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Steve Smith’s running battle with Bangladesh over the Decision Review System spilled into the second Test on Saturday, with the Australian batter appearing to encourage the visitors to challenge an unsuccessful lbw appeal before the umpires stepped in and warned him.

FILE PHOTO: Australia’s famed bowling quartet of Josh Hazlewood, left, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, second right, and Pat Cummins, right, will be back on the field together after brushing off their injuries. | Photo Credit: AP

Australia vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test 2026: Here’s all you need to know about the AUS vs BAN second Test at Great Barrier Reef Arena in South Mackay, Australia, on Saturday, August 22

In 1991, when the BNP government assumed office following the restoration of parliamentary democracy, it marked a decisive shift in Bangladesh’s economic policy direction. Export-led growth emerged as the new development paradigm. Yet it was not export subsidies that spearheaded this transformation. The cornerstone of the new outward-oriented strategy was import liberalisation—reducing trade barriers and…

Act now to protect the remaining hydrological network of the capital VISUAL: STAR

The war in the Middle East has worsened an already challenging situation in Bangladesh. Even before this war, the country was reeling under high inflation, a lack of jobs, and growing poverty. The war has led to compounding energy crisis, painful job cuts, higher prices, and even more people being pushed to poverty. A mid-June…