Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport

Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials

4m ago

A walk through relics of power and paranoia

Inside Gono Bhaban, a fallen dictator's palace

4m ago

How our red and green came to be

The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.

7m ago

41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification

The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.

8m ago

Sheikh clan’s lust for duty-free cars

With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.

8m ago

Interim govt struggling on many fronts

The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.

9m ago

Mahalaya to Vijaya Dashami: What this year’s Durga Puja predicts

Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.

9m ago

Cops still afraid to come out of cocoon

An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.

9m ago
January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018

Banking Sector Mess: AL allies 'slam the way govt dealing with it'

Leaders of some partners of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance have expressed disappointment over the government's failure to check the soaring prices of daily essentials and the unrest in the banking sector.

January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018

DNCC Mayor Polls: Khaleda plans to join campaign

Khaleda Zia is planning to take part in the campaign for BNP-led 20-party alliance's mayor candidate in the Dhaka North City Corporation by-polls on February 26.

January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018

Indians paying for free visa

If an Indian citizen with a valid passport is willing to pay 1,800-2,000 rupees, he or she can get a Bangladeshi visa for a month sitting at home.

January 11, 2018
January 11, 2018

4 Years Of AL Govt: Priority forgotten

The situation was unique when Awami League unveiled its electoral manifesto four years ago seeking people's support ahead of the

January 10, 2018
January 10, 2018

Eyes on Next JS Polls: AL, BNP target city polls to gain grounds

With their main focus on the national election, archrivals Awami League and BNP will use the upcoming city corporation elections to gain ground. Sources in both the parties said they would employ their “full strength” in next month's Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral race to make a good start early in the election year.

January 8, 2018
January 8, 2018

RCC, SCC Polls: Liton, Kamran get AL chief's green signal

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has given the green signal to AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran to run for mayor in Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporation polls as AL candidates.

December 5, 2017
December 5, 2017

4 Senior Positions in Bureaucracy: 10pc can be hired from outside admin

The president will be able to make 10 percent of the appointments to four superior posts of public administration from outside the civil service considering their “special merit, skill, eligibility and essentiality” if a proposed law is approved.

December 5, 2017
December 5, 2017

DNCC Mayoral By-polls: AL, BNP to face off

Following the death of Annisul Huq, the Awami League and its archrival BNP are having intra-party informal discussions to pick their best contender for the post of the Dhaka north mayor.

November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017

BCL now moves to have school units

Apparently not content with being confined to public universities and colleges, Bangladesh Chhatra League now moves to form committees at schools.

November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017

Popularity, not name, will count

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday categorically told her party lawmakers that nominations for the next national polls would be given based on popularity of the prospective candidates.