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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

ED 1 - From hope to disillusion Human rights abuses under the interim government.jpg

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
Do we need a foreign operator for terminal maintenance?.jpg

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

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
Sundarbans robber gangs surrendered

Declaring war against the Sundarbans?

The GoB has given its go-ahead to 320 polluting industrial projects adjacent to the Sundarbans.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Banshkhali Coal Power Plant

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...
12 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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