The Daily Sky

Ex-MP Momtaz on 4-day remand in uprising killing case

Staff Correspondent: A court here on Tuesday placed former Member of Parliament (MP) from Manikgaj-2 constituency and singer Momtaz Begum on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the

IMF finally agrees to release $1.3bn loan in June

Staff Correspondent: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally agreed to disburse the next two tranches of its $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh, amounting to $1.3 billion, in June.

Govt’s Boro procurement slows despite 9.0pc rate hike

Staff Correspondent: Despite a 9.0 per cent hike in procurement rates, the government’s ongoing ‘Boro’ purchase drive is progressing in a slow pace with traders attribute the situation to higher

Asiya rape-murder case: Magura court sets May 17 for verdict

Staff Correspondent: A Magura court on Tuesday set May 17 to deliver the much-talked-about verdict in the sensational rape and murder case of eight-year-old Asiya. Judge Md Zahid Hasan of

Army updates contact numbers for people seeking help

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Army has shared the updated contact numbers for their camps stationed across Dhaka and surrounding districts to strengthen law and order and ensure public safety. People

Zubaida files petition challenging sentence in graft case

Staff Correspondent: Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, on Tuesday submitted an appeal with the High Court (HC) against her three-year jail sentence in a graft