Category: Asia

Central Bank Grants SS Power Import LC Facilities Under Strict Terms

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

In a decisive move to support critical energy infrastructure, Bangladesh Bank has permitted SS Power-1 Limited, a major power generation enterprise owned by the prominent conglomerate S. Alam Group, to open import Letters of Credit (LCs) under a mandatory 100 per cent cash margin condition. State-owned Rupali Bank has been formally authorised by the regulator […]

The King’s Unbroken Reign: Why Elvis Presley Still Shapes Global Pop Culture

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

Nearly half a century after his untimely death, the name Elvis Presley requires no qualification. On 16 August 1977, the entertainment world lost its most magnetic performer when Presley passed away at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of just 42. Forty-nine years on, he remains universally acclaimed as “The King”. This […]

Mymensingh Power Station Shut Down for 26 Days Amid Severe Gas Deficit

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

A prolonged fuel shortage has forced the complete operational shutdown of the 210-megawatt Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) power plant in Shambhuganj, plunging Mymensingh Division into an escalating energy crisis. The state-backed facility has remained entirely inactive for 26 consecutive days. Compounding the regional deficit, two neighbouring private power plants have seen their output drop […]

Rebuilding From Ashes: How Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Laid Bangladesh’s Foundations

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

A enduring historical myth suggests that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding father, was a formidable charismatic politician but a struggling administrator. Yet, an examination of empirical evidence rather than emotional rhetoric reveals a remarkably different story. During his brief tenure of just three and a half years at the helm of a war-ravaged nation, Bangabandhu […]

Operation Jackpot: How Bengali Commandos Crippled Pakistan’s Naval Lifelines

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

In the early hours of 16 August 1971, a series of coordinated underwater detonations shattered the silence across East Pakistan’s key maritime and riverine hubs. The covert offensive, codenamed Operation Jackpot, stands as one of the most audacious and successful naval guerrilla raids in modern military history. Executed by Bengali naval commandos, the operation dealt […]

Operation Jackpot: The Daring Naval Commando Raid of 1971

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

One of the most daring and strategically significant guerrilla operations of Bangladesh’s Liberation War was Operation Jackpot, a coordinated naval commando assault aimed at disrupting the Pakistani military’s maritime supply network. Carried out in August 1971, the operation struck key ports and river terminals and demonstrated that the Bengali resistance could mount sophisticated attacks against […]

Bangladesh Gas Crisis Exposes Clash Between Politics and Data

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

Bangladesh’s latest debate over the gas crisis has exposed a sharp discrepancy between political claims and official records, particularly over the scale of exploration carried out during the previous government’s tenure. The controversy emerged during parliamentary discussions over gas supplies to the Ashuganj fertiliser factory. A question was raised about why the promised supply had […]

Four Killed as Pickup Overturns in Rangamati

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

Four people, including three women, were killed and two others seriously injured after an old passenger pickup lost control and overturned on the Chattogram–Rangamati road in Rangamati on Sunday, 16 August. The accident occurred in front of the Manikchhari Army Camp in Sapchhari Union of Rangamati Sadar Upazila. The deceased were identified as Meghrani Chakma, […]

Government Rejects Blame for Current Energy Crisis

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

The current crisis in electricity, gas and other energy supplies cannot be attributed to the present government, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A.B.M. Abdus Sattar said on Sunday, urging the public to assess the situation in light of the government’s relatively short time in office. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat on 16 August, […]

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice That Transcended Qawwali

GLive24.com DeskAugust 16, 2026

There are voices that entertain, voices that inspire, and a rare few that seem to reach beyond music itself. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan possessed such a voice. With extraordinary power, emotional depth and spiritual intensity, he transformed qawwali from a traditional form of Sufi devotional music into a global musical phenomenon. Born on 13 October […]

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Category: Asia

Central Bank Grants SS Power Import LC Facilities Under Strict Terms

The King’s Unbroken Reign: Why Elvis Presley Still Shapes Global Pop Culture

Mymensingh Power Station Shut Down for 26 Days Amid Severe Gas Deficit

Rebuilding From Ashes: How Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Laid Bangladesh’s Foundations

Operation Jackpot: How Bengali Commandos Crippled Pakistan’s Naval Lifelines

Operation Jackpot: The Daring Naval Commando Raid of 1971

Bangladesh Gas Crisis Exposes Clash Between Politics and Data

Four Killed as Pickup Overturns in Rangamati

Government Rejects Blame for Current Energy Crisis

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice That Transcended Qawwali

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