The Daily Sky

Child dies as wall collapses amid Nor’wester in Natore

Natore Correspondent: A 12-year old child died after a wall collapsed during Nor’wester in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Bithi Khatun, a student of

Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman removed from High Court

TDS Desk: The president has removed Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman from his position in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, as per a notification issued by the Ministry of

Low-lying areas of Sirajganj inundated for rising of water level in Jamuna

Staff Reporter: Low-lying areas of Sirajganj district have been flooded due to the rise in water level of the Jamuna River caused by onrush of water from upstream, triggering erosion

Only two environment courts for 17cr people; yet public access denied

TDS Desk: The struggle for environmental justice in the country is clearly evident in the experiences of Syed Saiful Alam Shovan, a rights activist, and Barrister Nishat Mahmood, an environmentalist

Record remittances mask Bangladesh’s shrinking overseas workforce

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has recently posted record-breaking remittance figures, a development typically celebrated by policymakers as a sign of economic resilience. But behind the numbers lies a growing concern: the

Banks banking big on 14-day repurchase instrument ‘dubiously’

Staff Correspondent: Commercial banks make a beeline for borrowing heavily from the central bank’s short-term 14-day repo after the pullback of its 28-day liquidity instrument, sources say, largely to invest