Kallol Mustafa

After years of widespread human rights abuses under the Awami League government, the July uprising in 2024 created hopes for a new beginning.

The Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the world’s largest and most protracted humanitarian emergencies.

One of the most serious weaknesses in Bangladesh’s economy is that its tax collection, relative to the economy size, remains among the lowest in the world; the country ranks only slightly above war-ravaged Yemen and Sudan.

The BNP, in its election manifesto, pledged to build an affordable, reliable, and environmentally sustainable power and energy system.

The issue of abnormally high costs in metro rail construction in Bangladesh has long been a subject of discussion and criticism.

As a result, on the one hand, the government claims that there is sufficient stock, news reports highlight the arrival of successive fuel shipments, and there are accounts of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) depots overflowing with fuel.

The Bank Resolution Ordinance, issued during the previous interim government, has recently been passed at the national parliament.

No other South Asian country that has been subjected to reciprocal tariffs has signed such an agreement with the US so far.