The Daily Sky

Canadian envoy discusses polls, bilateral ties with Fakhrul

Staff Correspondent: Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday and discussed the upcoming national election and areas of bilateral cooperation.

BD slashes Adani Power dues with $384m payment, $500m still outstanding

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has paid USD 384 million to India’s Adani Power in June, significantly cutting down its outstanding payments under an existing power supply agreement, according to officials familiar

Dinajpur potatoes going abroad

Dinajpur Correspondent: Potatoes produced in Birganj of the district are being exported to different countries including Malaysia across the globe. Birganj Upazila Agriculture Officer Md. Shariful Islam said in the

Mango farming drives Barind economy, boosts farmers’ fortunes

Rajshahi Correspondent: Steady expansion of mango farming in the Barind region over the past decade has significantly boosted the local economy while transforming the livelihoods of thousands of farmers. Known

UN human rights body to set up office in Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to establish an office in Bangladesh, primarily for three years, in an effort to

Rising debt signals warning for BD economy

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s rising public debt is raising red flags among economists and policymakers, as the debt-to-GDP ratio has climbed nearly 11 percentage points over the past decade, reaching 37.62