Paradise Papers: Mintoo family named
The Paradise Papers leak has revealed that businessman and BNP Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo had registered his energy company NFM Energy Ltd in tax haven Bermuda on August 9, 1999—just around the time when the American company Unocal had given him a small share to help “troubleshoot” its local business.
7y ago
Imported LNG to end gas crisis
Good news: Annual Import of US$3 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is to ease the decades-long gas crisis of the country. Import will start in April, 2018 and by October more than one third of the country's gas needs would be imported in the form of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
7y ago
Why do we need nuclear power?
There are concerns around the world about taking up nuclear power projects, especially from the safety and large-scale upfront investment aspects. And for Bangladesh, there is a concern that since we are a densely populated country, a nuclear accident would be a massive disaster for us.
7y ago
Excise duty on savings: How ethical is it?
The government is finding new ways to increase its revenue every year as the economy is getting bigger.
7y ago
Slow projects dwarf power sector gains
The government has missed its target to finish several large power projects on time, while demand for power keeps spiralling.
7y ago
Gas price may rise as LNG import starts next year
Lagging five years behind schedule, the government is finally expecting to import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Qatar from the end of next year to meet Bangladesh's never-ending gas supply shortfall.
7y ago
Bangladesh Inhuman Rights Commission concerned about poor US human rights condition
Just a week after the US Department of State in its human rights report for 2016 expressed concerns about Bangladesh’s human rights condition, Bangladesh Inhuman Rights Commission expressed concerns about the deplorable human rights condition in the US.
7y ago
Matarbari coal power project back on track
The Japan funded massive Matarbari 1,200 megawatt coal power plant project near Maheshkhali was stalled following the Holey
7y ago
December 30, 2015
Re-tender likely for Khulna power plant
The government might cancel a power contract to a Chinese consortium delaying the 200 to 300 megawatt Khulna
December 15, 2015
Explain what is 'Hanadar Bahini'
On Sunday, the BNP, Jatiya Party and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh issued their statements on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day without naming the Pakistani army and their local collaborators who spearheaded the killing of the intellectuals.
December 8, 2015
Opinion: Sexist way to pick election symbols
The Election Commission designates gas stove, bangles, frocks, dolls and the likes as election symbols for reserved women candidates in the upcoming municipal election, which instantly triggers resentments among candidates of Awami League, BNP and other political parties.
November 26, 2015
Opinion: Facebook, Viber, WhatsApp ban: Cutting the head to cure headache?
It’s been a week since the government has blocked public access to several social media and Internet applications...
November 13, 2015
Tale of urban monkeys
For the last two years, whenever Pintu visits his parental home in Doniya, a few kilometres off Sayedabad, he sees a troop of wild monkeys on house roofs in the treeless neighbourhood. Seeing them play around, he asks his old mother, “Why don't you give these poor souls some food?”
November 11, 2015
Urban monkeys of Dhaka (video)
Taken away their natural habitat, around a thousand monkeys are still thriving in some places of Dhaka city.
November 3, 2015
Three bids for Bangladesh project near Sundarbans
Three bidders have submitted proposals along with financing to construct the 1,320 megawatt coal power plant in Rampal close to the Sundarbans.
November 2, 2015
Denying just won't do
On Saturday, the nation helplessly saw the killing of a freethinking publisher and critical injury of another, plus injury of two other bloggers in the city. Both were publishers of slain secularist writer-blogger Avijit Roy.
November 1, 2015
Opinion: Remedy begins from admitting problem; not denying it
It’s time the government should admit to itself that whatever measures it had taken or not taken to uproot militancy, is not working or working in a very limited way. The government cannot gain anything from false assurance and denial.
October 29, 2015
Is $13.5b too much for N-power plant?
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would require a staggering $13.5 billion to build, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told The Daily Star on Tuesday.
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