Asifur Rahman

The first night of curfew and a surprise ‘abduction’

It was a clear moonlit night. There was a slight breeze. An eerie quiet blanketed the streets.

7h ago

capital flight in Bangladesh during Awami League's tenure

$14b a year lost to capital flight during AL years

Bangladesh has lost around $14 billion a year on average to capital flight during the Awami League’s 15-year tenure, according to the draft report of the committee preparing a white paper on the economy.

1d ago

Nagorik committee: Members split over ex-Shibir leader joining

Jatiya Nagorik Committee has included a former top leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir in its extended central committee, ignoring objections from a section of committee members.

3d ago

government struggles with power sector subsidies

Power, Energy Sector: Arrears, subsidies weighing down govt

The interim government is struggling to pay the power bill arrears that were caused largely by “unfair” contracts signed between the previous administration and power producers, and rising international fuel prices.

1w ago

Coal-fired power plant shutdowns in Bangladesh

Now coal power plants scaling back production

Coal-fired power plants are dialling down production or even shutting down due to financial, legal or technical issues, leading to power cuts across the country, especially the rural areas.

3w ago

Adani reduces power supply to Bangladesh

Outstanding bills: Adani halves power supply to Bangladesh

India’s Adani Power Jharkhand Limited has halved its power supply to Bangladesh, saying it has yet to receive outstanding bills.

4w ago

Bangladesh heatwave caused $21 billion loss

Heatwave cost Bangladesh $21b last year

Heat exposure had severe economic consequences for Bangladesh last year, leading to an estimated income loss of $21 billion due to reduced labour capacity, according to the latest Lancet Countdown report.

4w ago

AL govt put finance adviser, BB governor in legal trouble

The immediate past Awami League government’s failure to settle an international arbitration claim has left Bangladesh in a legal tangle in the US, leading to a surprise judicial order against two top officials of the interim government during their official visit to Washington last week.

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February 9, 2021

Mugda lacks facilities for the elderly

Along with her son Rezaur Rahman and his wife Farhana Hossain, 84-year-old Rizia Khatun, an osteoporosis patient, went to the capital’s Mugda Medical College Hospital to take the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.

February 8, 2021

Get vaccinated, protect people

Mehedi Hasan took his weak and elderly mother to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vaccination centre around noon yesterday.

January 27, 2021

Primary schools may also reopen next month

In line with the resumption of secondary-level schools and colleges, the government is also planning to reopen primary schools and kindergartens after 10 months of shutdown.

January 23, 2021

Power Generation: Overcapacity a new headache

As much as 60 percent of the country’s power generation capacity remained unutilised in 2020 because of a lack of demand for electricity.

January 20, 2021

Household Gas Supply: Acute crisis hits many areas in city

Residents of many areas in the capital have been facing an acute gas crisis for the last few weeks due to an inadequate supply of piped gas.

January 2, 2021

South Korea-bound students’ visa conundrum

Right after graduating in 2017, Hamim (not his real name) started submitting scholarship applications for master’s programmes abroad. In the meantime, he kept working as a marketing officer for a private organisation.

December 24, 2020

The unlucky 7

A master’s student of chemistry at Dhaka College who was planning to finish post-graduation a while ago, he is now waiting impatiently for his remaining exams to be over so that he can shoulder some of the family responsibilities that his father bears alone.

November 27, 2020