China wants to use Bangladesh as a major manufacturing platform for exporting goods to other countries. To this end, China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) will assist in the relocation of Chinese manufacturing centers to Bangladesh.  Exim Bank Chairman Chen Huayu expressed this interest during a meeting with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim ...more

In the past 15 years under the Awami League government, a total of 23,063 individuals have been recruited into the police force under the freedom fighter quota. The majority of these recruits, about 90%, hold ranks such as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sub-Inspector (SI), Sergeant, and Constable.The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has ...more

In a significant shift in its energy strategy, the Energy Department has announced that Bhola gas will first be brought to the capital, Dhaka, via a newly planned pipeline, marking a change from the previous Bhola-Barisal-Khulna route. This decision was made following a revision of earlier plans by Petrobangla, the state-owned oil, gas, and mineral ...more

Bangladesh is facing a significant natural gas loss of 10 percent in its transmission system, which is more than 33 percent higher than the international standard, according to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)."Currently, the gas system loss in the country stands at 10 percent," BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed told the media on Tuesday.International standards ...more

Domestic gas production is decreasing every day, production in January has decreased by 19 million cubic feet. On January 1, the total production was 1929 million cubic feet, on January 30, it decreased to 1911 million. Which was 1968 million on November 1. On January 1, 2020, Bangladesh Gas Field Company extracted 708 million cubic ...more

The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has raised serious concerns over the growing debt crisis in Bangladesh’s power and energy sectors, describing them as trapped in a “vicious cycle of debt.” CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatun presented these findings in a report titled Bangladesh Economy 2024-25: The Challenge of Meeting Expectations in a Time of ...more

In 2012, Bangladesh resolved its maritime boundary disputes with India and Myanmar in 2014. After that, the government took a major initiative in offshore oil and gas exploration for the first time. International tenders were called for. However, the initiative was of no use. Seven foreign companies bought the tenders, but none submitted them.A responsible ...more

In May 2023, I wrote a column highlighting the rationale for the Bhola-Barisal gasline project, but it failed to attract the attention of the officials of the former government. Therefore, I am raising the issue again for the consideration of the current interim government. On May 11, 2023, Bapex confirmed the news of the discovery ...more

Despite steady growth in power generation over the past decade and a half, Bangladesh’s power sector remains under the control of a few local and foreign companies, many of which have ties to the ruling Awami League. This control, coupled with high-cost plants, has seen the cost of power generation surge from an average of ...more

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen accounts containing a staggering Tk 15,000 crore following the fall of the government, amid investigations into money laundering, loan fraud, and embezzlement. Over 600 individuals and organizations, including powerful business tycoons, political figures, and family members of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have been implicated. The BFIU is ...more