The Daily Sky

Watt’s going on? A renewable dream stuck in load-shedding

—Noshin Nawal— Renewable energy in Bangladesh is a bit like your overly ambitious cousin who swears they’ll start waking up at 6:00 am, run 10 kilometres, and read Tolstoy before

Shahzadpur farmers demand permanent solution to protect crops from floods

WDB pocketing money by constructing temporary embankment year on year in name of protecting farmers’ crops Staff Reporter: A two-kilometre stretch of the flood protection embankment near Rautara Sluice Gate

Gold price decreased by Tk1050 per bhori from Sunday

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Jewelers Association (Bajus) has reduced the price of gold by Tk1050 per bhori, to be effective from Sunday. According to the new price, the price of a

Govt’s 5,238MW grid-tied solar push faces tepid response from investors

Staff Correspondent: The government’s ambitious push to install 5,238 megawatts of grid-tied solar power at 55 sites across Bangladesh has hit a stumbling block. Despite repeated deadline extensions for tender

Private banks post record profits, big losses

Staff Correspondent: Twenty-two private banks have disclosed their profits and losses in 2024 so far, with several banks seeing record net profits and several other accounting big losses. Profits rose

Why fewer workers going to Italy despite potential job scope

TDS Desk: Although among European countries, Italy is considered one of the most promising labour markets, many workers from Bangladesh are struggling to secure jobs there due to a lack