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With this in mind, they are surely going to have to start doing some serious campaigning soon, with manifestos being discussed 🤔

Expatriate Bangladeshis to vote 20 days before election

Election Commissioner (EC) Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah has announced that expatriate Bangladeshi voters will have to cast their postal ballots 20 days before the election.

https://www.deshkalnews.com/migrant/9080

Not long now before the elections …..

‘Postal Vote BD’ app launches on Nov 18 to facilitate postal voting

The Election Commission (EC) will launch the ‘Postal Vote BD’ app on Nov 18, enabling registration for postal voting in the general elections.

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah shared the information on Monday afternoon during a meeting on the “Voting Procedure through Postal Ballots”.

Describing the method of casting and sending postal ballots, he said: “After the vote is cast, the return envelope will not go to the Election Commission. It will go directly to the returning officer.”

“We have designed a secure system. The postal department in Dhaka will be responsible for sending ballots to each returning officer. Expatriates’ votes will be counted on the day ballots are counted in the country,” Sanaullah said.

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/postal-vote-bd-app-launches-on-nov-18-to-facilitate-postal-voting

I was just about to say the same thing,…… here is an article from August stating the timeline for an announcement of the election date ……

EC to set plans in motion for February election after Yunus sets timeline

“The Election Commission (EC) says it will unveil the official election schedule 50 to 60 days before the parliamentary polls, set for the first half of February.“

https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/41fe5ce9711c

Can’t be long before the new Energy Roadmap is announced either, although it probably won’t be before the COP meeting has completed and they’ve all gone home saying what a waste of time it was,…..

Yunus can try all he likes, but others are now fed up of giving loans, hell, even the IMF have said they won’t give there next tranche of their loan until there is a new government in power, plus it does not look like COP is going to achieve much with all of these countries not attending

Can the world fight climate change without America?

This week, leaders from around the world are meeting at the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil, for their annual climate talks. The guest list is a little thin.

The leaders of China, Russia and Japan won’t be there. Neither will the leaders of Australia, Indonesia or Turkey. But the most notable absence is that of the United States. For the first time since countries began gathering 30 years ago to take action against global warming, the U.S. is not sending any top officials.

https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20251110&instance_id=166114&isViewInBrowser=true&nl=the-world&productCode=WOR®i_id=289948071&segment_id=210291&sendId=210291&uri=nyt://newsletter/2d9da214-ff77-51eb-965e-0b8e5d1f4c42&user_id=f3ee336df863439e26b19b682e93ac15

Interesting read ……

Payment disputes strain Power Development Board’s ties with private producers

Delayed payments to companies have triggered threats of legal action and arbitration, as experts warn the disputes could harm Bangladesh’s credibility and investor confidence

Payment disputes have deepened tensions between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and private power producers, several of whom are now threatening to take legal action and even suspend operations if the impasse persists.

Over the past several years, companies such as Adani Power Limited have repeatedly raised concerns about the government’s failure to make timely payments.

A series of letters exchanged between the producers and the BPDB outlines how payment backlogs have gradually disrupted their operations and financial stability.

https://bdnews24.com/business/af736050e368

‘Tarique likely to return after polls schedule announced in early December’

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to return to Bangladesh "immediately after" the announcement of the election schedule in the first week of December.

https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/tarique-likely-return-after-polls-schedule-announced-early-december-4030056

Yep, and only about 60 trading days left until the Bangla elections in the first week of February

Interesting finish to the day with a 280K UT at 5.24

At least that’s now officially confirmed……

Elections scheduled for 1st week of February, confirms press secretary

Shafiqul Alam, the Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor, has reaffirmed that the upcoming national elections will be held in the first week of February. He made the announcement during a public address in Netrokona on Friday.

Shafiqul also addressed concerns surrounding the election timeline, stating that certain individuals with ties to the ousted government were deliberately spreading confusion. "These individuals are simply beneficiaries of the previous regime, and their claims should be disregarded. The elections will go ahead as planned in the first week of February," he said.

https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2025/11/07/50306

Zia standing in Dinajpur, this is for a reason … The new growth area of Bangladesh, along with the rest of the North!!

Khaleda Zia’s unbeaten record in election

The BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has an unbeaten record in elections as she won 18 seats in 18 in the previous years.

Her consistent victories across 18 constituencies over three decades highlight not only her personal popularity but also the political importance of those constituencies for her party.

The electoral career of Khaleda Zia stands out as a remarkable chapter. The constituencies she contested later became “strongholds” for her party, and in the eyes of voters, these seats turned into “symbols of regime change.”

Analysts believe her return in the upcoming 2026 13th National Parliamentary Election will mark a turning point in Bangladesh’s political landscape.

In the upcoming February election, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is set to contest from three constituencies once again.

Feni-1, her paternal home seat, where she has a record of consecutive victories; Bogra-7, her in-laws’ home seat, where she also holds a history of wins; and Dinajpur-3, her birthplace seat – where she will contest for the first time.

https://dailynewnation.com/khaleda-zias-unbeaten-record-in-election/

Bangladesh Power Crisis

On the one hand, the electricity bill is outstanding, on the other hand, the threat of breaking the contract is the loud voice of the thief's mother. Dr. Yunus' Bangladesh is in extreme crisis!

According to sources, Adani Power's outstanding bill has risen to billions of dollars. Now if the Bangladesh government wants to cancel the contract, it will have to pay 5 billion dollars in compensation!

The issue has been raised at the international arbitration meeting, and with it, Dhaka is facing a burning face in the international community.

The question is — Can Dr. Yunus' government save the agreement?

Or is the entire country going to plunge into darkness?

Know the full analysis exclusively on RANAKHETA 🔥

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_TLaqALtIo4

This will be a knock to their energy plans ……

Exchange rate adjustment pushes Rooppur plant cost up by Tk13,386cr

The project’s timeline has also been extended to June 2028, up from the original December 2025 completion date, following cost increases and project delays, according to planning commission sources.

https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/exchange-rate-adjustment-pushes-rooppur-plant-cost-tk13386cr-1279201?amp

BNP candidate list sparks nationwide election enthusiasm

A festive mood has gripped the country following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) announcement of its preliminary list of candidates for the upcoming national election.

The BNP on Monday released the names of 237 potential candidates for parliamentary constituencies, keeping 63 seats vacant for its like-minded allies.

The announcement, made by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a press conference at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office, has reignited political discussions nationwide ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls.

Party insiders said BNP leaders and activists across the country have become active following the announcement, with voters in many areas expressing renewed enthusiasm about the polls. People are now awaiting the Election Commission’s schedule to formalise the election timeline.

https://www.daily-sun.com/post/838020

Bangladesh: Non-coking coal imports surge by 33% m-o-m in Oct'25

https://www.bigmint.co/intel/detail/bangladesh-non-coking-coal-imports-surge-by-33-m-o-m-in-oct-25-34792

The consequences of using cheap bad quality coal, that the plant was not designed for!!!

MAJOR TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL DISPUTES

Future of megaprojects funded by JICA remains clouded

Authorities struggle to resolve issues with Japanese contractors

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/future-of-megaprojects-funded-by-jica-remains-clouded

The Matarbari 2×600 MW Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project, implemented at a cost of Tk 518.55 billion, has faced major operational problems since its commissioning in January this year, according to the meeting minutes.



Due to severe ash slagging and fouling in the boilers, power generation at both units has dropped by half, causing an estimated loss of $95.8 million, or around Tk 11.69 billion, in capacity payments, the project authorities informed the meeting.

To address the issue, a rectification plan worth Tk 1.35 billion has been proposed, requiring more than 21 months to complete it.

However, the Japanese-led joint-venture contractor has refused to bear the cost, citing the absence of relevant provisions in the contract. The contractor has also submitted a 15.69 per cent price escalation claim amounting to Tk 47 billion.

This is imo a very important story, and probably worth re-posting the article because of how many people have YKIR on filter.

Khaleda Zia approved the Phulbari coalmine all those years ago. It could be very significant she is to return home to Dinajpur and will fight the election from there. Phulbari mine is less than 20 miles away and could bring massive investment, major infrastructure developments and huge numbers of jobs into the region.

'Khaleda to contest in election from her birthplace Dinajpur, alongside Feni, Bogura seats'

https://bdnews24.com/politics/5c5e15aa956c

The chiefs of army, navy and air force have called for the upcoming national election to be held as scheduled in the first half of February, warning against any political stalemate that could derail the process.

At a high-level meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Saturday night, chiefs of three armed forces stressed the need for political stability to ensure a peaceful transition through the polls, highly placed sources told TIMES of Bangladesh.

https://tob.news/military-chiefs-want-no-july-charter-gridlock/

Time is running out for them to get their energy situation sorted!!

Export orders shift from Bangladesh amid gas shortage and power outages: BGBA

https://www.textiletoday.com.bd/export-orders-shift-from-bangladesh-amid-gas-shortage-and-power-outages-bgba

This shows exactly what Trump thinks about COP 30

COP30: US not sending any high-level officials — White House

A Trump administration official said the "tide was turning" on climate change, which the US president recently called the "greatest con job." The COP30 UN climate talks are due to begin in Brazil in a few days.

The official said Trump has already made his administration's views on multilateral climate action clear in his speech at last month's United Nations General Assembly, where he called climate change the world's "greatest con job" and chided countries for setting climate policies that he claimed "have cost their countries fortunes."

https://www.dw.com/en/cop30-us-not-sending-any-high-level-officials-white-house/a-74585721