capabilities of AI, using The Daily Star merely as a reference. This experiment is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Daily Star.* Ever since the release of GPT-4 March of this year, the rapid progress…