Kallol Mustafa

Kallol Mustafa is an engineer and writer who focuses on power, energy, environment and development economics. He can be reached at [email protected]

Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?

Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.

1w ago

The right way to reform the public administration

Bangladesh needs a bureaucracy that serves its citizens with professionalism and integrity, not one driven by blind obedience.

4w ago

Women's Affairs Reform Commission: Recommendations, disputes and the way forward

One cannot demand the abolition of the entire commission just because of differences of opinion on a few issues.

1m ago

Why must workers always take to the streets for unpaid wages?

Many changes and reforms are being discussed nowadays, but the reality of the workers has not changed at all.

3m ago

Will the construction of roads paved with gold continue?

High construction costs in our mega infrastructure projects raise concerns.

3m ago

Government must save Panthakunja from the pillars of development

The interim government must prove that they are not a follower of the destructive development model of the past autocratic regime.

5m ago

The shadow of Digital Security Act over the Cyber Protection Ordinance

Some provisions of the DSA (and the CSA) have been included in the new Cyber Protection Ordinance.

6m ago

Politics of Indian propaganda regarding Bangladesh

Indian news outlets and social media platforms have been spreading various types of disinformation about the persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

6m ago
June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

Break the syndicates, not the dreams of Malaysia-bound workers

It appears that the government is not interested in taking even the minimal responsibilities regarding the migrant workers.

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

In a parliament of businessmen, conflicts of interest reign supreme

With a parliament dominated by businessmen and their interests, who is going to hold them to account?

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

Why must the public bear the burden of capacity charges?

There is no justification for raising electricity prices four times a year

May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024

Bangladesh’s ever-neglected working class

Even after half a century of independence, most of the working people in Bangladesh are far from enjoying fundamental workers' rights.

April 5, 2024
April 5, 2024

Why do so many Bangladeshi migrant workers die abroad?

Bangladesh needs to take initiative to investigate migrant workers' deaths and ensure proper compensation from the destination countries.

March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024

Why open-pit coal mining in Phulbari will be disastrous

The coal bed of Bangladesh differs from that of many other places in the world, where the water table is found usually below the coal bed, not above as in Bangladesh.

March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024

Why is the irrigation water crisis not getting due attention?

With all three pumps of the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Irrigation Project out of order, hundreds of thousands of farmers are in a deep crisis.

March 2, 2024
March 2, 2024

Why not to privatise fuel oil refinery

It seems that the government is creating a new threat of the quality and price of refined fuel oil being manipulated by permitting private companies to import and refine crude oil

February 25, 2024
February 25, 2024

Why is Bangladesh Railway struggling despite huge investment?

Despite thousands of crores of taka being invested in various infrastructure development projects in the railway sector, the crisis of Bangladesh Railway (BR) doesn’t seem to end.

February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024

Why is our tannery industry stunted?

One of the main reasons is non-compliance with Environmental, Social, and Quality (ESQ) standards