DOT Desk: National Board of Revenue has sought a set of data including accounting system and fare setting method from mobile apps-based ride sharing companies to remove complexities in collecting value-added tax on the service. In a letter issued on January 20, VAT wing of NBR asked Uber Bangladesh Ltd and Patho Ltd, the two…
Tech Explorist: Engineers at the University of Toronto have developed a device that could be the backbone of the future of the internet. The device could be a key element for all photonic quantum repeaters, a critical step in long-distance quantum communication. Today’s Internet was not specifically designed for security, and it shows: hacking, break-ins,…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Four people died after a brick-laden truck fell into a water-filled ditch in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday morning, reports The Daily Star. Divers from Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered the bodies of the deceased, identified as Shaheen, 32, Mujahid, 20, Arif, 18, and Abdul Kader, 45. All…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmud commented on Transparency International’s latest report on graft, saying that is unacceptable unless the causes of rising corruption in Bangladesh is not addressed, according to a Daily Star report on Tuesday. “I’m yet to receive the report,” said Mahmud, adding, “But it will not be acceptable…
New Atlas: NASA is starting a more aggressive campaign to reawaken the Opportunity Mars rover, which has been silent since June 10, 2018. Over the next few weeks, the space agency will send a series of radio commands aimed at getting the robotic explorer to reactivate or bypass systems that may have been shut down…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The government has vigorously protested Myanmar’s absolute false allegations of Bangladesh’s part in a terrorist attack on a police post in Maungdaw Township near the boundary pillar No 41 in the early hours of January 24. The Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday afternoon summoned Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo to hand…
UNB: Elephants, sometimes adorned with jewels and gaudy, decorative garments, are not an uncommon sight on the streets in many parts of Asia. They can be seen ridden by their mahouts (riders or keepers) in public places where they artfully commandeer cash from passersby or unsuspecting tourists sipping a brew outside a cafe. Bangladesh’s capital…
FOX News: Denmark is building a 43-mile fence along its border with Germany to keep out wild pigs that could pose a major risk to the country’s pork industry. The move, which was authorized by Danish lawmakers in June, is an attempt to prevent the spread of African swine fever. Unlike swine flu, African swine…
CNN: China has lashed out against the United States, accusing it of trying to “kill” Chinese businesses after US prosecutors indicted telecom giant Huawei on a slew of charges. “For some time now, the United States has deployed its state power to smear and crack down on targeted Chinese companies in an attempt to kill…
UNB: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a raid arrested five people for carrying 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in their abdomens from inside a bus in Paduar Bazar Bishwa road area in Sadar Dakhshin upazila yesterday. The arrestees are Rasel, Rezaul, Saddam, Riaz and Rashed, said Sheikh Md Billal Hossain, acting company commander…