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Sibbir Ahmad

Dr Sibbir Ahmad is a development economist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia. He can be reached at sibbirahmad520@gmail.com.

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
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National unity is key to Bangladesh's success

20 October 2025
Dr Yunus’s initiative in UNGA achieved much more than diplomatic optics.
20 October 2025
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Why Bangladesh needs de-Awamification

24 July 2025
When fascism falls, its institutions may crumble, but its ghosts linger.
24 July 2025
Students who didn't pass SSC exams deserve a way forward

Students who didn't pass SSC exams deserve a way forward

20 July 2025
There is a simple fix to this problem. We can easily allow students who have failed in one or two subjects to begin college studies on a conditional basis.
20 July 2025
Sheikh Hasina

The night Sheikh Hasina’s fear shield crumbled

14 July 2025
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
14 July 2025
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In the halls of fear, an uprising was born

29 June 2025
In Bangladesh, authoritarianism began with a knock on a dorm room door.
29 June 2025
Turning reserved seats into real power for women

Turning reserved seats into real power for women

24 June 2025
We began with 15 reserved seats in 1972. Today, there are 50. On paper, this expansion signals progress.
24 June 2025
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