The Daily Sky

Food, fuel crisis hit St Martin as communication suspended

TDS Desk: All types of passenger and goods-laden vessels on the Teknaf-Saint Martin route have been suspended for the last six days due to inclement weather. Now, food and fuel

Momtaz lands in jail after remand

Manikganj Correspondent: A Manikganj court on Sunday sent former Awami League lawmaker Momtaz Begum to jail in two separate cases after expiry of a 6-day remand. Manikganj Chief Judicial Magistrate

Travel ban imposed on ex-MP Iqbal Hossain, family

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on former lawmaker for Gazipur-3 constituency Mohammad Iqbal Hossain Sabuj, his wife Nigar Sultana Jhuma and their son Mohammad

Jobs drying up as private sector struggles to survive

Staff Correspondent: As companies scale back and fight for survival, Bangladesh’s private sector – the lifeline of its labour market – is slowly fading. Inflation, currency swings, energy shortages, and

Extra incomes from past land sales can be legalised by paying 15pc tax

Staff Correspondent: Incomes from land sales over deed value during the past five years can now be legalised by paying a 15% tax as the revenue authorities plan to bring

Flood, erosion nightmare haunt Jamalpur dwellers

Jamalpur Correspondent: Sixty-year-old Somiran Bibi’s home teeters on the edge of the Jamuna River. What was once a peaceful village life in Pakrul, Jamalpur, has turned into a daily battle