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Telecom minister urges engineers to work with dedication, skill
56+ min ago (124+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 He made the call while addressing an orientation meeting with assistant divisional engineers who joined the telecommunications cadre through the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service examination at the Department of Telecommunications in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Wednesday (19 August), according to a…...
Why Is Trump Claiming the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Territory?
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (83+ words) The Business Standard The Polo shirt: A menswear essential reimagined Politics has become worse, no escape from it yet: Badiur Rahman Why Bangladesh lags in global rice productivity despite topping South Asia More Videos from TBS How will the presidential…...
Tehran claims US is desperate for talks, Trump denies
7+ hour ago (117+ words) The Business Standard US President Donald Trump has said that the US has no plans to meet with Iran at the moment. On the other hand, Tehran has made it clear that the world's most important energy transport route, the…...
UAE says two missiles detected earlier were launched from Iran
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (241+ words) The United Arab Emirates' defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, the first such incident reported since a 4 May strike on the Fujairah port. The defence ministry said in a statement later…...
Messi 'at peace' after father's death, says Inter Miami coach
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (180+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 Lionel Messi appears to be at peace following the death of his father earlier this month, Inter Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos told reporters on Tuesday. Messi's father, Jorge, died aged 68 on 8 August in Rosario, Argentina. Messi returned to…...
High Court clears legal hurdle for presidential election
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (237+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 The High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking to make candidates who contested the latest national election eligible to vote in the presidential election, clearing the way for the scheduled 20 August vote. A bench of Justice Razik-Al-Jalil…...
Govt slashes import duty on chillies, tomatoes to 20.5%
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (233+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 The government has sharply cut import duties and taxes on green chillies and tomatoes, reducing the combined rate from 61% to 20.5% for the first month in a bid to ease prices and increase market supply. The decision was approved…...
GAC expands electrified vehicle lineup in Bangladesh
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (534+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 Chinese automaker GAC is expanding its electrified vehicle portfolio in Bangladesh with its AION electric vehicle brand and the GAC E9 plug-in hybrid multi-purpose vehicle. The lineup includes the AION V, AION Y and GAC E9, complementing the company's conventional…...
More walls, less safety: Rethinking how Dhaka protects itself
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (628+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 Every parent in Dhaka has heard the same advice, usually from their own mother, now repeated to their children. Do not talk to strangers. Do not linger in the lane. Come straight home. It sounds like protection. It…...
Cost-of-living pressures come from all fronts
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (918+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 From food to fuel, transport to utilities, the price shock is coming from all fronts. Low- and limited-income households are bearing the brunt, struggling to meet daily needs as their purchasing power shrinks. Data compiled by the state-run…...