https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/ Independent newsroom in Dhaka covering public finance with forensic method. No owners, no advertisers, no party line. en https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/article-no-bid-bangladesh-banks-fall-first.html https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/article-no-bid-bangladesh-banks-fall-first.html Sun, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0600 Power-sector stress is real and cycling, but the banks were already broken by politically directed lending before it arrived. https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/article-no-bid-bangladesh-chattogram-port.html https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/article-no-bid-bangladesh-chattogram-port.html Sun, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0600 The port authority's own numbers price the DP World deal at $17.18 per TEU against $65.25 under self-operation. Terms confirmed bad, transfer uncompleted. https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/article-no-bid-bangladesh-lng-procurement.html https://darwin-newsroom.pages.dev/article-no-bid-bangladesh-lng-procurement.html Sun, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0600 The long-term contracts weren't the ripoff. The non-competitive process that left Bangladesh underinsured was, forcing spot buying at two to three times contract prices.