The Daily Sky

New banknotes to feature Sheikh Mujibur’s image

Staff Correspondent: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, Bangladesh Bank is set to release new banknotes on 19 March. These fresh notes will be available at banks shortly after the release. Reports confirm

‘Doubling gas price will lead to closure of factories’

Staff Correspondent: A proposed doubling of gas prices could trigger a wave of factory closures in Bangladesh’s textile sector, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Showkat Aziz Russell has said.

Date gets cheaper by Tk35-440 per kg ahead of Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: While price hikes of key Ramadan staples are common, dates – an essential item for Iftar – have bucked the trend this year. Wholesale prices have dropped by

Online gate pass introduced at Ctg Port

Staff Correspondent: Chattogram Port has launched an online gate pass system to streamline the transport of import and export goods, reducing both time and traffic congestion. The system was officially

‘Bangabandhu Satellite-1’ to be renamed as ‘Bangladesh Satellite-1’

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) is taking the initiative to rename “Bangabandhu Satellite-1”, the country’s first satellite to be launched into space, as “Bangladesh Satellite-1” (BS-1). Additionally, the

DCs propose increasing BGB presence at borders: Home adviser

Staff Correspondent: The deputy commissioners (DCs) have proposed increasing the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) presence at the borders as part of efforts to improve law and order and strengthen border