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Kallol Mustafa

Kallol Mustafa is an engineer and writer who focuses on power, energy, environment and development economics. He can be reached at kallol_mustafa@yahoo.com

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Opinion / From hope to disillusion: Human rights abuses under the interim government

Although the interim government has repeatedly stated that it opposes mob violence, its actions have not reflected a serious commitment.
24 November 2025, 03:00 AM
24 November 2025, 03:00 AM
July Charter conflict in Bangladesh

How the consensus commission jeopardises the July charter

Reforms imposed through coercion or technical manoeuvering never endure and such top-down reforms inevitably fail.
31 October 2025, 02:00 AM
31 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Indian push-in

Against law and humanity: Why India’s push-ins must stop

India’s controversial practice of forcibly pushing people into Bangladeshi territory continues.
15 July 2025, 02:00 AM
15 July 2025, 02:00 AM
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Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?

Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
19 June 2025, 02:00 AM
19 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Govt employees protest at Secretariat May 2025

Opinion / 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.
31 May 2025, 02:00 AM
31 May 2025, 02:00 AM
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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.
12 May 2025, 03:00 AM
12 May 2025, 03:00 AM
RMG workers protest at the secretariat

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.
27 March 2025, 02:10 AM
27 March 2025, 02:10 AM
highway construction cost in Bangladesh

Will the construction of roads paved with gold continue?

High construction costs in our mega infrastructure projects raise concerns.
23 March 2025, 02:00 AM
23 March 2025, 02:00 AM
Why open-pit coal mining in Phulbari will be disastrous

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.
30 March 2024, 03:00 AM
Why is the irrigation water crisis not getting due attention?

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.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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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
2 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Why is Bangladesh Railway struggling despite huge investment

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.
25 February 2024, 02:00 AM
Why is our tannery industry stunted?

Why is our tannery industry stunted?

One of the main reasons is non-compliance with Environmental, Social, and Quality (ESQ) standards
5 February 2024, 02:00 AM
Structural killings, not road ‘accidents’

Structural killings, not road ‘accidents’

Regular deaths on the highways of Bangladesh have become quite a "normal" thing.
17 January 2024, 02:00 AM
2024 electoral drama

A review of the 2024 electoral drama

The fact that a fair and impartial election is not possible under the ruling party’s government has become clear once again.
8 January 2024, 14:00 PM
Cost of Living Crisis in 2023

2023 was the year of inflation

In Bangladesh, 2023 was the year of inflation.
29 December 2023, 02:00 AM
election boat

A Potemkin election in Bangladesh?

An election without any competition will not be acceptable at home or abroad.
24 December 2023, 02:16 AM
Illegal sand mining

How the sand mafia is killing our rivers

Illegal and indiscriminate sand extraction from the rivers is increasing at an alarming rate, with the backing of ruling party politicians, causing massive erosion of riverbanks and destruction of rural settlements and farmlands.
6 December 2023, 13:00 PM
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The price of development

Why must the locals pay the price of projects supposedly being developed for the economic prosperity of the country?
26 November 2023, 01:00 AM
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Why should RMG workers toil to live below the poverty line?

How acceptable is this minimum wage of Tk 12,500?
12 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Why potato prices are high?

How potato prices are manipulated

Manipulation of potato prices is not new in Bangladesh.
4 November 2023, 03:00 AM
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Who buys property abroad, and who pays for it?

These cases of illegal property purchase abroad are not the main acts of corruption – these are the symptoms.
20 October 2023, 14:00 PM
Why exactly is Dhaka the slowest city in the world?

Why exactly is Dhaka the slowest city in the world?

It is not enough to plan and build expensive flyovers, expressways, metro rail or BRT.
7 October 2023, 03:00 AM
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Why are private employees' savings being taxed?

Unlike public sector retirees, private sector employees do not get pensions
1 October 2023, 14:00 PM
Hashem Foods Ltd factory fire

Are factory owners above the law?

How can a factory owner not be involved in the irregularities of design and installation of fire safety systems?
21 September 2023, 14:00 PM
How the prices of essentials are manipulated

How the prices of essentials are manipulated

This mechanism of hiking prices is not new.
13 September 2023, 03:00 AM
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What history tells us about election-time government

It makes no sense to expect neutrality on election day from a government that conducts anti-democratic activities throughout the year using its institutions.
2 September 2023, 02:00 AM
Cyber Security Act and the fear of history repeating itself

Cyber Security Act and the fear of history repeating itself

No one would have any objection if a cybersecurity law was enacted to deal with cybercrimes without infringing freedom of speech.
14 August 2023, 04:15 AM

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