Special Correspondent:The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has constituted a six-member inquiry committee to investigate allegations that Super Petrochemical Limited concealed the rejection of its previous request to operate a refinery when submitting a fresh application. However, administrative records reveal that the board note proposing the committee’s formation also omitted any reference to the prior rejection. […]

Special Correspondent:The Mecca Pact has emerged as a major geopolitical issue currently under intense scrutiny across global diplomatic circles. The military alignment of three key regional nations—Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan—has sparked widespread international debate. Even before the full operational framework of the alliance has crystallised, signals indicating Bangladesh’s preliminary interest in joining the coalition […]

Zisan Shahriar Discussions regarding Bangladesh’s potential entry into the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA)—recently signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan—are gaining momentum. Although the government has expressed a positive stance toward the matter, Bangladesh has not yet made an official decision to join the coalition. On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed […]

Author: Jamil Akhtar The history of Bangladesh’s energy security is not merely a record of building power plants, developing gas fields, or laying pipelines. It is the history of a long-term vision for a nation’s future, state control over national resources, and a political philosophy aimed at establishing indigenous energy self-reliance to drive development. This […]