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.

2w 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.

1m 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.

7m ago
February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

Polluted development: Profits for few, losses for all

Staying silent against environmental pollution is serving the interests of the elite who are making profits from pollution.

February 14, 2023
February 14, 2023

The ‘mega serial’ of bank scams

By investing only Tk 400 crore to establish a bank, the bank owners are able to control the deposits of thousands of crores of taka, decide where to invest it, and who to lend it to.

February 1, 2023
February 1, 2023

Modi's patronisation of Adani and its cost for Bangladesh

The 25-year power import deal with Adani "is hardly favourable for Bangladesh."

January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023

Can increased gas prices fix anything?

If the gas crisis could be solved by merely increasing gas prices, why has no impact been visible after previous gas price hikes?

January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023

Who really benefits from higher electricity prices?

Public money is being used to shore up PDB's losses and pay profiteering private companies

August 18, 2017
August 18, 2017

Declaring war against the Sundarbans?

The GoB has given its go-ahead to 320 polluting industrial projects adjacent to the Sundarbans.

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

Banshkhali Coal Power Plant Propaganda and Reality

I had the opportunity to visit Gondamara of Banskhali upazila as part of a fact finding mission organised by the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Mineral Resources...

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