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Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore VAT in August to NBR
Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore as value added tax (VAT) in August with social media giant facebook depositing the highest amount, which reflects the growing desire of businesses to advert about their product and services in the digital sphere.
16 September 2021
Amazon launches tech to maintain social distancing at its facilities
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) says it launched a technology-aided system in some of its facilities to maintain social distancing, called ‘Distance Assistant’.
16 June 2020
7 Amazon countries sign forest pact
Seven Amazonian countries sign a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest via disaster response coordination and satellite monitoring, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle.
7 September 2019
Walton inks deal with Amazon to sell products globally
Local electronics manufacturer Walton has signed a deal with e-commerce giant Amazon to sell their products globally including the US.
24 August 2019
Google to buy data migration company Alooma in cloud push
Alphabet Inc’s Google says it will buy data migration company Alooma, as part of efforts to catch up with bigger cloud service rivals Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp.
20 February 2019
Amazon, Walmart to enter Bangladesh in two years
Global e-commerce giants Walmart and Amazon will start their operation in Bangladesh within next two years, a leader of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) says.
8 September 2018
Amazon opens own rainforest in Seattle
Amazon.com Inc on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.
30 January 2018
Google launches new phones, speakers in hardware push
Alphabet Inc's Google unveils the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
5 October 2017
Amazon buys Winslet's “Dressmaker”
Amazon Studios has bought domestic rights to “The Dressmaker” with Kate Winslet, reports Variety.
19 May 2016
Amazon takes on YouTube with similar video service
Amazon challenges YouTube by adding a platform to its video service that lets "storytellers and creators" share works online and generate revenue.
11 May 2016
Pen lets you 3D print objects in mid-air!
The AtmosFlare 3D Pen Set is probably one of the coolest things you will have come across in a long time! This brilliant little device costs all of $30 on Amazon with free Prime shipping and it lets you draw 3D printed objects in mid-air, reports BGR News.
24 April 2016
Peru oil spill pollutes Amazon rivers
At least 3,000 barrels of crude oil have been spilled in an Amazonian region after leaks from Peru's main oil pipeline, the state oil company said.
23 February 2016
Scientists discover mysterious boiling river in Amazon
Scientists discover a mysterious river in the Amazon rainforest, and the average temperature of its water is around 86 degree Celsius.
20 February 2016
Zuckerberg now richer than Amazon CEO Bezos
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook and All-American Dad, passes Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to become the fourth richest person in the world, according to data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
4 February 2016
Up to an uphill Padma task
The Amazon and the Padma are the two most unpredictable and treacherous rivers in the world. And as the mighty Padma carries huge volumes of sediments making its bed very soft and tricky, building a bridge on it depends on controlling its behaviour.
9 January 2016
The Beatles to break music streaming boycott on Christmas eve
The Beatles will finally be available on streaming music services, from this Thursday, December 24, 2015.
23 December 2015
Google's cloud move sharpens rivalry with Amazon, Microsoft
In a major move to gain momentum in the growing cloud computing business, Google has named VMware co-founder and tech industry veteran Diane Greene as chief of that business, reports USA Today.
20 November 2015
Huge Amazon reserve fires contained
Brazilian officials have managed to contain several forest fires that have destroyed half of an indigenous reserve in the Amazon region.
31 October 2015
Tom Cruise wings into Colombian Amazon
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise was in Colombia filming scenes for a new movie on the life of US pilot Barry Seal who worked for Pablo Escobar.
25 August 2015
Exploring Ratargul
Ratargul is the only freshwater swamp forest in the country and affectionately called the "Amazon of Bangladesh".
24 August 2015