Ariful Islam Abir

Ariful Islam Abir is a final-year undergraduate student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Dhaka. He can be reached at abirdups16@gmail.com.

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Shipbreaking need not be deadly, but weak enforcement is making it so

23 August 2026
Shipbreaking industry accident records suggest the industry treats its labour as expendable.
23 August 2026
Bangladesh fuel and electricity privatization

Should essential services like fuel and electricity be left to private hands?

13 August 2026
In 1976, Ziaur Rahman, then Chief Martial Law Administrator, established the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) by ordinance, bringing fuel marketing and distribution under one state roof.
13 August 2026