Friday, March 29, 2024

FB pays Tk 2.27cr in VAT for July in Bangladesh

Facebook filed value-added tax worth Tk 2.27 crore against its business in the month of July in Bangladesh on Tuesday. For July, Facebook Ireland Limited paid Tk 2,64,91,643, Facebook Payments International Limited Tk 16,785 and Facebook Technologies Ireland Limited paid Tk 2,294 in VAT. Earlier in June, Facebook was the first non-resident organisation to file VAT returns

Parimani remanded for one more day

A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday put Dhallywood star Pori Moni on a one-day remand for the third time. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Atikul Islam passed the order. The actress was produced before the court by the Criminal Investigation Department in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. The CID requested the court to ... Read more

Pi calculated to new record of 62.8 trillion figures claims Swiss scientists

Scientists in Switzerland have set a new record for the value of the mathematical constant pi. With the help of powerful supercomputers, the scientists in Switzerland have obtained the mathematical constant pi (π) down to 62.8 trillion digits. This approximation beat the previous world record of 50 trillion decimal places, and was performed 3.5 times ... Read more

Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions silver medal to save sick infant’s life

Not even a fortnight since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctioned off her Tokyo silver medal for $125,000 in order to save the life of an infant in her native Poland who is in need of heart surgery. The silver medal was the first Olympic medal for

Saif Ali Khan’s life ‘changed’ after Taimur’s birth

The actor wrote about it in Kareena Kapoor’s book, Pregnancy Bible Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was already a father of two when he welcomed Taimur in 2016 with now-wife Kareena Kapoor. In a recent interview, Saif Ali Khan revealed that his life “changed” after Taimur was born. According to Pinkvilla, Saif Ali Khan shared ... Read more

BCB to ensure same bio-bubble for Kiwis

Bangladesh Cricket Board will replicate the bio-bubble arrangements they provided for Australia in the recently concluded series in the forthcoming home series against New Zealand The home of cricket in Mirpur once again returned to its usual business. The cricketers started the optional individual training session ahead of the upcoming home

Tigers set to get back to grind

Following a short break after their historic 4-1 T20I series win over Australia last week, the Tigers are all set to return to a busy schedule within the next few days. The cricketers are scheduled to start optional individual training at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from today, but Mushfiqur Rahim started training a few days back. Selectors ... Read more

Vivo launches the Y53s in Bangladesh

Vivo launched of its latest smartphone, Y53s, in Bangladesh. The phone is equipped with a massive 5,000 mAh battery and 33W FlashCharge technology, triangular camera setup of 64 MP Rear Camera, 2MP Bokeh camera and a 2MP macro camera. The smartphone also has an advanced Multi-Style Portrait feature, which uses Bokeh effects, AI Face Beauty, and tone ... Read more

Sprinter Sumaiya leaves for Kenya

World Athletics U-20 C’ship Sprinter Sumaiya leaves for Kenya Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan athlete Sumaiya Dewan on Sunday left for Nairobi, Kenya, to take part in the women’s 100 metre sprint event of the 2021 World Athletics U-20 Championships, scheduled to be held from August 17 to 22. Sumaiya is scheduled to compete in the heats on

Poisonous snake died from human bite

Snake bites man, he bites back and kills it in an odd case of ‘revenge A 45-year-old man was bitten by a poisonous snake on his way back from work in a paddy field. He was able to catch the snake even after biting. After getting angry he bit the snake repeatedly till it died. ... Read more

News that made Messi and wife cry

Lionel Messi is one of the best stars in world football. The Argentine superstar recently left Spanish giants Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in France. Messi has ended all other formalities, including a contract with the club. The PSG has already practiced with other PSG players. Messi also held his first press conference by ... Read more

Bail denied, Pori Moni and Mou sent to jail

Film actress Pori Moni, model Mariam Akhter Mou and three others were sent to jail today on completion of remands in three separate cases filed with Banani and Mohammadpur police stations under the Narcotics Control Act. The three others are: Raz Multimedia owner Nazrul Islam Raz, his associate Md Sabuj Ali and Pori Moni’s associate ... Read more

Ramos invites Messi to stay at his house, again

According to El País journalist Juan Irigoyen, Ramos has already contacted Messi, who just landed in Paris this week after signing for PSG, to offer up his home to the former Barca player and his family while they look for a new residence in the French capital. “If you and your family prefer to be ... Read more

Mr. Champion

Shakib voted ICC player of the month for July 2021 Shakib Al Hasan delivers a great performance in Zimbabwe tour in July. The world’s best all-rounder has shined in Tests, ODIs and T20s in the full series. Due to his great performance, he took place in the top three of the best cricketers of July. ... Read more

Shakib reclaimed top position

He has been voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2021 Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has reclaimed the top spot in the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings and was also voted the ICC player of the month for July following Bangladesh’s first-ever bilateral series win against Australia. Meanwhile, ace left-arm paceman ... Read more

Niloy Alamgir ties the knot

Actor and model Niloy Alamgir got married. The bride’s name is Tasnuva Tabassum Hridi. He is a first year student of Dhaka Home Economics College. However, Niloy updated the issue of marriage on Facebook on Wednesday, but the marriage was completed on July 7. Besides study Hridi is involved with journalism. Although she is not engaged in ... Read more