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China tightening it’s grip…..ll

The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share hydrological data on these vital water resources. Both sides highlighted Bangladesh’s strategic importance in the region and pledged to continue working together under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). They also discussed several Chinese-funded projects, including those related to infrastructure, energy and healthcare. Bangladesh’s foreign adviser requested more cooperation to improve access to quality healthcare for the people of Bangladesh. In reply, China agreed to set up three to four hospitals in Kunming for Bangladeshi patients and also supported the idea of establishing a Chinese hospital in Dhaka.

https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/china-agrees-to-lower-loan-rates-extend-repayment-period-for-bangladesh

Cold reality of the gas situation……..

Bangladesh was once described as floating on natural gas fields.That is now nothing more than a golden past. The country’s natural gas reserves are starting to deplete. Gas stockpiles and production are rapidly dwindling. It is estimated that the existing reserves will last only 10 to 12 more years.

The future of natural gas is a growing concern for energy sector stakeholders, as new major gas fields have not been discovered on land and the reserves in older fields are depleting rapidly.

https://en.bd-pratidin.com/special/2025/01/23/28537

5 months on still a load of hot air renewable talk……..when this nest of cuckoos realise nobody is going to do business with a temporary advisor arrangement then we can move on!……business wants clarity,it needs to see and taste the appetite for encouraging investment from a new elected govt…….jeez is it so difficult for this motley crew to grasp?

Although the Awami League government made ambitious commitments to renewable energy before being ousted by a mass uprising in August last year, meeting those lofty goals remains a distant dream for the country.

The interim government has been trying to accelerate the transition, but experts and businesses have voiced concerns that the new tenders, which do not feature implementation agreements, may hold back progress.

https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/renewable-ambitions-still-mired-uncertainty-3806161

Sums up the incompetence and inability of the nest of cuckoos to reform anything…….rushing through new uniforms for the existing police force,a superficial change while the rot still festers…..

The decision to change uniforms for approximately 2.14 lakh police, 5,000 RAB members, and over 68,000 Ansar personnel comes at a steep financial cost. In a country grappling with an economic crisis, this move raises legitimate concerns about misplaced priorities. Instead of spending on uniforms, these funds could be invested in modernising training, improving investigative tools and fostering a culture of accountability.

Moreover, giving RAB a new uniform at a time when its very existence is under scrutiny seems like an attempt to distract from deeper issues. Can a change in colour and design erase public distrust or the stigma associated with past operations? The answer is a clear no. True reform requires addressing systemic corruption, abuse of power and the lack of transparency within these institutions.

Accountability is the cornerstone of effective governance. Yet, the timing of this uniform change raises questions about the interim government’s priorities. A focus on real reform would involve implementing mechanisms that make law enforcement agencies accountable to the people they serve. For instance, the establishment of an independent oversight body to investigate police misconduct could be a transformative step.

Currently, the absence of such mechanisms allows a culture of impunity to persist. The Police Reform Commission has already proposed several measures, including strengthening internal accountability systems and promoting community-oriented policing. These proposals should be prioritised and acted upon, rather than sidelined in favour of superficial changes.

https://www.newagebd.net/post/opinion/256140/fresh-look-wont-mask-a-flawed-force

Bangladeshi students braved bullets to overthrow an autocratic government, but six months after the revolution, many say finding a job is proving a harder task than manning the barricades.

Dhaka University student Mohammad Rizwan Chowdhury’s dreams of ample opportunities for youth have been badly dented, saying he had seen little action from the caretaker government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

“I can’t see any fruitful initiatives taken by the government so far,” Chowdhury grumbled, a 25-year-old student who took part in the protests that drove autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina into exile on August 5.

Unemployment was a key driver of protests last year. Since the revolution, it has only grown worse.

At the end of September 2024, the number of people seeking employment in the country of 170 million hit 2.66 million, a six-percent increase from 2.49 million the year before, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The International Monetary Fund warned in September that economic activity had “slowed markedly, while inflation remains at double-digit levels”, with tax revenues down while spending pressures had increased.

For many, the euphoria of Hasina’s ouster is fading.

https://www.macaubusiness.com/bangladesh-student-revolutionaries-dreams-dented-by-joblessness/

This is why Bangladesh is bordering on imploding….we have a politically inexperienced student activist mouthpiece giving directions while the useless organ grinder is on stage in Davos……..a shambles

Interim government’s adviser Nahid Islam said the demand of a neutral government made by BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is an indication of another 1/11 like government.

Although the BNP spoke about ‘Minus two’ days ago, it has now proposed another 1/11 government in the guise of a neutral government to pave the way for its going to power.

He said such a plan would go against democracy and national interest and students and mass people will not accept it in any way.

Nahid also said such a plan goes against BNP too.

Information and broadcasting and post, telecommunication and ICT adviser said this in a Facebook post today, Thursday.

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/jjpe1snn4s

The most hypocritical thing I’ve heard this week is smiler lecturing in Davos about wealth distribution

Transcript from the interview…..

“Almost 90% of the world's wealth is concentrated in the hands of very few people, and it's getting worse every day we see it, but we say that's the way it works.

That's not the way the world works.

That's the way we made the world”

So all that kak preaching and begging let’s have a look where Yunus $10mln personal wealth fits in society……

If you have a net worth of $10M USD only 0.02 percent of the world's population is richer than you. In other words, you are richer than 99.98 percent of the world's population.

Shame on that user and abuser of the poor………

Sadly gp it’s against the Green religion of the muppet show running the country……that will change and if we are fortunate enough to get bnp in govt they have exploiting Bangladesh natural resources as part of their prospectus……

Experts at a webinar on Tuesday emphasised the need for increased exploration of natural gas and local energy resources to mitigate the ongoing energy crisis and reduce reliance on imports.

“Bangladesh is facing a critical shortage of primary energy, especially natural gas, while foreign reserves are under pressure. There is no alternative to exploring local resources to reduce fuel imports,” said Khondkar Saleque Sufi, an international energy expert based in Melbourne, during the session.

The webinar, organised by Energy and Power magazine, was titled “Enhancing Gas Supplies: Exploration & Development of Domestic Sources”. Sufi, a former director of Petrobangla, presented a keynote focusing on local gas field exploration as a solution to the crisis. Other notable participants included former Petrobangla directors Engineer Kamruzzaman Khan, Ali Iqbal Md Nurullah, and Murtaza Ahmed Faruk Chisti, as well as Ocean Energy’s former vice-president M Fariduddin.

Mollah Amzad Hossain, editor of Energy and Power, delivered the welcome address.

The keynote pointed to poor planning, lack of vision, and bureaucratic inefficiencies at Petrobangla as major obstacles to offshore exploration.

Sufi noted that the nearly two-decade-long exclusive reliance on the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) for onshore exploration, without adequately equipping the state-owned body with skilled manpower and resources, has led to limited success.

https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/787954

Kader said the major issues on which they reached an agreement with the BNP include forging unity among anti-fascist political parties, continuing inter-party dialogue to consolidate national unity, completing the necessary reforms quickly, and holding national elections by 2025.

Other key points are controlling commodity prices, taking steps to improve the law and order situation, playing a positive role in upholding Islamic values and protecting religious harmony, maintaining national unity to prevent the reemergence of fallen autocrats and fascists, ensuring the speedy trial of those involved in murder, disappearance, and torture, and promptly withdrawing the false cases filed against ulema and political leaders and activists during the Awami regime.

Khelafat Majlis, one of the components of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, had quit the BNP’s coalition in 2021, reportedly under duress from the then Awami League government.

This was the first time the party held a formal meeting with the BNP after leaving the alliance, according to a UNB report.

The meeting is seen as very significant, as it was held a day after Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon Bangladesh announced they would work together in the interests of the country, Islam, and humanity.

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/politics/bnp-khelafat-majlis-agree-on-holding-elections-by-2025

While the messiah is on stage in Davos up to half a million job losses so far because of the past govt and cuckoo govt inaction and inexperience……that’s fine because those desperately poor women can call on Grammeen loans to feed their children making smiler even richer…….

Despite the crisis, Bangladesh's RMG sector still managed to reach exports of US$ 38.48 billion in 2024. Knitwear products accounted for US$ 20.52 billion of this total, while woven products contributed US$ 17.95 billion.

However, industry insiders warn that these figures hide the serious financial strain on manufacturers as many factories have had to absorb losses to maintain export volumes, a strategy that is unsustainable on the long-term.

The loss of more than half a million jobs has mainly affected women, who are the bulk of the sector's workforce. This sudden unemployment has financially hit many families, with repercussions on the economy in general.

To revive the sector, industry leaders and stakeholders are calling for comprehensive support measures, including government subsidies, reduced interest rates on bank loans, and investments in alternative energy sources. Without swift action, the RMG sector risks further decline.

Some 2,564 garment factories are overseen by the BGMEA, with more than 600 operating in the country’s eight Export Processing Zones (EPZs). Despite this large industrial base, 76 BGMEA-affiliated garment factories shut their doors in 2024.

BGMEA’s former President Fazlul Haque stressed the importance of political stability for industrial growth. “A stable government is vital for advancing the country’s industries,” he said. “We need new leadership to address the ongoing crisis in the industrial sector.”

https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Garment-industry-in-crisis-with-half-a-million-jobs-lost-in-2024-62329.html

WB has put together a juicy $350mln loan proposal to get Fouzel and his gas guzzlers out of trouble…..just for the remainder of 2025 mind you!……….

"'Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly." …….😂…..

The secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, clarified that they are not demanding elections immediately, but after implementing what he termed "minimum reforms."

He came up with the clarification while speaking at a discussion at the National Press Club on Tuesday, marking the 89th birth anniversary of Ziaur Rahman and the 12th founding anniversary of the Zia Memorial Library.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam said, "Some people misunderstand me—why do you stick to the demand for an election? Yes, students, in particular, make such statements. The only reason here is that we believe any elected government is better than an unelected one."

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/5afuw4l7jy

Sleepless nights coming for tree hugging policies……….

Not sure what Rizwana is up to but a complete change of tact while entertaining the new US envoy…….exploiting natural resources in the hill tract areas and cox bazar??……..now I’m lead to believe cox bazar is a very rich source of mineral resources and sand products so what’s all that about??……is this a result of the change of administration stateside?…..who knows

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/home/new-us-initiative-to-improve-resilience-and-livelihoods-in-host-communities?amp=true#google_vignette

Looks like trump is going to blow the doors off the fossil fuel energy production to lower domestic costs…….the rest will follow if this example works….it’s the only way to compete with China/india

I’m still trying to work out how this cowboy outfit govt can trumpet making new laws when it doesn’t have the constitutional right!!……I know there has been some desperate moves by these inexperienced charge hands but wow to stand on your podium and threaten the public with noise laws is waaay beyond the job description of overseeing transition to a democratic elected government

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday urged the interim government to promptly arrange a credible national election to transfer power to public representatives peacefully and with dignity.

Speaking at a discussion, he cautioned the interim government, reminding that the people of the country ousted HM Ershad and Sheikh Hasina regimes through uprisings as their right to vote was denied.

“The term of the interim government will never be indefinite. At some point, they have to leave. They must hand over power to the elected representatives of the people if they want to leave peacefully and with dignity,” the BNP leader said

https://www.dhakatribune.com/amp/bangladesh/politics/371338/bnp-leader-urges-interim-govt-to-quickly-arrange

The energy sector has also suffered from mismanagement and poor leadership. The misuse of the Special Provision Act of 2010 extended to questionable contracts, such as the Gazprom deal for gas wells at inflated rates.

Neglecting local exploration in favor of expensive imports has created a dependency on foreign energy sources.

The lack of a coherent strategy for exploring domestic resources like gas and coal has further worsened the situation. Continued reliance on costly LNG imports has compounded the challenges.

The inefficiencies extend to the gas supply and transmission network, with significant losses and unaccounted-for gas.

An estimated 200 MMcfd of gas is lost annually, costing the country nearly $1 billion in LNG imports.

Chronic dollar shortages have further constrained fuel imports, leading to frequent power outages and reduced industrial productivity. The devaluation of the taka has driven up energy prices, adding strain to the economy.

https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/787384

jeez wept you have to read this ****e to believe it……

on noise pollution, she remarked that controlling it is impossible without raising awareness among drivers. "passengers need to make drivers aware of not honking unnecessarily. the government is also considering enacting new laws to control noise pollution," she added.

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/environment/arrest-owners-hilly-land-who-engage-razing-not-workers-environment-adviser