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
October 13, 2015
Red means go, Green means stop
If you are learning to drive in Dhaka, do not waste time reading about traffic rules. Dhaka has its own unique unspoken rules for its
September 4, 2015
Opinion: We have a right to see the skyline without billboards
Dhaka, once a city of mosques, stands today as a city of ugly, imposing and all-distracting billboards that block the skyline, undermining minimum aesthetics and occasionally causing fatal accidents.
August 29, 2015
Reasons for hike not clear
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) has increased power and gas price at a time when the public gas companies are making large profits and per unit power generation cost has gone down to a certain degree.
August 25, 2015
Dhaka vs Kolkata
Dhaka has been ranked as the second least liveable city among 140 cities of the world in this year's Global Liveability Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
August 24, 2015
Dhaka vs Kolkata
But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.
August 24, 2015
Cost up 5 times in 5 years
The government is set to sign a contract with a Chinese company to build a 110km oil pipeline in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate smooth unloading of oil from large ships in deep sea to storage facilities in mainland.
July 10, 2015
Waiting for Khaleda to join AL!
The ruling Awami League has found the ultimate solution to the country's political conflict--force the BNP-Jamaat apparatchiks to join the Awami League.
July 9, 2015
Satire: Waiting for Khaleda to join Awami League
The ruling Awami League has finally found the ultimate solution to the country’s political conflict: force the opposing BNP-Jamaat leaders to join the Awami League.
July 1, 2015
Crocodiles will indeed shed tears
Within days of three French banks deciding not to invest in the Rampal 1320 megawatt coal power plant next to the Sundarbans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday criticised those who opposed the power plant.
June 30, 2015
Opinion: Real Crocodile tears in the Sundarbans
Within days of three French banks deciding not to invest in the Rampal 1320 megawatt coal power plant next to the Sundarbans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday criticised those who opposed the power plant.
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